Application of Galvanic Current in Germination and Plant Growth

by Biswas, K P, Namrata Basu & Arpita Roy

ISBN: 9789354618222
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2024
Price : Rs. 5395.00
Biblio : xvi+137p., tabls., figs., col., ind 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. K.P. Biswas, M.Sc., Ph.D., D.F.Sc. (Bombay), E.F. (West Germany), F.Z.S., F.A.B.S. (Kolkata) initiated the work on Electro-physiology and Electric Fishing, first in India, in 1961 at Odisha. He designed and developed electric seine, electric fish catcher, electric gill net, electric dip net and a new technique of harmless electric fishing, for which patent applications have been filed. He guided eleven M.Sc. students and one Ph.D. student of Calcutta University and four M.F.Sc. students of West Bengal University of Fishery and Animal Sciences on electrophysiology and fishing with electricity. His latest book is “Five inventions in electrofishing in India”, published on 2021. Miss Namrata Basu, M.Sc. from Calcutta University and a research scholar of Electrophysiological Laboratory, is actively associated with the studies on the application of galvanic current on different plant species, besides electro fisheries work for more than four years. Miss Arpita Roy, M.Sc. from Calcutta University and a research scholar of Electrophysiological Laboratory, is actively associated with the studies on the application of galvanic current on the germination and plant growth for more than two years.

About The Book

The present book a new of its kind, dealt with production of galvanic current in water, moist cotton, and soil media to stimulate germination of seeds, growth of seedlings to flower and fruit bearing plants. In different chapters of the book, an outline has been given on the characteristics and present application of galvanic current, factors affecting plant growth, ion exchange in plant roots, soil cation exchange capacity and diffusion process. Electrochemical potential around plant roots in relation to metabolism and growth acceleration has been described elaborately in the relative chapter of the book. Forty one sets of experiments have been carried out for last four years to observe the effect of galvanic current in germination of seeds, growth of seedlings and plants to bear flower and fruits in different growing media. Formation and growth of roots from rhizomes, buds were also investigated. In all twenty variety of seeds, seedlings and plants have been studied during the period. The result of the investigations, indicated that in few majority of cases, the beneficial effect of the influence of galvanic current have been observed in germination of seeds, growth of plants and bearing flowers and fruits, depending on the application of galvanic current, including its magnitude. A comparison has also been made on the effect of galvanic current and externally applied current with respect of germination of seeds. This book will open a new avenue for future research in this regards and will be helpful to teachers, students, and research scholars of colleges and universities.

Table of Contents

Dedication v Remembrance vi Acknowledgement vii Preface ix Introduction xiii 1. Characteristics of Galvanic Current 1 2. Applications and Effects of Galvanic and Direct Current 3 3. Plant Physiology 7 4. Plant Growth 17 5. Electrochemistry 21 6. Electrical Stimulations to Plants 25 7. Self Induced Galvanic Current 33 8. Field Application of Self Induced Galvanic Current: Seeds and Seedlings 39 9. Experiments 83 xii 10. Effect of Galvanic Current to Seedlings 95 11. Effect of Galvanic Current on Rhizomes (Canna indica) 101 12. Effect of Galvanic Current on the Root Formation of Buds 109 13. Comparative Effectiveness of Electrode Combinations 115 14. Comparative Evaluation 121 15. Epilogue 127 References 133 Index 135