Pre-sowing magnetic treatments of tomato seeds increase the growth and yield of plants

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 247-257

  De Souza, A ^a,c   Garcia D ^a   Sueiro, L ^a   Gilart, F ^b   Porras, E ^a   Licea, L ^a  

^a Agricultural Research Institute Jorge Dimitrov   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Cuba)

^c Agricultural Research Institute Jorge Dimitrov   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Agriculture; ELF; Lycopersicon esculentum; Magnetic fields; Seed treatment; Stimulating effect; Total dry matter increase

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; GROWTH RATE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

DRY MATTERS; ELF; GROWTH AND YIELD; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAGNETIC-FIELD; PRE-SOWING MAGNETIC TREATMENTS; SEED TREATMENT; STIMULATING EFFECTS; TOMATO SEED; TOTAL DRY MATTER INCREASE;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; FRUIT; GEMINIVIRUS; GROWTH RATE; HARVEST; INFECTION RATE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOWING; TILLAGE; TOMATO; WEIGHT;

GEMINIVIRIDAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33646232716     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20206     Document Type: Article

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