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TABLE 5.2 (Continued)

Stress

Plants

Doses of Magneto-Priming

Used to Alleviate Stress

Responses

References

Heavy

metal stress

(Cadmium

stress)

Vigna radiata L.

600 mT

Improved plant growth, photosynthesis rate, nitric oxide

synthase as well as NO content but reduced membrane

permeability, electrolyte leakage, H2O2 and O2

•– contents

Chen et al.

(2011)

Biotic stress

Citrus aurantifolia

L.

10 kHz WMF

Enhanced leaf biomass, proline, and protein content,

increased MDA accumulation but reduced H2O2 and

carbohydrates contents

Abdollahi et al.

(2012)

Nicotiana tabacum

L.

–17 to 13 μT

SMF and 25.6 to 28.9 μT

Improved activities of enzymes like ODC or PAL but

reduced the number and area of lesions

Trebbi et al.

(2007)

SSMF @ 10 Hz

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