Open AccessImpact of magnetically treated water on the growth and development of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum var. Turkish)
Author(s) -
Rami Alkhatib,
Nour Abdo,
Laith N. AL-Eitan,
Rafeef Kafesha,
Akram Rousan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
physiology and molecular biology of plants/physiology and molecular biology of plants
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.754
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 0971-5894
pISSN - 0974-0430
DOI - 10.1007/s12298-020-00787-1
Subject(s) - tap water , distilled water , nicotiana tabacum , transpiration , water use efficiency , horticulture , water content , photosynthesis , stomatal conductance , chemistry , plant physiology , botany , biology , environmental science , environmental engineering , biochemistry , geotechnical engineering , chromatography , engineering , gene
Magnetism is one of the physical methods affecting water properties. It is considered as an environmental factor that plays a role in the physiological and biochemical reactions. A hydroponic experiment was conducted using four types of treated water (distilled water, magnetically treated distilled water, magnetically treated tap water, and tap water). Tobacco plants ( Nicotiana tabacum var. Turkish) were placed in a growth chamber for three weeks. Plants irrigated with magnetically treated distilled water had a significant increase in the physiological parameters including shoot height and root length ( P < 0.0001). The same pattern was seen in the photosynthetic rate and protein content, but no significant differences in the stomatal conductance and transpiration rate ( P < 0.5601). In contrast, a significant increase of total carbohydrate content was exhibited in plant irrigated with tap water ( P < 0.0064). Electron micrographs showed deformed chloroplasts with damaged thylakoid membranes associated with plastoglobules in plants irrigated with tap water and magnetically treated tap water. Lastly, this study suggests that magnetically treated water is an excellent option to improve irrigation methods and thus obtains agricultural production with high efficiency.