Effect of Magnetized Water on Water Uptake, Germination and Seedling Growth of Four Plant Species

Abstract

Water salinity influences seeds germination and seedlings growth of many plants. Water absorption as important issue of seeds germination for metabolic processes is also affected by water salinity. This study was conducted to determine the effect magnetized water on water absorption, seeds germination and seedling parameters of wheat (Triticum aestivum), barley (Hordeum vulgare), trigonella (Trigonella foenum-graecum), and lentil (Lens culinaris M) plants under fresh and low saline water condition. Seeds of each plant were treated with fresh water (control) and magnetized water (MW) or non- magnetized water (NMW) low saline water at germination stage of plant growth. A complete randomized design (CRD) experimental layout was used and each treatment was replicated four times given a total of 48 samples. The result of the study indicated that water uptake percentage of seeds treated with magnetized water were all higher than the values of water absorption from non- magnetized water. Also, the result showed that treating seed of plants during germination with magnetized water improved germination and related parameters, include water uptake percentage, speed of germination, seedling length, fresh weight, dry weight and vigor index of all plants included in this study with respect to the control treatment. This indicated that seeds of plants treated with magnetized water absorbed more water from the medium easily and grew faster than the seeds of plant treated with non- magnetized water. The study concluded that treating seeds with magnetized water may has the beneficial effect in improving germination parameters and biomass accumulation in wheat, barley, trigonella, and lentil plants. However; further investigations are needed under field conditions