Preliminary study on the effect of extremely low frequency magnetic field on the growth of adzuki bean plant | ||||
| The International Conference on Electrical Engineering | ||||
| Article 69, Volume 6, 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering ICEENG 2008, May 2008, Page 1-11 PDF (432.63 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/iceeng.2008.34309 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| H. B. Hussain; I. B. Said | ||||
| EMF Research Group, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract: Plant growth is influenced by many factors, including environmental factors. However there are still uncertainties as to whether plants that are exposed to magnetic field experience biological effects and thus influenced plant growth. This paper describes the effect of extremely low frequency magnetic field on plant growth. Helmholtz coils were used to generate the magnetic field and adzuki bean (Vigna Angularis) or also known as red bean plants were chosen as subject. The power frequency magnetic field at 50 Hz and magnetic flux density of 83 μT was used. Measured parameters were the height of the stems and the number of leaves produced. The growing rates of adzuki bean plants were observed every 2 days for 22 days. The experimental results indicated that magnetic fields do influence plant growth. These findings could be useful in developing ways to use magnetic field to enhance plant growth, which could help to increase productivity. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| magnetic field; Electric Field; Biological Effect and Plants Development | ||||
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