The effect of magnetic water and priming on radish germination indices to improve water productivity

Seed germination is a crucial step in the seed life cycle, and the use of various techniques to produce more robust seedlings helps plant survival and improve water productivity. The effect of magnetized water is affected by the field's intensity, the type of plant, and the water used. Since no similar experiment has been performed on the radish plant as a high-consumption and water-repellent plant, this experiment was conducted to investigate the treatment's interaction effect. Priming and irrigation with magnetized water on radish seeds' germination traits were performed in a completely randomized design. Treatments included four types of priming and three types of water. The results showed that the interaction effect of priming and irrigation treatments with magnetic water for one hour increased 25, 27, and 71% in shoot length, shoot fresh weight. Root, respectively, and also caused a significant increase in root dry weight. According to the obtained results, priming and irrigation with magnetic water for one hour can be considered as the best treatment in this experiment. Finally, it can be concluded that seed hydropriming, especially with magnetized water, has positive effects on radius seed germination indices.