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The Electrical Tickle MAGNETISM he late Albert Roy Davis, a Florida physiologist and researcher on biomag- netism, received US Patent #4,020,590 (3 May 1977) for his system of gar- e ° Stimula tion that grow above ground in water with the south pole of a 1,500 to 2,500 gauss mag- net. "We found after many years of research that treating above-ground seeds with the south pole of a magnet increases the germination and growth, and the leaves of ground, such as beets, potatoes, carrots or tumips, then you will produce a better ( th b result by using the north pole of the magnet," Davis said in an interview given to row yA Natural Foods and Farming magazine in April 1981, The effects achieved are due E | t, . it readily absorbed by the seeds and plants. Cc ricli Y According to U. J. Pittman of the Canadian Agricultural Research Station in 5 Lethbridge, Alberta, "Earth's magnetism can affect the direction of root growth of Magnetism, "The roots of some plants normally align themselves in a north-south plane approximately parallel to the horizontal force of Earth's magnetic field.". Such wheat seeded in other directions by 3 to 4 bushels/acre because the roots grow in a Li ht north-south direction and utilise nutrients and moisture in the inter-row areas more e s' “Seeds of some varieties of wheat, barley, flax and rye were found to germinate faster and grow more during their seedling stages, when their long axes and embryo other direction, "Many seeds germinate and grow about two times faster if they are exposed to not so treated—wheat seed in particular grows about five times as much in the first 48 hours as unexposed seed. snap beans thus mature more uniformly and yield more than those from untreated seed planted randomly. dening with magnetism. Davis recommended treating the seeds of plants of PI a nt these vegetables are larger.” "If you plan to treat seeds that result in plants with their edible portions under- to the magnetic influence of softening the surface tension of water, which is more some plants, and also the growth rate of some seedlings. plants include winter wheat, wild oats, spring wheat and some weeds. “Winter oun an wheat seeded in rows running at right angles to the magnetic north often outyield extensively. ends are pointed toward the north magnetic pole, than when they are pointed in any Part 2 the north pole of an artificial magnetic field before they are planted, than if they are "In some species the enhanced growth rate persists through to maturity. Green MAGNETISM netism, received US Patent #4,020,590 (3 May 1977) for his system of gar- dening with magnetism. Davis recommended treating the seeds of plants that grow above ground in water with the south pole of a 1,500 to 2,500 gauss mag- net. "We found after many years of research that treating above-ground seeds with the south pole of a magnet increases the germination and growth, and the leaves of these vegetables are larger.” "If you plan to treat seeds that result in plants with their edible portions under- ground, such as beets, potatoes, carrots or tumips, then you will produce a better result by using the north pole of the magnet," Davis said in an interview given to Natural Foods and Farming magazine in April 1981. The effects achieved are due to the magnetic influence of softening the surface tension of water, which is more readily absorbed by the seeds and plants. According to U. J. Pittman of the Canadian Agricultural Research Station in Lethbridge, Alberta, “Earth's magnetism can affect the direction of root growth of some plants, and also the growth rate of some seedlings. "The roots of some plants normally align themselves in a north-south plane approximately parallel to the horizontal force of Earth's magnetic field.” Such plants include winter wheat, wild oats, spring wheat and some weeds. “Winter wheat seeded in rows running at right angles to the magnetic north often outyield wheat seeded in other directions by 3 to 4 bushels/acre because the roots grow in a north-south direction and utilise nutrients and moisture in the inter-row areas more extensively. “Seeds of some varieties of wheat, barley, flax and rye were found to germinate faster and grow more during their seedling stages, when their long axes and embryo ends are pointed toward the north magnetic pole, than when they are pointed in any other direction. "Many seeds germinate and grow about two times faster if they are exposed to the north pole of an artificial magnetic field before they are planted, than if they are not so treated—wheat seed in particular grows about five times as much in the first 48 hours as unexposed seed. "In some species the enhanced growth rate persists through to maturity. Green snap beans thus mature more uniformly and yield more than those from untreated seed planted randomly. “The effects of magnetic treatment before germination appear to remain active within some seeds for at least 18 months after application. The magnetic intensity required to give maximum response appears to be between 0.5 and 100 oersteds when applied for 240 hours. For some unknown reason, a greater growth response occurs if the seeds are subjected to magnetism for 48, 144, 240 or 336 hours than if exposed for intermediate periods. An exposure for 240 hours produces maximum responses in most seeds tested." (Ref.: U. J. Pittman, Canadian J, Plant Sci. 43:513-8 (1963); ibid., 52:727-33 (September 1972).) The sexual determination of monoccious plants such as corn and cucumbers also is affected by the geomagnetic field: "If the embryo radical of such plants is orient- Te late Albert Roy Davis, a Florida physiologist and researcher on biomag- by Mobius Rex © Rex Research PO Box 19250 Jean, Nevada 89019, USA NEXUS ¢ 43 APRIL - MAY 1994