Effect of Static Magnetic Field on Germination and Seedling Attributes in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
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An experiment was conducted at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi to study the effect of pre-sowing seed treatment using different combinations of magnetic field intensities and time duration, on germination and seedling attributes in North Indian variety of tomato (var. Pusa Ruby). Seeds were exposed to static magnetic fields (SMF) of strength 50, 100 and 120 mT for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 min and subjected for germination test along with control (untreated) at 25 °C. The germination and seedling attributes were recorded on 8 days-old seedlings. Results showed that SMF application significantly enhanced seed performance in terms of laboratory germination, seedling length, seedling dry weight and vigour. Among the combinations, 100 mT SMF for 30 min exposure performed best.
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