CARROT (Daucus carota L.) RESPONSE FOR TOW TYPES OF MAGNETIZED IRRIGATION WATER AND PERIOD OF SEED MAGNETIZATION

	CARROT (Daucus carota L.) RESPONSE FOR TOW TYPES OF MAGNETIZED IRRIGATION WATER AND PERIOD OF SEED MAGNETIZATION
Euphrates Journal of Agriculture Science
Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 56-65
Abstract
ABSTRACT : A field experiment was conducted in Abu-Garaq/ Babil Province during the autumn season of 2010- 2011 to study the response of carrot for the type of irrigation water and its magnetization, and period of seed magnetization. The experiment contained two factors. The first is the type of irrigation water, the second is period of seed magnetization. The first factor treatments were (river water, drainage water, magnetized river water, and magnetized drainage water). The second factor treatments were (nonmagnetized seeds, 10 min. magnetized seeds, and 20 min. magnetized seeds). Results showed a significant increase in all of the studied parameters (i.e. number of leaves, chlorophyll and potassium content of leaves, root length, root diameter, root weight, and yield per area unit) in the case of using magnetized river water compared with using drainage water. Decrease percents were 84.88 % for root weight, and 87.04 for yield in magnetized river water treatment compared with drainage water treatment. Sodium content of leaves was decreased in magnetized river water compared with drainage water. Results also revealed a significant increase in most of the studied parameters except for sodium content of leaves because of magnetizing seeds compared with control treatment. Yield was increased significantly because of the interaction treatment of magnetized river water and 20 min. magnetized seeds over the control treatment.

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