The Use of Electrostatic Field to Improve Soybean Seed Germination in Organic Production
Soybean production in the system of organic agriculture is not very demanding, and this has been well documented both through experimental results and commercial production. However, one of the biggest problems in organic production is the lack of adequate pre-sowing treatments. Therefore, the aim o...
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| author | Zlatica Mamlic Ivana Maksimovic Petar Canak Goran Mamlic Vojin Djukic Sanja Vasiljevic Gordana Dozet |
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| description | Soybean production in the system of organic agriculture is not very demanding, and this has been well documented both through experimental results and commercial production. However, one of the biggest problems in organic production is the lack of adequate pre-sowing treatments. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of the electrostatic field. This is a physical treatment that was first used for seed treatment in the 18th century but has mostly been neglected since then. Seeds of five soybean genotypes with differently colored seed coats (yellow, green, dark green, brown, and black) were included in this study. The seeds were exposed to different values of direct current (DC) with the following voltages: 0 V (control), 3 V, 6 V, and 9 V, to which the seeds were exposed for 0 min (control), 1 min, and 3 min. After exposing the seeds to the electric field, the physiological properties of seeds and seedlings at the first stage of growth were evaluated. The results show that the effect of the electrostatic field on seed quality depends on the genotype, voltage, and exposure time. The application of DC can be a suitable method for improving seed germination and the initial growth of soybean seedlings. In addition, the results indicate that it is necessary to adjust the DC treatment (voltage and duration of exposure of seeds) to particular genotypes since inadequate treatments may reduce the quality of seeds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad2dfbb42d4b42f0ba116595e534481e2023-11-22T06:24:18ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-07-01118147310.3390/agronomy11081473The Use of Electrostatic Field to Improve Soybean Seed Germination in Organic ProductionZlatica Mamlic0Ivana Maksimovic1Petar Canak2Goran Mamlic3Vojin Djukic4Sanja Vasiljevic5Gordana Dozet6Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Agriculturae, University of Novi Sad, Dositeja Obradovica 8, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaInstitute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaElektromreza Srbije, Kneza Milosa 11, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaInstitute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaInstitute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Biopharming, Megatrend University, M. Tita 39, 24300 Bačka Topola, SerbiaSoybean production in the system of organic agriculture is not very demanding, and this has been well documented both through experimental results and commercial production. However, one of the biggest problems in organic production is the lack of adequate pre-sowing treatments. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of the electrostatic field. This is a physical treatment that was first used for seed treatment in the 18th century but has mostly been neglected since then. Seeds of five soybean genotypes with differently colored seed coats (yellow, green, dark green, brown, and black) were included in this study. The seeds were exposed to different values of direct current (DC) with the following voltages: 0 V (control), 3 V, 6 V, and 9 V, to which the seeds were exposed for 0 min (control), 1 min, and 3 min. After exposing the seeds to the electric field, the physiological properties of seeds and seedlings at the first stage of growth were evaluated. The results show that the effect of the electrostatic field on seed quality depends on the genotype, voltage, and exposure time. The application of DC can be a suitable method for improving seed germination and the initial growth of soybean seedlings. In addition, the results indicate that it is necessary to adjust the DC treatment (voltage and duration of exposure of seeds) to particular genotypes since inadequate treatments may reduce the quality of seeds.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/8/1473direct currentelectric fieldsoybeangerminationexposure |
| spellingShingle | Zlatica Mamlic Ivana Maksimovic Petar Canak Goran Mamlic Vojin Djukic Sanja Vasiljevic Gordana Dozet The Use of Electrostatic Field to Improve Soybean Seed Germination in Organic Production Agronomy direct current electric field soybean germination exposure |
| title | The Use of Electrostatic Field to Improve Soybean Seed Germination in Organic Production |
| title_full | The Use of Electrostatic Field to Improve Soybean Seed Germination in Organic Production |
| title_fullStr | The Use of Electrostatic Field to Improve Soybean Seed Germination in Organic Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Electrostatic Field to Improve Soybean Seed Germination in Organic Production |
| title_short | The Use of Electrostatic Field to Improve Soybean Seed Germination in Organic Production |
| title_sort | use of electrostatic field to improve soybean seed germination in organic production |
| topic | direct current electric field soybean germination exposure |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/8/1473 |
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