Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of a Novel System for Magnetic Field Application to the Seeds- Case study of Onion Seed

" The results showed significant effects on seed germination and seedling growth of onion. In most germination characteristics, the quadrupole system had a better impact than the bipolar system. For many traits (except for weights), the increase in field intensity degraded the traits. Quadrupole system that applied the magnetic field of 600 μT for 15 minutes, yielded 63% increase in the total seedling weight." {Credits 1}

" A magnetic field is an environmental factor for living organisms that affects biological processes in different ways. Living cells contain electrical charges which are produced by free ions or radicals. Magnetic fields can influence cells via interaction with ions and especially ferromagnetic materials, like iron (Rajabbeigi et al., 2013). It may also affect enzyme activity." {Credits 1}

{Credits 1} 🎪 Rezaei, S., Dowlati, M., & Abbaszadeh, R. (2020). Design, Fabrication and Evaluation of a Novel System for Magnetic Field Application to the Seeds-Case study of Onion Seed. Journal of Agricultural Machinery, 10(1), 1-10. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.