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Investigation of the Effect of Microwaves on Mustard Seeds Fertility

Akhil Gupta, Randhir singh, Jang Bahadur Singh, Parveen Lehana

With the growth of technology and increase in demand of cellular services day by day; mostly operated at 945 MHz, the presence of microwaves in environment is also increasing. Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from as long as one meter to as short as one millimetre, or equivalently, with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz. Microwaves may have both positive and negative effects on crops. This paper proposes a technique to enhance the growth rate of crops; particularly mustard plants or sarsu (Brassica seeds). The investigations were carried out with mustard seeds exposed to microwaves for different durations and power levels. The growth of the plants was studied for ten days. The other control variables such as temperature, humidity, sun light and level of gases (CO2, N2, and O2) were maintained almost constant for all the observations. The analysis of the results shows that seeds exposed for proper duration and power level show better growth rate in comparison to the natural growth procedure.