NUKLEONIKA 2005, 50(Supplement 2):S25-S28

INFLUENCE OF FREQUENT MAGNETIC FIELD ON CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT IN LEAVES OF SUGAR BEET PLANTS

Małgorzata Rochalska

Department of Plant Physiology, Warsaw Agricultural University, 159 Nowoursynowska Str., 02-686 Warszawa, Poland


Chlorophyll content in plant leaves is correlated with the yield and nitrogen content in plants. Non-destructive investigations of chlorophyll content in leaves of 3 varieties of sugar beet grown from seeds revealed that a low frequent magnetic field, acting independently or in combination with other methods of seed improvement, increased chlorophyll content in leaves of the investigated plants. The treatment with the magnetic field increased nitrogen content in the examined plants. The effect was not connected with environmental conditions during vegetation seasons.