Improving germination rate of soybeans as a biofuel resource

N. Parsi, S. Gyawali, N. Boriraksantikul, P. Kirawanich, N. Islam, M. Pathan, D. Sleper
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Summary form only given. Improvements in plant quality, root strength and seed germination through different means has been the subject of research for many. For example, low intensity and extreme low frequency magnetic field on sunflower and wheat seeds germination have produced positive effect. In this study different variety of soybean seeds have been exposed to electromagnetic and magnetic fields using an anechoic chamber and Helmholtz's Coil. The objective was to determine changes in the germination rate, if any, as a function of frequency, field intensity and duration of exposure. Soybean was chosen because, compared to other bio-fuel resources, it produces the maximum energy per gram and any increase in germination due to EM or magnetic field exposure would result in a greater production of this important asset. Experiments were conducted with four different varieties of soybean seeds namely Magellan, Maverick, SS97-6946 and Williams82. Results show that at 128 Watts, 100 MHz frequency and with exposure time of 10 minutes, only one variety of soybeans (Magellan) had a seven percent increase in the germination rate and was statistically significant. With an increase in the number of seeds per batch, the percent increase of germination for Magellan got down to five while for the other three types there was no change. There was statistical significance for germination of Magellan even for this experiment. Experiments were also conducted with the seeds in magnetic field of strengths 1G 5G and 10 G and exposure durations of 1 min, 5 min, 10 min and 20 min. Positive effect with 5 and 10 G field strength is reported. The number of seeds used in the magnetic field experiments was 25 and germination rate increase was again seen in the Magellan variety. This was further analyzed through statistical analysis which showed that for 5 G and 10 G field strengths the germination rate was significant.
提高大豆作为生物燃料资源的发芽率
只提供摘要形式。通过不同手段提高植物品质、根系强度和种子发芽率一直是许多人研究的课题。例如,低强度和极低频磁场对向日葵和小麦种子萌发产生了积极的影响。在这项研究中,使用消声室和亥姆霍兹线圈将不同品种的大豆种子暴露在电磁场和磁场中。目的是确定发芽率的变化,如果有的话,作为频率,场强和暴露时间的函数。之所以选择大豆,是因为与其他生物燃料资源相比,大豆每克产生的能量最大,并且由于电磁或磁场暴露而增加的发芽量将导致这种重要资产的产量增加。以麦哲伦、Maverick、SS97-6946和Williams82四个不同品种的大豆种子进行试验。结果表明,在128瓦、100 MHz频率、曝光时间为10分钟的条件下,只有一个品种(麦哲伦)的发芽率提高了7%,且具有统计学意义。随着每批种子数量的增加,麦哲伦种子的发芽率下降到5%,而其他三种种子的发芽率没有变化。即使在本实验中,麦哲伦种子的萌发也有统计学意义。在1G、5G和10g强度的磁场中,暴露时间分别为1min、5min、10min和20min,并对种子进行了实验。磁场试验中使用的种子数量为25粒,麦哲伦品种的发芽率再次提高。进一步的统计分析表明,在5 G和10 G的场强下,发芽率显著。
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