Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of a Novel System for Magnetic Field Application to the Seeds- Case study of Onion Seed
Journal Title: Journal of Agricultural Machinery - Year 2020, Vol 10, Issue 1
Abstract
Non-chemical treatments are an approach for improving seed germination. In order to evaluate the effects of the magnetic field application on onion seed germination and seedling growth indices, a quadrupole magnetic field system was designed and fabricated. It was also compared with a dipole magnetic field system. In the quadrupole system, each coil consisted of three layers and the cores were moved inside the coils. These arrangements make it possible to change the magnetic field intensity in addition to input current setting. The experiments were conducted based on factors including the type of system (bipolar and quadrupole), magnetic flux density (75, 150, 300 and 600 μT) and duration of the field application (15, 30, 60 and 120 min). Germination percentage, germination rate, mean germination time, seedling vigor index, shoot length, root length, fresh weight of shoot and root, fresh weight of seedling, dry weight of shoot and root were measured. The results showed significant effects on seed germination and seedling growth of onion. In most germination characteristics, the quadrupole system had a better impact than the bipolar system. For many traits (except for weights), the increase in field intensity degraded the traits. Quadrupole system that applied the magnetic field of 600 μT for 15 minutes, yielded 63% increase in the total seedling weight. Most of the germination traits were not affected by exposure time. Further investigations are required for shorter exposure times compared to used durations in this study.
Authors and Affiliations
S. Rezaei,M. Dowlati,R. Abbaszadeh,
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.22067/jam.v10i1.76370
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