The Effect on the Germination Vigour of Cucumber Seeds after Receiving Magnetic Field Treatment Pre-Sowing
In the experiment, the impact of magnetisation on cucumber seeds is examined with the use of Bitter magnets with a constant magnetic field. The magnetisation process is performed in three magnetic fields: low—200 mT, medium—1 T, and high—9 T for 15 and 60 min. After germination, the biometric parame...
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| author | Katarzyna Pentoś Anna Wondołowska-Grabowska Grzegorz Gajda Michał Babij Piotr Chohura Andrzej Zaleski Ewa Szpunar-Krok Weronika Jobczyk Anastazja Romaniuk Daniel Gajda |
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| description | In the experiment, the impact of magnetisation on cucumber seeds is examined with the use of Bitter magnets with a constant magnetic field. The magnetisation process is performed in three magnetic fields: low—200 mT, medium—1 T, and high—9 T for 15 and 60 min. After germination, the biometric parameters are determined. The results of this research show that cucumber after pre-treatment in a magnetic field of 1 T for 60 min has a similar germination capacity and root length as the control sample. However, cucumber seeds magnetised in a 1 T field for 60 min have a significantly higher dry weight than the control sample (5.50 ± 0.32 mg vs. 3.01 ± 0.18 mg). The magnetisation in 9 T for both 15 and 60 min shows that these samples have a significantly lower germination capacity (86.8 ± 4.4% and 81.4 ± 7.3% vs. 91.8 a ± 3.2%) and root length (1.78 ± 0.02 cm and 4.42 ± 0.83 cm vs. 8.21 ± 0.34 cm) compared to the control sample. The cucumber seeds pre-treated at 9 T have a significantly greater dry weight than the control sample. Additionally, our research shows that some magnetic field intensities and magnetisation durations inhibit root growth and limit germination. These results are also important as they indicate which values of magnetic fields should be avoided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2dde574ed0f64f7783d51460dc411f062023-11-23T13:42:38ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-05-011211549010.3390/app12115490The Effect on the Germination Vigour of Cucumber Seeds after Receiving Magnetic Field Treatment Pre-SowingKatarzyna Pentoś0Anna Wondołowska-Grabowska1Grzegorz Gajda2Michał Babij3Piotr Chohura4Andrzej Zaleski5Ewa Szpunar-Krok6Weronika Jobczyk7Anastazja Romaniuk8Daniel Gajda9Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 37b Chełmonskiego Street, 51-630 Wroclaw, PolandThe Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24a, 50-363 Wroclaw, PolandInstitute of Agricultural Engineering, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 37b Chełmonskiego Street, 51-630 Wroclaw, PolandInstitute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), Okolna 2, 50-422 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Horticulture, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24a, 50363 Wroclaw, PolandInstitute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), Okolna 2, 50-422 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Crop Production, University of Rzeszow, Zelwerowicza 4 St., 35-601 Rzeszow, PolandThe Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24a, 50-363 Wroclaw, PolandThe Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24a, 50-363 Wroclaw, PolandInstitute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), Okolna 2, 50-422 Wroclaw, PolandIn the experiment, the impact of magnetisation on cucumber seeds is examined with the use of Bitter magnets with a constant magnetic field. The magnetisation process is performed in three magnetic fields: low—200 mT, medium—1 T, and high—9 T for 15 and 60 min. After germination, the biometric parameters are determined. The results of this research show that cucumber after pre-treatment in a magnetic field of 1 T for 60 min has a similar germination capacity and root length as the control sample. However, cucumber seeds magnetised in a 1 T field for 60 min have a significantly higher dry weight than the control sample (5.50 ± 0.32 mg vs. 3.01 ± 0.18 mg). The magnetisation in 9 T for both 15 and 60 min shows that these samples have a significantly lower germination capacity (86.8 ± 4.4% and 81.4 ± 7.3% vs. 91.8 a ± 3.2%) and root length (1.78 ± 0.02 cm and 4.42 ± 0.83 cm vs. 8.21 ± 0.34 cm) compared to the control sample. The cucumber seeds pre-treated at 9 T have a significantly greater dry weight than the control sample. Additionally, our research shows that some magnetic field intensities and magnetisation durations inhibit root growth and limit germination. These results are also important as they indicate which values of magnetic fields should be avoided.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/11/5490Bitter magnetseeds magnetisationseedlings growth |
| spellingShingle | Katarzyna Pentoś Anna Wondołowska-Grabowska Grzegorz Gajda Michał Babij Piotr Chohura Andrzej Zaleski Ewa Szpunar-Krok Weronika Jobczyk Anastazja Romaniuk Daniel Gajda The Effect on the Germination Vigour of Cucumber Seeds after Receiving Magnetic Field Treatment Pre-Sowing Applied Sciences Bitter magnet seeds magnetisation seedlings growth |
| title | The Effect on the Germination Vigour of Cucumber Seeds after Receiving Magnetic Field Treatment Pre-Sowing |
| title_full | The Effect on the Germination Vigour of Cucumber Seeds after Receiving Magnetic Field Treatment Pre-Sowing |
| title_fullStr | The Effect on the Germination Vigour of Cucumber Seeds after Receiving Magnetic Field Treatment Pre-Sowing |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect on the Germination Vigour of Cucumber Seeds after Receiving Magnetic Field Treatment Pre-Sowing |
| title_short | The Effect on the Germination Vigour of Cucumber Seeds after Receiving Magnetic Field Treatment Pre-Sowing |
| title_sort | effect on the germination vigour of cucumber seeds after receiving magnetic field treatment pre sowing |
| topic | Bitter magnet seeds magnetisation seedlings growth |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/11/5490 |
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