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vol. 18, nr. 1 (2011)
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Influence of magnetically treated water on germination of pea and lupine seeds
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Krzysztof Kornarzyński, Stanisław Pietruszewski
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Department of Physics, University of Life Sciences ul. Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland |
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vol. 18 (2011), nr. 1,
pp. 101-110
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abstract:
Studies have been conducted on the impact of magnetically treated water on the germination of seeds and the final mass of seedlings, as well as on the content of dry matter in seedlings of lupine var. “Baron” and pea var. “Brutus” seeds. The magnetic water treatment was conducted by means of a measuring system where the water flowed through a teflon tube placed between direct current electromagnet pole pieces. Water was passed between the electromagnet pole pieces 1, 3 and 10 times, for induction of direct current electromagnet field pieces B = 75 mT, 150 mT, 300 mT, 600 mT and 900 mT. The investigations were conducted on Petri plates in controlled climate chamber without access of light, in total darkness, at temperature of 20C. Magnetically treated water had no significant influence on the germination capacity of pea seeds. The highest germination capacity of lupine seeds was noted for 3 times flow at induction of 75 mT as well as for 10 times flow and induction of 300 mT. The highest final mass of pea seedlings and content of dry matter were obtained for induction of 75 mT and 300 mT, for all multiplication factors of flow. The positive influence appeared for some multiplication factors of flow for induction 150 mT and 900 mT also. In the case of lupine seedlings the highest final mass was found for induction of 75 mT and 900 mT, for 3 and 10-fold flows; the lowest for 300 mT, for all multiplication factors of flow. The highest content of dry matter of lupine seedlings was observed for water magnetically treated 3 and 10 times, for induction values of 75 mT and 900 mT.
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keywords:
seed stimulation, magnetic field, magnetically treated water, dry matter
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original in:
Polish
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