RT Journal
T1 THE EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC TREATMENTS ON THE GROWTH AND PALMITIC ACID CONTENT OF Cynara cardunculus
A1 Mahmoud A. Sharaf-Eldin
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 26
IS 4
SP 1081
OP 1086
YR 2016
FD 2016/08/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>A field experiment on cardoon seeds (<em>Cynara cardunculus</em>&nbsp;L.) was carried out during two successive seasons to study the effect of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on cardoon growth and its palmitic acid content. A 75 mT (<em>millitesla</em>) EMF was used as follows: EMF0 (control) not exposed to the magnetic field, three different EMF exposure durations studied as EMF1 (T1): 15 min, EMF2 (T2): 30 min, or EMF3 (T3): 45 min, considered for both non-soaked/dry (D) and soaked seeds (W). The EMF had significant effects on most of the studied parameters. EMF2D and EMF3W exhibited the best growth attributes for dry and soaked seeds, respectively. Additionally, the palmitic acid (C16:0) content in producing seeds was significantly influenced by 15 and 30 min of exposure to the EMF, in the case of dry seeds. The maximum value of palmitic acid content was 11.83% compared to a control value of 9.30%. These findings suggest that EMF treatments of cardoon seeds have the potential to enhance the cardoon plant growth and the palmitic acid content.</p>
K1 cardoon; Cynara cardunculus; electromagnetic field; palmitic acid; seed
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2016-JAPS-141