Physiological Compatibility of Ferrites for Seed Treatment and its Effects on Germination
Author : MY Salunkhe, RM Belekar and FI Shaikh
Abstract :
The present work deals with the approach to find out applications of ferrite materials in the field of agriculture. The compatibility of ferrite materials for their use in seed treatment and its effect was tested. Ferrite materials (spinal, Y type, Z type, M type, and W type) were applied on four types of non-germinated angiosperm seeds (Vigna radiate, Vigna aconitifolia, Abelmoschus esculentus and T. foenum-graceum). By applying various ferrites to non-germinated seeds, they were studied for their germination, growth and productivity. The idea was to develop a coating of ferrites on different species of seeds, which initiates the iron contain inside the seeds by applying magnetic fields, resulting in better germination and growth of the treated seeds.
Keywords :
Ferrites, agriculture, seed germination.
