This study shows the effect of electric field on the germination and growth of bean plants. Rose coco beans was chosen because its growing rate is fast and it's a common food plant. An electric field was applied in the soil and is expressed in terms of electric energy density created within pairs of copper plates with different polarities (-ve and +ve) forming electric impulse with 9V DC current at room conditions for 6 hours a day. A control sample was treated similarly except with no electric field applied. The growth parameters investigated were the germination rate and the heights of the stems and were recorded after every 4 days.
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