Quantitative analysis of plant growth exposed to electric fields
Electromagnetic radiations present in the environment has a profound effect on the growth of vegetable plant primarily grown under the high power transmission lines. The high electric field generated due to ultra high voltage causes the increase and reduction in the size of the plants. Numerous rese...
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| Online Access: | http://www.dx.doi.org/10.11591/telkomnika.v15i3.8905 http://www.dx.doi.org/10.11591/telkomnika.v15i3.8905 http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8117/1/DR._Hussein.pdf |
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| Summary: | Electromagnetic radiations present in the environment has a profound effect on the growth of
vegetable plant primarily grown under the high power transmission lines. The high electric field generated
due to ultra high voltage causes the increase and reduction in the size of the plants. Numerous research
have been carried out to investigate the effect of electric field on the plants. However, the knowledge in
term of quantitative analysis on the effect of electric field on the growth of vegetables is not entirely
understood. Thus, this paper presents a study conducted to investigate the effect of high voltage DC
electric fields on the young vegetables growth namely ‘Choy Sam’ and bean sprout. The experimental
setup was designed which composed of two parallel plate electrodes. An electric field intensity of 38 kV/m
was suppliedbetween those two plateelectrodes, and it was applied to the young vegetables. This
research was focused on the percentage of germination and growing rate of young vegetables. The
experiment was divided into two parts. The first part was to test whether there was an effect towards young
vegetablesexposed to or not exposed to electric fields. The second part of the experiment was to test the
effect of electric fields treated water towards young vegetables. The numbers of seed, temperature and
relative humidity were controlled. The changing of vegetables was observedfor 8 hours per day for two
weeks (Choy Sam) and one week (bean sprout). The growth of the young vegetables during exposure was
calculated by using statistical methods. The analysis of the results showed that the electric fields and the
electric fields treated water have influenced the germination rate and height of stems of both young
vegetables causing the increase in stem height. |
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