The Biological Effect of Strong Electric Field Stimulation on the Dry and the Wet Rice Seeds

Abstract

The effect of the strong electric field (SEF) stimulation on rice seeds was studied. The seeds included the dry seeds and the wet seeds which were sopped for 24 hours at 30degC before the SEF treatment. The results showed that the seeds finished imbibition and germinated after being sopped for 24 hours. The germination velocity, vigor index of wet seeds and the dry weight of seedlings were significantly increased after appropriate treatments. But SEF slightly affected the seed vigor of the dry seeds, instead, the vigor of dry seeds decreased after treatment. The moisture content of the seeds highly affected the biological effects of SEF on rice seeds.