Ability of magnetic field to protect wheat crops during storage
The current research aimed to use non traditional methods to control some stored grain insects. The effects of 180 millitesla (mT) magnetic field (MF) for six different exposure periods (3 min, 30 min, 1 h, 12 h, 24 h and 48 h) on mortality (%) of two stored grain insects, Tribolium casteneum adu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Polish Academy of Sciences
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Plant Protection Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.24425/jppr.2019.129740 |
| Summary: | The current research aimed to use non traditional methods to control some stored grain
insects. The effects of 180 millitesla (mT) magnetic field (MF) for six different exposure periods
(3 min, 30 min, 1 h, 12 h, 24 h and 48 h) on mortality (%) of two stored grain insects,
Tribolium casteneum adults and Trogoderma granarium larvae, reduction in F1-progeny
(%), seeds germination (%) and seed components (%) after 8 months storage period were
studied under laboratory conditions. According to results, the mortality (%) of tested insects
increased with increasing of MF time exposure. Trogoderma granarium was more resistant
than T. casteneum in which mortality reached 56 and 75%, respectively 14 days after
from exposure period. Without any negative effect on seeds germination (%) the MF was
very effective in protecting stored wheat from insect infestation up to 8 months compared
to non-magnetic seeds which became infested after 3 months of storage. Furthermore, the
germination (%) was accelerated by 6 h compared to non-magnetic seeds. The MF level
caused a slight increase in the percent of total carbohydrate, crude protein and ash while
slightly decrease the percent of moisture, total fats and crude fiber. |
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| ISSN: | 1899-007X 1899-007X |