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PLANT GROWTH UNDER STATIC MAGNETIC FIELD INFLUENCE 1 2 3 M. RÃCUCIU , D. CREANGÃ , I. HORGA 1 “Lucian Blaga” University, Faculty of Science, Dr. I. Ratiu Street, No. 5-7, 550024, Sibiu, Romania, mracuciu@ 2 “Al. I. Cuza” University, Faculty of Physics, 11A Blvd. Copou, Iaºi, Romania, dorinacreanga@ 3 “Samuil Isopescul” High School, Suceava, Romania Received September 26, 2006 Already germinated seeds of Zea mays were cultivated in the presence of static magnetic field in order to observe several biochemical changes and stimulation effect on plantlets growth. Magnetic treatment involved the application of five different values of magnetic induction of static magnetic field, ranging between 50 mT and 250 mT, during 14 days. In order to investigate the biochemical changes of chloro- phylls, total carotenoids and nucleic acids, spectrophotometrical measurements have been carried out. The influence of the static magnetic field intensity was discussed and statistic significance analysis was assessed for the differences between the average values of samples and controls. Key words: static magnetic field, Zea mays, photosynthesis pigments, nucleic acids, growth stimulation. 1. INTRODUCTION Over many years, the effects of static magnetic fields on plant life have been the subject of different research studies. Recently, many authors have reported the effects of static