Vegetable seed germination response aft er exposure to nanosecond pulsed electr IC fields

Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEF) has shown to induce positive effects on plant cells and tissues, to lead faster growth in stem and root, and result in increased production. However little is known about the effect of nanosecond pulse electric field (nsPEF) on plant seeds and only the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana was given a try. In contrast with the growth inhibiting effect of plasma membrane electroporation on the seedlings, a growth stimulating effect was evident. The average leaf are a of Arabidopsis thaliana at 10 kV/cm treated group was with a maximum increase of 80% compared to the control^[1]. With the energy increasing, the nsPEF could finally have lethal effect on the Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings^[2].