Magnetic Stimulation of Seed of Leucaena Leucocephala and its Effect on the Morphological Changes

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magnetic treatment, seeds, magnetobiology

Abstract

The controlled magnetic stimulation of seeds of Leucaena leucocephala,which improves the plant development in several ways, is an importantmethodology to study the contribution of magnetism in the developmentof this legume in silvopastoral systems. Based on criteria for the treatmentof plant material as defined in the literature, exposure was performed withhomogeneous static magnetic field. The magnetic flux density (30, 62.5,125, 200 and 250) mT and the exposure time of seeds (0,5, 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 60) minutes were considered as exposure parameters. Rootlength, stem length and leaf mass were measured in order to determinethe effect of magnetic field on plants 15 days after germination. An analysisof variance was applied to determine significant differences betweentreatments; in general, variables of plant growth from seeds stimulatedmagnetically were increased, and significant differences were found tostem length for treatments 250 mT/15 min (70,9%) and for leaf mass thetreatment 30 mT/10 min (63,2%) compared to the control group.

Author Biographies

  • Eduard Alexis Hincapié Ladino

    Joven Investigador Grupo de investigación en propiedades magnéticas y magnetoópticas de nuevos materiales Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira Universidad de Caldas

  • Liliana Bueno López

    Lic. en Biología y educación ambiental Grupo en Agroecosistemas Tropicales Andinos Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

  • Javier Ignacio Torres Osorio

    Magíster en Instrumentación Física Ingeniero Electricista Grupo de investigación en propiedades magnéticas y magnetoópticas de nuevos materiales Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira Universidad de Caldas

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2011-12-23

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Vol. 5 No. 10 (2011)

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Magnetic Stimulation of Seed of Leucaena Leucocephala and its Effect on the Morphological Changes. (2011). Entre Ciencia E ingeniería, 5(10), 39-47. https://ojs.ucp.edu.co/index.php/entrecienciaeingenieria/article/view/706