Abstract
During the last decade, there has been a widespread increase in the usage of mobile phones which resulted in an increase in electromagnetic radiations in the environment. These radiations have harmful effect on both plants and human being. A study was conducted to explore the effects of these radiations on the plants. The radiation emitted from mobile phones show effect on the early growth and biochemical changes in the emerging seedlings of Pisum sativum (Pea) and Trigonella foenumgraecum (Fenugreek). It was observed that the radiations emitted from mobile phone show considerable increase in the germination percentage, seedling length, proteins, lipid and Guaiacol content in comparison to control seeds. Different exposure time treatments were taken for the study as ½ hour, 1 hour, 2 hour, 4 hour and 8 hour. The biochemical parameter increases with increase in the radiation exposure. The study concluded that radiations emitted from mobile phone interfere with both morphological and the biochemical processes and affect the growth and nodule formation in the plants. The number of nodules developed both in Pisum sativum and Trigonella foenumgraecum increases with increase in the radiation exposure.
Highlights
Cell phone technology is the most common telecommunication in India
To validate the hypothesis the current study presents about the effect of microwave radiation emitted from mobile phone on the leguminous plants i.e. Pea and Fenugreek
The present study was conducted to explore the effect of microwave radiation emitted from mobile phone on germination percentage, seedling length, fresh weight, dry weight along with all biochemical parameters
Summary
Cell phone technology is the most common telecommunication in India. Due to its advantages, cell phone technology has grown exponentially in the last some years. Radiation emitted from cell phone give a harmful effect on both plants and animals. These are mainly of two types-thermal radiations and non-thermal radiations. Non-thermal radiations are not well known but it is assume that they have more harmful effect on plants and animal. Animals and human need nitrogen for their growth and metabolism. Plants are not able to use nitrogen as present in the atmosphere because of the Na”N. They use nitrogen in the form of nitrate. To validate the hypothesis the current study presents about the effect of microwave radiation emitted from mobile phone on the leguminous plants i.e. Pea and Fenugreek
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