Impact of Intensity and Exposure Duration of Magnetic Field on Seed Germination of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)

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  • Hassan FEIZI Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Faculty of Agriculture, Agronomy Department, Mashhad (IR)
  • Hossein SAHABI Torbat Heydarieh Technical and Engineering Faculty, Torbat Heydarieh (IR)
  • Parviz REZVANI MOGHADDAM Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Faculty of Agriculture, Agronomy Department, Mashhad (IR)
  • Nasser SHAHTAHMASSEBI Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Faculty of Sciences, Physics Department, Mashhad (IR)
  • Omran GALLEHGIR Payamnoor University, Agronomy Department, Genaveh Branch, Genaveh (IR)
  • Shahram AMIRMORADI Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Faculty of Agriculture, Agronomy Department, Mashhad (IR)

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https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb417324

Abstract

In order to study the effect of seed hydro priming and magnetic field on tomato seed germination an experiment was conducted in laboratory of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, in 2010. The experimental treatments were all combinations of two levels of hydro priming (use of dry seed and soaked seed for five h in distilled water) and eight levels of magnetic field treatments (pretreatment of seeds in 15 mT for 5, 15 and 25 minutes, pretreatment of seeds in 25 mT for 5, 15 and 25 minutes, continuous magnetic field with 3 mT and control) with four replications. Results indicated that hydro priming of seeds reduced mean germination time significantly. Root length increased by 14 percent in seed hydro priming treatment in comparison with dry seed treatment. Shoot length, seedling length and vigor index of hydro primed seeds increased by 7, 12 and 13 percent, respectively compared with dry seeds. Exposure of seeds with 3 mT continuous magnetic field and 25 mT for 5 min increased root length by 29 and 25 percents, respectively in comparison with control. The highest shoot length, seedling length and vigor index were obtained in 3 mT continuous magnetic field and 25 mT for 5 min.

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2012-02-22

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FEIZI, H., SAHABI, H., REZVANI MOGHADDAM, P., SHAHTAHMASSEBI, N., GALLEHGIR, O., & AMIRMORADI, S. (2012). Impact of Intensity and Exposure Duration of Magnetic Field on Seed Germination of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.). Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 4(1), 116–120. https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb417324

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DOI: 10.15835/nsb417324