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On the mechanisms of stimulation and inhibition of wheat seed germination by low-frequency magnetic field

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Stimulation of wheat seed germination by brief exposure in a 50-Hz electromagnetic field (EMF) is shown to depend on the extent of membrane stretching upon seed swelling in sucrose solutions. This again confirms the effect of low-frequency EMF on the release of peripheral proteins from membranes. Prolonged exposure, on the contrary, decreases the germination rate and retards seedling growth.

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  1. Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia

    S. I. Aksyonov, T. Yu. Grunina & S. N. Goryachev

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Original Russian Text © S.I. Aksyonov, T.Yu. Grunina, S.N. Goryachev, 2007, published in Biofizika, 2007, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 332–338.

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Aksyonov, S.I., Grunina, T.Y. & Goryachev, S.N. On the mechanisms of stimulation and inhibition of wheat seed germination by low-frequency magnetic field. BIOPHYSICS 52, 233–236 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0006350907020157

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