EFFECT OF MAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY ON GROWTH OF SCINDAPSUS AUREUS PLANTS AND WATER CONSUMPTION

Al- Maathidi, Ali Farooq; Ameen, Sami; Abas, Adeb

doi:10.33899/magrj.2009.27510

	EFFECT OF MAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY ON GROWTH OF SCINDAPSUS AUREUS PLANTS AND WATER CONSUMPTION
Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
Article 4, Volume 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 16-27 PDF (0 K)
DOI: 10.33899/magrj.2009.27510
Authors
Ali Farooq Al- Maathidi^* ¹; Sami Ameen²; Adeb Abas¹
¹College of Agriculture - Tikrit University
²College of Agriculture- Baghdad University
Abstract
A study on the effect of magnetic technology of irrigating water on watering requirements of Scindapsus aureus was conducted. Two factors were tested; reducing water requirements up to 2.5 , 5 or 7.5% and zero% decreasing of water needed as acontrol, the second factor was irrigation with or without magnetization of water levels. The results showed that leaf area, fresh and dry weight of vegetative and root systems decreased as the water levels were reduced. The highest values of leaf area, fresh and dry weight of roots (70.63 cm2/plant; 0.453 g.; 0.167g. respectively) were recorded when plants were irrigated with unmagnetized and non reduction of water requirements. However, reducing and magnetized of water was superior in elevating dry weight of roots (2.246 g., 0.563 g.). A significant decrease in soil moister content (SMC) was obtained when magnetized water was applied up to 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th irrigation comparing with unmagnetized water. While SMC was significantly decreased and the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th irrigation process comparing with unmagnetized water (4.91, 14.78, 12.9, 8.16, 11.37%) respectively.

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