Impact of Pranic Agriculture on Germination and Protein Content of Green Gram (Vigna radiata)

Abstract

Background: Pranic agriculture comprises the natural healing method of projecting the vital energy- prana to improve the quality and quantity of the crop. This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of pranic energy on germination and protein content of green gram against the control group. Methods: The germination rate, mean germination index, the water absorption rate, soaked fresh weight, sprouted fresh weight, radical length, radical diameter, seedling vigor index and protein content of green gram were measured after two days of germination. Result: The pranic treated green gram had increased the germination rate of 7.17% (p is less than .05), germination index of 8.07% (p is less than .01), water absorption rate of 26.50% (p is less than .01), soaked fresh weight of 21.62% (p is less than .05), sprouted fresh weight of 48.50% (p is less than .01), radical length of 39.45% (p is less than .05), a radical diameter of 19.15% (p is less than .001), seedling vigor index of 50.56% (p is less than .05) and protein content of 158.60% (p is less than .01) compared to the control group. Thus, pranic agriculture helped increase the germination and protein content of green gram. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the difference in the nutritional composition of pranic and control green gram seeds.