Abstract

Hisham A. Hussein, Ahmed Allawi, Ayad G. A

Influence of exposure rate of the magnetic 50 mT on germination of Triticum aestivum (wheat) has been studied in the present work. Seeds were magnetically exposed to static magnetic field strength of 50 mT for different time of exposure: 10, 20 and 30 min, respectively. Results showed that the root parameters namely: root growth and dry weight, radicle growth and dry weight, were influenced significantly due to magnetic exposure rate over control. The variable magnetic field of exposure rate (50 mT/30 min) is a very significant factor in influencing the germination process of wheat seeds when compared with the non-treated seeds. It was observed that root length, length of radicle, dry weight of root and dry weight of radicle increased by 18, 12, 0.52 and 43%, respectively.