Agriculture, Environment & Society

Agriculture, Environment & Society

Water production by thermoelectric method and its effect on seed germination of wheat, foxtail millet, and radish

Document Type : Original research article

Authors
Department of Plant Production and Genetics Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
Abstract
One of the sources of water is air-water vapor. To evaluate water supply with air-water vapor, a study was conducted as a factorial experiment in a completely randomized design with three replications. The studied factors included irrigation method (irrigation by thermoelectric module and control) and plant species (wheat, foxtail millet, and radish). Analysis of variance showed that the interaction effect of plant species and irrigation method on all seed germination characteristics was significant. The mean comparison showed that irrigation by thermoelectric module germinated wheat, foxtail millet, and radish seeds. So that all the seeds germinated. Irrigation by thermoelectric module increased seed germination, caulicle length, radicle length, caulicle weight, radicle weight, seed vigor based on length, seed vigor based on weight, and root to shoot ratio compared to the control (without irrigation). Overall, irrigation by the thermoelectric module can germinate the seeds of wheat, foxtail millet, and radish and can be considered as a new method of irrigation in arid and semi-arid regions where farmers do not have access to water for growing plants.

Highlights

  • Thermoelectric module can germinate the seeds.
  • Thermoelectric module increased caulicle length, radicle length, caulicle weight, radicle weight, seed vigor based on length, seed vigor based on weight, and root to shoot ratio.
  • Irrigation by the thermoelectric module can be considered as a new method of irrigation.

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Volume 3, Issue 2 - Serial Number 5
December 2023
Pages 107-113

  • Receive Date 24 February 2023
  • Revise Date 11 June 2023
  • Accept Date 13 June 2023