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Effect of Mobile Phone Radiation on Nodule Formation in the Leguminous Plants.

Sapna Sharma1 and Leena Parihar1 *

1 Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411 India

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.9.1.21

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.

Mobile Phone Radiation; Irradiated Seeds; Radiated Seeds; Pea and Fenugreek

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Sharma S, Parihar L. Effect of Mobile Phone Radiation on Nodule Formation in The Leguminous Plants. Curr World Environ 2014;9(1) DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.9.1.21

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Sharma S, Parihar L. Effect of Mobile Phone Radiation on Nodule Formation in The Leguminous Plants. Curr World Environ 2014;9(1). Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org/?p=5812

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