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  • Title: [Characteristics of low frequency magnetic field effect on swelling of wheat seeds at various stages].
    Author: Aksenov SI, Grunina TIu, Goriachev SN.
    Journal: Biofizika; 2001; 46(6):1127-32. PubMed ID: 11771291.
    Abstract:
    Low-frequency magnetic field treatment (50 Hz, 30 mT, 15 min) of wheat seeds with a 50% germination efficiency during imbibition at the stage of root formation leads to a statistically significant increase in the number of seeds having sprouts, a still greater increase in the number of seeds having roots, and to an increase in the length of sprouts compared with the control and the seeds treated several hours later. In the last case, an increase in the germinating capacity with a considerably lesser effect on the number of seeds with roots was also observed. Prolonged treatment with the field during the second day of imbibition decreased reliably the length of sprouts with a weaker influence on the number of seeds with sprouts and roots. These data suggest the principal possibility of the effect of electromagnetic fields on the realization of the genetic program during the germination of wheat seeds.
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