Table 1

Overview of the most important data for growth and pigment contents of barley plants grown under Ca2+ ICR conditions of BDC = 65 μT and f = 50 Hz, and of the corresponding control cultures grown in the absence of an EMF. The right column indicates the ratios of the data.


ICR exposed cultures
 Control cultures
 Ratio: ICR exposed/control
Averaged daily net water loss (per 1 g seedlings)
 119 ± 24 mg/g
 158 ± 21 mg/g
 0.75
Shoot length
 5 d
 59.1 ± 4.3 mm
 73.2 ± 5.7 mm
 0.81

6 d
 79.6 ± 5.4 mm
 93.9 ± 8.6 mm
 0.85
Coleoptile length (5d)
 50.8 ± 6.5 mm
 45.5 ± 5.2 mm
 1.12
Shoot fresh weight
 5 d
 87.4 ± 5.2 mg
 99.0 ± 5.1 mg
 0.88

6 d
 102.9 ± 9.2 mg
 114.0 ± 8.93 mg
 0.90
percentage dry mass
 leaf
 7.61 ± 0.29 %
 6.77 ± 0.35 %
 1.12

root
 6.95 ± 0.33 %
 6.22 ± 0.24 %
 1.12
Pigment content
 5 d: PChlide
 7.86 ± 0.89 μg/g
 10.4 ± 1.23 μg/g
 0.76

Carotenoids
 18.5 ± 1.80 μg/g
 22.4 ± 3.36 μg/g
 0.85

1)PChlide/Carot.
 0.43
 0.46
 0.92

6 d: PChlide
 8.94 ± 0.88 μg/g
 11.7 ± 1.84 μg/g
 0.75

Carotenoids
 20.1 ± 1.97 μg/g
 24.7 ± 1.10 μg/g
 0.82

1)PChlide/Carot.
 0.45
 0.47
 0.94
Pigment ratios of green plants
 Chl a+b
 706 ± 139 μg/g
 990 ± 132 μg/g
 0.71

1)Chl a/Chl b
 2.42 ± 0.35
 2.42 ± 0.29
 1.0

1)Chl a+b/Carot.
 6.16 ± 0.90
 6.95 ± 0.72
 0.89

1) ratios

Pazur et al. BioMagnetic Research and Technology 2006 4:1   doi:10.1186/1477-044X-4-1