Impact of Duration Microwave Radiation Intensity and Growth Media on Morphological and Yield characteristics of (Freesia hybrida) plants production.

Microwave radiation effects depend on radiation frequency and exposure duration. Generally, low microwaveexposure has been shown to positively affect the sprouting date of corms. Microwave irradiation can influence plant growthand development. The objective of this study is to examined the effects of different durations at (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20seconds), different intensity (low and medium intensity) microwave radiation, and planted corms in different growth media(sand, peat moss, and a mixture of sand + peat moss) on the morphological and yield characteristics of Freesia hybridaplants. The results of the experiment emphasized the necessity of exposed Freesia corms to microwave radiation for 15seconds, which demonstrated an accelerated sprouting date of 32.56 days, this treatment also increased plant height to43.50 cm, and corms produced an average of 7.78 corms plant-1, number of florets 7.33 florets spikes number of producedcormles to 35.89 cormels plant-1. Additionally, Freesia plants exposed to microwave radiation for 10 seconds showed anincreased vase life of cut flowers to 15.89 days. The effect of low-intensity microwave radiation resulted in an acceleratedsprouting date of 34.42 days