Increase of seed germination, growth and membrane integrity of wheat seedlings by exposure to static and a 10-KHz electromagnetic field

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 417-429

  Payez, Atefeh ^a   Ghanati, Faezeh ^a   Behmanesh, Mehrdad ^a   Abdolmaleki, Parviz ^a   Hajnorouzi, Abazar ^b   Rajabbeigi, Elham ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic field; Membrane integrity; Static magnetic field; Triticum aestivum L; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH CHARACTERISTIC; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEMBRANE INTEGRITY; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM L; WHEAT;

CULTIVATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MEMBRANES; WATER TREATMENT;

SEED;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEEDLING; TIME; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GERMINATION; SEEDLING; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; TRITICUM;

EID: 84887968771     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2012.735625     Document Type: Article

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