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Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Electric Magnetic Field

CSM BOND Program

A team of student researchers, Aastria Wheatley, Adrian Galicia, and Kalisa Holmes, with the help of Joseph Gallegos, aimed to determine how the electric magnetic field affects plants and yield production and whether it will improve modern techniques.

The Process

Student researcher using an EMF detector on the seeds they microwaved.

Student researcher, Adrian, uses an EMF detector on the seeds the group has microwaved for different times (5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 minute) that have been planted. 

Seeds that have been microwaved for 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 minute have been planted into separate pots filled with soil.

The seeds the group have microwaved are separated into different pots filled with soil. 

Student researcher is seen watering the pots.

Student researcher, Aastria, waters the bin that holds the different pots so that each pot gets water to continue growing.

Essential Information

The EMF (Electric magnetic field) is an electric current of energy transferring an electric charge. These students wanted to electrify specific seeds with a transformer connected to a battery, which releases electricity. The seeds will be exposed to 75 hertz, 100 hertz, and 125 hertz of electricity and they will be planted to determine how electricity affects the seeds. They are doing this experiment twice, once inside a controlled environment (the greenhouse) and the other in nature. 

We’ve lost around 40% of land acre coverage, farmland, and fields, resulting in a 30% decline in harvest this last decade. Research done by this group would build upon previous research on the extent of the effects of the EMF on plant life. We are still uncertain about how effective the EMF is upon plants in specific environments and conditions. With this research, comes the ability to globalize the effects of electricity on seeds and its hopeful increased production. 

 

Information is taken from the work done by this research group.

The design and development of this website page is credited to Kiara Moun.