Effects of magnetic field treated water on some growth parameters of corn (Zea mays) plants

Abstract

The current study presents the investigation of the effects of magnetic water treatment on the growth of corn (Zea mays) plants. A total of 120 corn seeds were divided into four groups in a complete randomized design. Normal tap water was taken and divided into four parts. The first group was given non-magnetized water, whereas the remaining three groups were given water magnetized with 3, 6 and 9 permanent magnets respectively. Eighteen permanent magnets (70 mT) and 4 pipes were used for this system. The results showed that the corn plants watered with magnetized water had higher shoot length than those of normal tap water. Magnetized water significantly increased the dry weight of corn plants when compared with the non-magnetized plants. The results revealed that magnetizing water with 6 magnets was the most influential in increasing the length of plants (194.10 ± 66.74 cm) and dry weight (52.22 ± 12.63 g). On the other hand, root length, stem thickness, and fresh weight were not significantly affected by magnetized water. The influence of magnetized water depends on the number of magnets used to magnetizing water. So as a clean and safe method, watering with magnetized water can be used to improve the growth parameters of the exposed plant.

Keywords

• magnetic water treatment
• corn (zea mays) plants
• growth characteristics