THE EFFECT OF EMF-PRETREATED DISTILLATED WATER ON BARLEY SEED HYDRATION AND GERMINATION POTENTIAL

Abstract

The effects of non-treated (control), and Extreme Low Frequency Electromagnetic Field (ELF EMF)-, Extreme High Power Pulsed (EHPP)-, Static Magnetic Field (SMF)- and Mechanical Vibration (MV)- treated cold (40C) and warm (200C) distilled water (DW) on barley seed germination potential in different periods of its growing were studied. The metabolic- dependent seed hydration, dry weight dissolving, water binding in seed and its germination were modulated by preliminary EMF-, SMF- and MV-treated DW. Frequency and intensity “windows” for EMF, MV and SMF (correspondingly) effects on seed hydration, solubility and water binding in seed were discovered. These “windows” were different in various phases of seed swelling. It is suggested that: a) water serves as a primary target for EMF effect on plant seed germination potentials, b) structure modification in the result of valence angle changes (SMF and EMF) and dipole molecules vibration (EMF and MV) has different effect on the process of seed hydration, solubility and water binding in seed.