Improvement in Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Chickpea(Cicerarietinum L.) under the Influence of Magnetized Water

Mayukh Bandyopadhyay¹, Sushanta Mohan Roy², Sayantan Jash³and Asit Baran De^4*

¹Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

²Department of Physics, Santipur College. Santipur, Nadia, West Bengal, India.

³Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan, Purba Bardhaman,West Bengal, India.

⁴Department of Microbiology, The University of Burdwan,Golapbag, Burdwan, Purba Bardhaman,West Bengal, India.

Corresponding Author Email:abde.brc@gmail.com

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CARJ.14.1.5

Article Publishing History

Received: 30 Mar 2026
Accepted: 28 Apr 2026
Published Online: 06 May 2026

Review Details

Reviewed by: Dr. Yogendra Singh
Second Review by: Dr. Amit Kumar Jain
Final Approval by: Dr. Torit Baran Bagchi

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Abstract:

Three sets of Cicer arietinum L. seeds were imbibed in magnetically treated water. Out of them two sets were exposed to magnetic fields – one set exposed to weak magnetic field and the other to strong magnetic field. Percentage of germination, speed of germination, emergence index, mean emergence time, vigour indices, shoot length, root length, fresh weight as well as dry weight of shoots and roots were studied. These three sets were compared with another set of seeds which were imbibed in non-magnetized water and not exposed to magnetic field. This set served as control. The best result in almost all parameters was observed in the set of seeds which were imbibed in magnetically treated water and kept under the constant influence of it but not exposed to magnetic fields. Seeds exposed to strong magnetic field drastically reduced the performance of the seeds in almost all parameters. From the present investigation it is evident that the most suitable measure for cultivation of chickpea under rain fed (unirrigated) conditions is the treatment of seeds with magnetized water before sowing because long roots have been found to be produced due to such treatment which would be suitable to absorb water from the deeper regions of soil, but for its cultivation in irrigated condition seeds should be treated with weak magnetic field for producing profuse lateral roots which would be more adaptive to such situations.

Keywords:

Chickpea; Cicerarietinum; Magnetized water; Magnetic field; Seed germination; Seedling growth

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