Abstract
Pre-sowing treatment of pulsed electromagnetic fields was used in corn seeds, in both indoor and outdoor conditions, in order to investigate the effect on plant growth and yield. The results of this research showed that pulsed electromagnetic fields can enhance plant characteristics, both under controlled environmental conditions and uncontrolled field conditions. The two varieties responded differently in the duration of magnetic field. Seeds were treated for 0, 15, 30, and 45 min with pulsed electromagnetic field (MF-0, MF-15, MF-30, and MF-45). Common corn variety performed better results in MF-30 treatment, while sweet corn variety performed better in MF-45 treatment. Magnetic field improved germination percentage, vigor, chlorophyll content, leaf area, plant fresh and dry weight, and finally yields. In the very interesting measurement of yield, seeds that have been exposed to magnetic field for 30 and 45 min have been found to perform the best results with no statistical differences among them. Another interesting finding was in root dry weight measurements, where magnetic field has a negative impact in MF-30 treatment in both hybrids, however without affecting other measurements. Enhancements on plant characteristics with economic impact on producer's income could be the future of a modern, organic, and sustainable agriculture.
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The corn varieties differed in their response to exposure duration.
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e0“The two varieties responded differently in the duration of magnetic field”
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Common corn performed best at MF-30.
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- Common corne0
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- Common corn varietye0
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- MF-30 treatmente0
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- performed better resultse0
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e0“Common corn variety performed better results in MF-30 treatment”
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Sweet corn performed best at MF-45.
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- sweet corne0
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- sweet corn varietye0
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- MF-45 treatmente0
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- performed bettere0
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e0“sweet corn variety performed better in MF-45 treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Magnetic treatment improved germination and vigor.
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- corn
Zea mays subsp. mayst0 - Treatment
- Magnetic fielde0
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- germination percentage, vigore0
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- improvede0
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e0“Magnetic field improved germination percentage, vigor, chlorophyll content, leaf area, plant fresh and dry weight, and finally yields”
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Magnetic treatment improved chlorophyll content.
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- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
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- Magnetic fielde0
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- chlorophyll contente0
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- improvede0
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e0“Magnetic field improved germination percentage, vigor, chlorophyll content, leaf area, plant fresh and dry weight, and finally yields”
t0“corn”
Claim · model-written summary
Magnetic treatment improved leaf area and fresh and dry plant weight.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- Magnetic fielde0
- Outcome
- leaf area, plant fresh and dry weighte0
- Direction
- improvede0
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e0“Magnetic field improved germination percentage, vigor, chlorophyll content, leaf area, plant fresh and dry weight, and finally yields”
t0“corn”
Claim · model-written summary
Magnetic treatment improved yield.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- Magnetic fielde0
- Outcome
- yieldse0
- Direction
- improvede0
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e0“Magnetic field improved germination percentage, vigor, chlorophyll content, leaf area, plant fresh and dry weight, and finally yields”
t0“corn”
Claim · model-written summary
Thirty and forty-five minute exposures gave the best yields, with no statistical difference between them.
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- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- magnetic field for 30 and 45 mine0
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- best resultse0
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- beste0
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- no statistical differences among theme0
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e0“seeds that have been exposed to magnetic field for 30 and 45 min have been found to perform the best results with no statistical differences among them”
t0“corn”
Claim · model-written summary
MF-30 reduced root dry weight in both hybrids.
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- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- MF-30 treatmente0
- Outcome
- root dry weighte1
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- negative impacte0
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- both hybridse0
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e0“magnetic field has a negative impact in MF-30 treatment in both hybrids”
e1“root dry weight measurements”
t0“corn”
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