Authors : Faride Faqenabi , Mehdi Tajbakhsh , Iraj Bernoosi , Maryam Saber-Rezaii , Fatmeh Tahri , Simin Parvizi , Musa Izadkhah , Abdollah Hasanzadeh Gorttapeh and Hasan Sedqi
Abstract: The aim of this study, was to determine the effect of on-farm seed priming to different methods after sowing a morphological traits and yield. Experiment was carried out, with safflower seeds following seed treatment in laboratory conditions in 2007, using a randomized complete block with 5 replications. Seed treatment consisted of stationary magnetic field treatment with 72 mT strength for 10 min, hydro priming for 72 h and gibberellic acid with 50 ppm concentration for 8 h. The analogous groups were used as control. Seed treatment was conducted in the lab conditions. The experiment was planted in May 2 using IL111 safflower variety. Results showed that yield of produced plants from treated seeds by magnetic field and gibberellic acid was more than other treatments. The yield of magnetic field was four times of control yield. The difference between oil and protein percentage of treated seeds were significant, so that oil percent of seeds produced from treated by in stationary magnetic field was more than other treatments. Control seeds had lowest percentage oil. Protein percentage of seeds produced from hydro priming treatment was more the other treatments. The obtained results in this experiment indicate that magnetic field treatment might be suitable for safflower as compared with other treatment under condition similar to this experiment.
Faride Faqenabi , Mehdi Tajbakhsh , Iraj Bernoosi , Maryam Saber-Rezaii , Fatmeh Tahri , Simin Parvizi , Musa Izadkhah , Abdollah Hasanzadeh Gorttapeh and Hasan Sedqi , 2009. The Effect of Magnetic Field on Growth, Development and Yield of Safflower and Its Comparison with Others Treatments. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 4: 174-178.