Influence of Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field on Biometric Parameters of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Seedlings

Complete text of the article:

Download article (pdf, 1MB )

UDС

630*232.32+630*811.1

DOI:

10.17238/ issn0536-1036.2019.2.78

Abstract

Results of the research, which was carried out on the base of Ust’yanskiy Forest Breeding and Seed Center in Arkhangelsk region, are discussed in this paper. The research purpose was to study the effect from low-frequency electromagnetic field (EMF) on biometric parameters of Scots pine yearlings grown with closed root network in greenhouses. Seedling treatment with low-frequency EMF was carried out using “Rost-Aktiv” generator. The experiment area was about 100 m². The obtained results indicate a clear positive effect from such processing, since there is a significant increase in biometric parameters of pine seedlings. A comparative histometric analysis of yearling microsections of stipulates in the control and test samples was carried out as an extension study. Its results also showed a significant advantage of the test samples over control samples. Thus, the processing of growing pine seedlings with low-frequency EMF using the proposed technology has shown the effectiveness of the method for technique intensification of growing high-quality planting material of Scots pine in forest nurseries.
Funding: The research was carried out within the framework of the state assignment of N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, RAS (state registration no. AAAA-A18-118012390305-7).
For citation: Smirnov A.I., Orlov F.S., Belyaev V.V., Aksenov P.A. Influence of Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field on Biometric Parameters of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Seedlings. Lesnoy Zhurnal [Forestry Journal], 2019, no. 2, pp. 78–85. DOI: 10.17238/ issn0536-1036.2019.2.78

Authors

A.I. Smirnov ¹, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences
F.S. Orlov¹, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences
V.V. Belyaev², Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor
P.A. Aksenov³, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, Associate Professor

Affiliation

¹Limited Liability Company “Raznoservis”, Likhov per., 10, Moscow, 127051, Russian Federation; e-mail: 364-27-37@mail.ru, ap-6@yandex.ru
²N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, RAS, Laboratory of Subsurface Geology and Dynamics of the Lithosphere, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dviny, 23, Arkhangelsk, 163002, Russian Federation; e-mail: beljaew29@mail.ru
³Mytishchi Branch of Bauman Moscow State Technical University, ul. 1-ya Institutskaya, 1, Mytishchi, Moscow Region, 141005, Russian Federation; e-mail: axenov.pa@mail.ru

Keywords

low-frequency electromagnetic field, Scots pine, seedlings, seedling treatment with low-frequency EMF, technology of pre-sowing seed treatment with EMF, histometric analysis of cross sections

For citation

Smirnov A.I., Orlov F.S., Belyaev V.V., Aksenov P.A. Influence of Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field on Biometric Parameters of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Seedlings. Lesnoy Zhurnal [Forestry Journal], 2019, no. 2, pp. 78–85. DOI: 10.17238/ issn0536-1036.2019.2.78

References

1. Apasheva L.M., Lobanov A.V., Komissarov G.G. Effect of Alternating Electromagnetic Field on Early Stages of Plant Development. Doklady Biochemistry and Biophys-ics, 2006, vol. 406, iss. 1, pp. 108–110. DOI: 10.1134/S1607672906010017
2. Goldayev V.K. Electric Field and Harvest. Sel’skoye khozyaystvo, 1980, no. 4, pp. 30–31.
3. GOST 16483.7-71. Wood. Methods for Humidity Determination. Moscow, Standartinform Publ., 2006. 4 p.
4. GOST R 56881-2016. Biomass. Determination of Ash by the Standard Method. Moscow, Standartinform Publ., 2016. 8 p.
5. On the Approval of Reforestation Rules: Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation of June 29, 2016, no. 375 (Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on November 15, 2016, registration no. 44342).
6. Smirnov A.I., Orlov F.S. Method of Preplanting Treatment of Sowing Material and Device Therefor. Patent RF, 2591969, 2014.
7. Smirnov A.I., Orlov F.S. Device for Pre-Sowing Seed Treatment. Patent RF no. 155132, 2014
8. Rodin A.R., Popova N.Ya., Krestov D.S. Growing Intensification of Seedlings. Moscow, Agropromizdat Publ.,1989. 78 p.
9. Smirnov A.I. Influence of Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field on Seed Germination and Growth of Scots Pine Seedlings in Nurseries of the Mixed Forest Zone: Cand. Agric. Sci. Diss. Abs. Mytishchi, 2016. 20 p.
10. Starukhin R.S., Belitsyn I.V., Khomutov O.I. Method of Presowing Seed Treatment Using an Elliptical Electromagnetic Field. Polzunovsky vestnik, 2009, no. 4, pp. 97–103.
11. De Lucas M., Etchells J.P. Xylem. Methods and Protocols. New York, Humana Press, 2017. 262 p. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6722-3
12. De Souza A., García D., Sueiro L., Licea L., Porras E. Pre-Sowing Magnetic Treatment of Tomato Seeds: Effects on the Growth and Yield of Plants Cultivated Late in the Season. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2005, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 113–122. DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2005031-131
13. Fischer G., Tausz M., Köck M., Grill D. Effect of Weak 1623 Hz Magnetic Fields on Growth Parameters of Young Sunflower and Wheat Seedlings. Bioelectromagnetics, 2004, vol. 25, iss. 8, pp. 638–641. DOI: 10.1002/bem.20058
14. Podleśny J., Pietruszewski S., Podleśna A. Influence of Magnetic Stimulation of Seeds on the Formation of Morphological Features and Yielding of the Pea. International Agrophysics, 2005, vol. 19, nr. 1, pp. 61–68.
15. Schweingruber F.H. Wood Structure and Environment. New York, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2007. 279 p.

Received on November 27, 2018