Table 1.

Summary of magnetic fields (MFs) effects on seed and seedling performance.

Species	Magnetic fields (MFs) applied	Effects described	Reference
Triticum aestivum	30 mT	No stimulation of seed germination, neither seedling growth. Increased antioxidant potential under soil flooding.	Balakhnina et al., 2015
Tagetes patula	100 mT	Improved germination, seedling vigor, and starch metabolism.	Afzal et al., 2012
Glycine max	200 and 150 mT	Increased germination parameters and seedling biomass. Plants with higher efficiency of light harvesting and biomass accumulation.	Baby et al., 2011; Shine et al., 2011
Helianthus annuus	50 and 200 mT	Increased germination and germination rate. Increased seedling length and biomass accumulation.	Vashisth and Nagarajan, 2010
Vigna radiate	5 mT	Improved germination, seedling vigor, and starch metabolism.	Reddy et al., 2012
Solanum lycopersicum	100 and 170 mT	Improved biomass and growth. Increased tolerance to biotic stresses.	De Souza et al., 2006
Cucumis sativus	200 mT	Improved germination, seedling vigor, starch, and anti-oxidative metabolism.	Bhardwaj et al., 2012
Zea mays	100 and 200 mT	Improved seedling growth, leaf water status, and photosynthesis in seedlings under soil water stress.	Anand et al., 2012
Vicia faba	0.1 mT	Improved seedling growth.	Rajendra et al., 2005
Quercus suber	0.015 mT	Improved sprouting rate and seedling biomass.	Celestino et al., 2000