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- Researchers have explored using magnetic fields as an eco-friendly pre-sowing treatment for tomato seeds, aiming to enhance various growth parameters.
- The study applied pulsed electromagnetic fields to tomato seeds for 0, 5, 10, and 15 minutes and assessed impacts over two years, finding that exposure for 10 and 15 minutes generally yielded the best growth outcomes.
- Specifically, magnetic field treatments improved overall yield per plant significantly—up to 80.93% higher than controls—though plant height and lycopene levels did not show consistent enhancements.
Article Abstract
The use of magnetic field as a presowing treatment has been adopted by researchers as a new environmental friendly technique. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of magnetic field exposure on tomato seeds covering a range of parameters such as transplanting percentage, plant height, shoot diameter, number of leaves per plant, fresh weight, dry weight, number of flowers, yield, and lycopene content. Pulsed electromagnetic field was used for 0, 5, 10, and 15 minutes as a presowing treatment of tomato seeds in a field experiment for two years. Papimi device (amplitude on the order of 12.5 mT) has been used. The use of pulsed electromagnetic field as a presowing treatment was found to enhance plant growth in tomato plants at certain duration of exposure. Magnetic field treatments and especially the exposure of 10 and 15 minutes gave the best results in all measurements, except plant height and lycopene content. Yield per plant was higher in magnetic field treatments, compared to control. MF-15 treatment yield was 80.93% higher than control treatment. Lycopene content was higher in magnetic field treatments, although values showed no statistically significant differences.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4109073 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/369745 | DOI Listing |
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