Biological Effects of Weak Electromagnetic Field on Healthy and Infected Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) Trees with Phytoplasma
Exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) has become an issue of concern for a great many people and is an active area of research. Phytoplasmas, also known as mycoplasma-like organisms, are wall-less prokaryotes that are pathogens of many plant species throughout the world. Effects of electromagneti...
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| author | Fatemeh Abdollahi Vahid Niknam Faezeh Ghanati Faribors Masroor Seyyed Nasr Noorbakhsh |
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| description | Exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) has become an issue of concern for a great many people and is an active area of research. Phytoplasmas, also known as mycoplasma-like organisms, are wall-less prokaryotes that are pathogens of many plant species throughout the world. Effects of electromagnetic fields on the changes of lipid peroxidation, content of H2O2, proline, protein, and carbohydrates were investigated in leaves of two-year-old trees of lime (Citrus aurantifolia) infected by the Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifoliae. The healthy and infected plants were discontinuously exposed to a 10 KHz quadratic EMF with maximum power of 9 W for 5 days, each 5 h, at 25°C. Fresh and dry weight of leaves, content of MDA, proline, and protein increased in both healthy and infected plants under electromagnetic fields, compared with those of the control plants. Electromagnetic fields decreased hydrogen peroxide and carbohydrates content in both healthy and infected plants compared to those of the controls. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5a7a7277f4744bcbacc7b81bc4b1a7dc2025-02-03T05:50:56ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/716929716929Biological Effects of Weak Electromagnetic Field on Healthy and Infected Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) Trees with PhytoplasmaFatemeh Abdollahi0Vahid Niknam1Faezeh Ghanati2Faribors Masroor3Seyyed Nasr Noorbakhsh4Department of Plant Sciences, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran 14155-6455, IranDepartment of Plant Sciences, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms, College of Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran 14155-6455, IranDepartment of Plant Science, Faculty of Biological Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14115-154, IranDepartment of Chemistry, Engineering Research Institute, Sooliran Street, 16 km Tehran-Karaj Old Road, Tehran 13455-754, IranDepartment of Chemistry, Engineering Research Institute, Sooliran Street, 16 km Tehran-Karaj Old Road, Tehran 13455-754, IranExposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) has become an issue of concern for a great many people and is an active area of research. Phytoplasmas, also known as mycoplasma-like organisms, are wall-less prokaryotes that are pathogens of many plant species throughout the world. Effects of electromagnetic fields on the changes of lipid peroxidation, content of H2O2, proline, protein, and carbohydrates were investigated in leaves of two-year-old trees of lime (Citrus aurantifolia) infected by the Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifoliae. The healthy and infected plants were discontinuously exposed to a 10 KHz quadratic EMF with maximum power of 9 W for 5 days, each 5 h, at 25°C. Fresh and dry weight of leaves, content of MDA, proline, and protein increased in both healthy and infected plants under electromagnetic fields, compared with those of the control plants. Electromagnetic fields decreased hydrogen peroxide and carbohydrates content in both healthy and infected plants compared to those of the controls.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/716929 |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh Abdollahi Vahid Niknam Faezeh Ghanati Faribors Masroor Seyyed Nasr Noorbakhsh Biological Effects of Weak Electromagnetic Field on Healthy and Infected Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) Trees with Phytoplasma The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Biological Effects of Weak Electromagnetic Field on Healthy and Infected Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) Trees with Phytoplasma |
| title_full | Biological Effects of Weak Electromagnetic Field on Healthy and Infected Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) Trees with Phytoplasma |
| title_fullStr | Biological Effects of Weak Electromagnetic Field on Healthy and Infected Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) Trees with Phytoplasma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biological Effects of Weak Electromagnetic Field on Healthy and Infected Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) Trees with Phytoplasma |
| title_short | Biological Effects of Weak Electromagnetic Field on Healthy and Infected Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) Trees with Phytoplasma |
| title_sort | biological effects of weak electromagnetic field on healthy and infected lime citrus aurantifolia trees with phytoplasma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/716929 |
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