Effect of magnetic field on growth and protein concentration in aboveground herbage of field pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivars

Research of the exposure of young pea (Pisum sativum L.) plants of two cultivars (Gold and Uran) to magnetic field (MF) of different flux densities (250 and 350 mT) was conducted in controlled conditions during 20 days. Pea plants were continuously exposed to magnetic field of neodymium magnets. Upon the statistical analysis there were revealed significant effects of MF treatments (P 0.01) on root freshweight, aboveground herbage freshweight and total plant freshweight. Cultivars differed in root (P 0.05), stem (P 0.01) and total plant length (P 0.05). There was also revealed significant Treatment × Cultivar interaction for all the tested traits.