MAGNETIC TREATMENT OF TOMATO SEEDS, ITS INFLUENCE ON GERMINATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT
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seeds, tomato, presowing magnetic treatment.Abstract
This research aimed to validate a phenomenological model designed to predict optimal magnetic field values (B) and exposure times (). These values define the optimal magnetic exposure dose to be applied to tomato seeds in order to increase their germination and productivity, based on the assumption that the magnetic exposure dose to be applied to the seeds is given by the equation: . For this crop, the dose predicted by the model is 481 KJm⁻³ s. The seeds were treated with a permanent magnet device at a stationary magnetic field density of 24 ± 2 millitesla (mT) for 35 min. It was demonstrated that magnetic treatment before sowing has a significant positive effect on the number of germinated seeds in this crop.
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