Published on January 2021 | Agriculture Technology

Stimulation of Pithecellobium dulce (jungle jalebi) seed with electromagnetic exposure and its impact on biochemical parameter and growth

The productivity of crops is an important indicative parameter for the prosperity of the Nation. Production of the crop is directly related to the germination of seed. The effect of stimulation with pre-sowing electromagnetic field treatments on Pithecellobium dulce seed to break physical dormancy is being explored in the present study. The uniform seeds were exposed to the electromagnetic field of 500 G for 10, 20, 30, and 40 min respectively which are optimized under the varying electromagnetic condition in the range of 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600 G for a fixed time of 20 min. Non exposed seeds were used as the control seeds. The treated and control seeds were sown in separate trays in the same laboratory conditions. The effect of electromagnetic exposure on the seeds was investigated and compared with the observation of vital parameters of seeds - germination percentage (GP), relative germination percentage (RGP), relative root growth (RRG), relative shoot growth (RSG), germination index (GI), vigor index (VI). Biochemical parameters reducing sugar, total Protein, amylase activity were calculated by standard methods. The result indicates that the stimulation of seeds with a 500G for 30 min of exposure favors the growth of the plant as compared to another set of experimental conditions. Based on the result it can be concluded that pre-sowing electromagnetic treatment may have the potential to improve the productivity of crops by enhancing germination and seedling growth in a chemical-free, damage-free and sustainable procedure at the cultivator level