RO127151A0 - Method for stimulating the yield and quality in maize by exposing the seeds to a low magnetic field - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for stimulating the yield and quality in maize. According to the invention, the method consists in exposing the maize seeds, before seeding, to a low electromagnetic field, with wavelength ranging between 15...23.5 Hz, for 10 minutes, and the thus treated seeds must be seeded within 7 days from the date when the treatment was carried out.

Description

METHOD OF STIMULATING PRODUCTION IN QUALITY Ilj LĂif ^ mîlhA ^ J. and

EXPOSURE OF SEEDS OF A LOW MAGNETIC FIELD (LMF)

Authors: Florin IMBREA, Branko MARINKOVIC.Valeriu TABĂRĂ, Paul PÎRȘAN, Gheorghe DAVID, llinca Merima IMBREA, Radu PALICICA, Lucian BOTOȘ

The present invention relates to a method of stimulating the production and quality of maize using low frequency electromagnetic radiation through which production increases are obtained compared to the classical cultivation variant between 10-15% as well as an improvement of the quality indices ( protein, starch and fat content).

The magnetic field, especially the low frequency (LMF) field, induces turbulent currents in biological tissues that cause biological effects. [3].

In recent years, the study of the effect of electromagnetic radiation and its mode of action on the physiological mechanisms of living organisms has given rise to an interesting area of interdisciplinary research, called by many authors, "electromagnetobiology" [10],

Studies conducted especially in recent years have shown that non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation determines numerous effects on living systems depending on different wavelengths. [ 4],

There are authors who consider the response of organisms to the action of the electromagnetic field as being determined partly by its physiological history and its genetic predispositions; individual organisms, even from a seemingly homogeneous population, may exhibit changes in opposite directions of a biological parameter dependent on the action of the electromagnetic field [1].

Other authors believe that the exposure of seeds to electromagnetic radiation causes a change in enzyme activity. [8.11]

In vitro studies have shown changes in enzyme activity, as well as stimulation of biosynthetic processes involving RNA polymerase and free radicals. [2,6,9].

The researches in the field of electromagnetic wave stimulation treatments are being carried out at present within 6 programs, namely:

> Stimulation with electromagnetic radiation impulses (RIES) in seeds;

> Stimulation with pulses of electromagnetic radiation (RIES) in seeds and plants;

> Cold plasma treatments for seed disinfection;

> Dielectric separation and seed stimulation;

> use of the effect of the interruption of the electromagnetic field (Keops's pyramid principle);

> The effect of the ultraviolet spectrum.

Agriculture evolves in a context characterized by the tendency of development and the successful application of the latest knowledge and technologies.

Such innovations can be obtained through research and development actions carried out by technology-creating agencies - such as universities and research institutes - and by private companies providing agricultural inputs and agricultural technology, which will enable each farmer to achieve the goal of each one. get the maximum in terms of quantity and quality of an agricultural crop.

The experimentation of new technologies for the cultivation of maize represents an important step in order to optimize the production capacity at a plant that at the present time occupies the second place among the plants cultivated in the globe and the first place at national level.

The advantages of this method:

determines a better emergence of the plants, given that most springs frequently encounter germination problems due to lack of water in particular;

favors better rooting of plants, which leads to an increase in the absorption and recovery capacity of nutrients and a better drought period;

CV-2 01 1-00593-2 2 -06-2011 the possibility of using the treated seeds and which for different reasons could not be sown in the feed of animals or even of humans, because until now no harmful effects have been proven;

obtaining 10 to 15% of crop yields;

from the qualitative point of view: the protein content increases by 6-11%, determining the increase of the protein production / ha; the starch content increases by 7-14%, which also determines the increase of starch production / ha; fat content, another monitored indicator increases by 2-6%.

given the additional cost of applying this method (5 euros / ha), the value of the results is even higher and with real chances for practical applicability.

Example of realization

The equipment necessary for the treatment of seeds consists of an electromagnetic wave generator and a 50 Ah battery. Thus, before sowing the corn seeds are exposed for 10 minutes to a low electromagnetic field, consisting of wavelengths between 15-23.5 Hz. After treatment the seeds should be sown within 7 days from the date of treatment, because the effect is reduced after 7 days and disappears after 10 days.

acknowledgments

The research benefited from funding from the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport through the National Council for Scientific Research in Higher Education (PNII Ideas no. 1076/2009, project code ID-864). The title "STUDY ON TREATMENT OF SEEDS WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES OF LOW FREQUENCY WITH EFFECTS ON HARVEST AND SEARCH IN PUMP". Project Manager: Conf.dr. Florin IMBREA.

Claims (3)

1. Method of stimulating the production and quality of maize by exposing the seeds before sowing to a low magnetic field, using for the creation of the field an electromagnetic wave generator and a 50Ah accumulator, characterized in that the wavelength to which the seeds are subjected is between 15-23.5 Hz, seed stimulation leading to a rapid and uniform sunrise. The stimulation method according to claim 1, characterized in that the duration of seed exposure is 10 minutes. 3. Stimulation method according to claim 1, characterized in that the effect of the exposure disappears after 10 days, and the seeds not used for sowing can be used for animal feeding.