TITLE:
Investigation of the Effects of Radio Frequency Water Treatment on Some Characteristics of Growth in Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Plants
AUTHORS:
Etimad Alattar, Eqbal Radwan
KEYWORDS:
Electromagnetic Spectrum, Radiation, Electromagnetic Water Treatment, Growth Related Characteristics, Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Plants
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology,
Vol.11 No.2,
February
18,
2020
ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study was to investigate the
effect of electromagnetic radio frequency treatment of
water on the growth of pepper (Capsicum annuum) plants. For this
experiment, one hundred one-week old plants were divided into two groups. The
first group of plants was watered with water subjected to radio frequency
electromagnetic radiation from an internet router for one hour a day, while the
other group was watered with tap water (control). The overall results showed changes of growth characters of plant
watered with electromagnetic water. The length of pepper plants is
significantly affected by the treated water, where the length of shoot was
lower in plants grown under the effect of treated water (22.43 ± 7.17 cm) than those grown without treated water
(28.11 ± 8.57 cm). The results
revealed that the stem diameter of control plants (1.74 ± 0.39
cm) was significantly higher than that of the treated plants (1.66 ± 0.35 cm). In addition, the root length was lower in
plants grown under the effect of treated water than those grown without treated
water. Pepper
plants watered with electromagnetic treated water exhibited marked decreases in health index, fresh and
dry weight, relative water content, number of flowers and fruits/plant as well
as number of seeds/fruit. In addition, the current experiment showed a
significant decrease in the number of leaves, branch and flower per plant when
watered with electromagnetic treated water. The results revealed that the first
flowering time for plants in treated group was remarkably decelerated when
compared to other plants in control group.