Paper · 2016 · Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences

Effect of electromagnetic treatment of saline water on soil and crops

M. Hachicha; B. Kahlaoui; N. Khamassi; et al.

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Abstract

Two experiments were carried out to study the effect of the electromagnetic treatment of saline water on seed germination of corn and the response of soil and potato crop irrigated with such water. The experiments were performed under controlled conditions with different water quality and soil texture. The electromagnetic water treatment was applied using Aqua-4D physical water treatment device. Results showed a significant increase in germination rate of corn seedlings watered with electromagnetic-treated saline water (EC = 4 dS m−1), particularly when water was exposed to electromagnetic fields for 15 min. The experiments carried on potato crop with two soil textures, showed a significant increase in tuber yield when irrigated with electromagnetic treated water. It was also observed a significant decrease of soil salinity (ECe), Na+ and Cl− contents of soils irrigated with electromagnetic treated saline water compared to the soils irrigated with non-treated saline water. In contrast, compared to both treatments (control treatment and saline water treatment), the electromagnetic saline water treatment produced non-significant effect on tuber yield, Mg2+ and HCO3-. However, the electromagnetic treatment of saline water increased significantly K+, N and P adsorption in all tissues of potato and decreased significantly the adverse effects of saline water. Based on our results, electromagnetic treatment of saline water can reduce the negative effect of salinity on corn germination and potato crop and increase yield in about 10% in test conditions.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Electromagnetically treated saline water significantly increased germination rate of corn seedlings.

Treatment
electromagnetic-treated saline watere0
Outcome
germination ratee0
Direction
increasee0
Qualifier
exposed to electromagnetic fields for 15 mine0
Setting
controlled conditionse1

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Results showed a significant increase in germination rate of corn seedlings watered with electromagnetic-treated saline water (EC = 4 dS m−1), particularly when water was exposed to electromagnetic fields for 15 min”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 399–614 · show in text ↑
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“The experiments were performed under controlled conditions with different water quality and soil texture”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Irrigation with electromagnetically treated water significantly increased potato tuber yield by about 10% under test conditions.

Treatment
electromagnetic treated watere2
Outcome
tuber yielde2
Direction
increasee2
Value
about 10%e3
Qualifier
in test conditionse3

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The experiments carried on potato crop with two soil textures, showed a significant increase in tuber yield when irrigated with electromagnetic treated water”

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e3

“increase yield in about 10% in test conditions”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Irrigation with electromagnetically treated saline water significantly decreased soil salinity (ECe), Na+ and Cl- contents compared with non-treated saline water.

Treatment
electromagnetic treated saline watere4
Outcome
soil salinity (ECe), Na+ and Cl− contentse4
Direction
decreasee4
Comparator
non-treated saline watere4

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e2

“The experiments carried on potato crop with two soil textures”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 616–677 · show in text ↑
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“It was also observed a significant decrease of soil salinity (ECe), Na+ and Cl− contents of soils irrigated with electromagnetic treated saline water compared to the soils irrigated with non-treated saline water”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Electromagnetic saline water treatment produced no significant effect on potato tuber yield, Mg2+ or HCO3- compared with control and saline water.

Treatment
electromagnetic saline water treatmente5
Outcome
tuber yield, Mg2+ and HCO3-e5
Direction
no_changeinferrede5
Comparator
control treatment and saline water treatmente5

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e2

“The experiments carried on potato crop with two soil textures”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 616–677 · show in text ↑
e5

“compared to both treatments (control treatment and saline water treatment), the electromagnetic saline water treatment produced non-significant effect on tuber yield, Mg2+ and HCO3-”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Electromagnetic treatment of saline water significantly increased potato K+, N and P adsorption in all tissues.

Organ / stage
all tissuese6
Treatment
electromagnetic treatment of saline watere6
Outcome
K+, N and P adsorptione6
Direction
increasede6

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e6

“the electromagnetic treatment of saline water increased significantly K+, N and P adsorption in all tissues of potato”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1193–1310 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Electromagnetic treatment of saline water significantly decreased the adverse effects of saline water on potato.

Treatment
electromagnetic treatment of saline watere6
Outcome
adverse effects of saline watere7
Direction
decreasede7

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e6

“the electromagnetic treatment of saline water increased significantly K+, N and P adsorption in all tissues of potato”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1193–1310 · show in text ↑
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“decreased significantly the adverse effects of saline water”

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