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Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences. Print version ISSN 0970 4612
Vol.40 B (Botany), No.1. Online version ISSN 2320 3196
January-June 2021: P.65-69 DOI: 10.5958/2320-3196.2021.00006.9
Review Article Available online at www.bpasjournals.com

A Review on Electroculture, Magneticulture and Laserculture to Boost

Plant Growth

Victor Christianto*, 2Florentin Smarandache

1

Author’s Affiliation *Corresponding author:

1
Malang Institute of Agriculture (IPM), Victor Christianto,
Malang, Indonesia. Malang Institute of Agriculture (IPM), Malang,
E-mail: [email protected]. Indonesia.
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Dept. Mathematics and Sciences, E-mail:
University of New Mexico, Gallup – USA. [email protected].
E--mail: [email protected] Received on 02.02.2021
Accepted on 03.05.2021

Keywords: Abstract
Electroculture, While several reviews on potential applications of electroculture are
magneticculture, available, in this survey we discuss these issues from history, starting from
laserculture, plant earliest experiments by Ross. And in the last section, we discuss possible
growth, agriculture application of laserculture, another form of potential improvement. It is our
performance hope that what we present here may be found useful for improving
agricultural performance in many countries, as well as reducing
dependence on fertilizer.

How to cite this article: Christianto, V., Smarandache, F. (2021). A Review on Electroculture,
Magneticulture and Laserculture to Boost Plant Growth Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences-Botany,
40B (1), 1-5.

INTRODUCTION developed in a quarter section of land or less,

in gardens, on galleries, housetops, in window
To cause harvests to become bigger and boxes or aqua-farming or permaculture. That
quicker has been the essential worry of converts into immeasurably expanded benefits
agribusiness for a long time. All strategies for for cannabis cultivators specifically, and some
development methods what's more, advances other culturist. Aqua-farming frameworks are
have been created to satisfy this point; from obviously appropriate for electroculture
basic yield pivot to complex manufactured (Nelson, 1982).
composts. Another development innovation
found in farming is the use of power and Also, there's more - a whole lot more, as the
attraction that can speed up development rates, Russian scientists B.R. Lazarenko and I.B.
increment yields, and improve crop quality. Gorbatovoskaya detailed (with paraphrasing):
That innovation is called electroculture. "Reports that the attributes obtained by the
Electroculture can shield plants from plants in electrically treated soils are sent
infections and creepy crawly and moreover by legacy to the third era are especially
diminish the prerequisites for manure or fascinating. Affected by the electrical flow,
pesticides. Ranchers can develop greater and the mathematical extents between hemp
better harvests in less time, with less exertion plants of various genders was changed by
(Barinov, 2012). examination with the control to give an
expanded number of female plants by 20-25%,
Harvest yields and quality are improved regarding a decrease in the power of the
similarly. The energies are applied to the seeds, oxidative cycles in the plant tissues."
plants, soil or the water and supplements. (Lazarenko & Gorbatovoskaya, 1966).
Also, in this way huge loads of food can be
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METHODOLOGY Starting in 1885, the Finnish researcher Selim

Laemstrom tried different things with an
In this article, we used methodology of airborne framework controlled by a
literature survey. In this short literature Wimshurst generator and Leyden containers.
survey, we discuss some methods which may He tracked down that the electrical release
have great impact in terms of plant growth from wire focuses invigorated the
and also reduce time needed to grow. development of yields like potatoes, carrots,
and celery for an normal increment of about
We tried to include not only literature from 40% (up to 70%) inside about two months.
the Western publications, but also from Nursery developed strawberry plants
Eastern Europe and also Asian authors, delivered ready natural product fifty-fifty the
because some of the ideas are quite old. standard time. The yield of raspberries was
expanded by 95%, what's more, the yield of
HISTORY OF ELECTROCULTURE carrots was expanded by 125%. Yields of
cabbage, turnips, and flax, be that as it may,
Exploratory investigation of the impacts of became preferred without jolt over with it. The
power on plant development started in 1746, Laemstrom framework included a flat radio
when Dr. Maimbray of Edinburg treated wire suspended sufficiently high to allow
myrtle plants with the yield of an electrostatic furrowing, weeding and water system. The
generator, consequently upgrading their voltage applied to the reception apparatus
development and blooming. After two years, differs from 2 to 70 KV, contingent upon the
the French abbot Jean Nolet discovered that stature of the recieving wire. The current was
plants react with sped up paces of germination around 11 amps.
and in general development when developed
under charged terminals (Nelson, 1982). In April 16, 1900, there was a Nature magazine
edition, mentioned about electroculture:

Figure 1: Coverage on electroculture in Nature, 1900.

Another old book on electroculture was published by EC. Dudgeon:

Figure 2: EC Dudgeon’s book (unknown date)

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Among other things, Dudgeon reported experiments by Prof. Laemstrom:

Figure 3: Crop growth improvement, EC Dudgeon (unknown date)

In 1909, the Swiss minister J.J. Gasner acquired were bound together to produce power from
comparable outcomes with his replication of sun based warmth. A few of the shafts were
Laemstrom's work. Likewise that year, Prof. G. set around 10 ft separated, and the wires
Stone showed that a couple of sparkles of driving from them reached out about 1000
friction based electricity released into the dirt yards. Christofloreau asserted that the
every day expanded soil microbes up to 600%. amassed power obliterated parasites and
advanced advantageous synthetic cycles in the
During the 1920s, V.H. Blackman revealed his dirt (Barinov, 2012).
examinations with an aeronautical framework
like that of Laemstrom. He applied 60 volts In 1924, Georges Lakhovsky contrived his
DC/1 milliamp through 3 steel wires each 32 Oscillator Circuit, a one-become copper curl
ft long and suspended 6 ft separated and 7 ft with covering closes isolated by a hole.
high on posts. The course of action expanded Capacitance creates swaying flows that
yields about half for a few plant types (Nelson, advantage the plants. The ring is upheld by an
1982). encasing like a plastic bar. This amazingly
straightforward course of action animates
Wet soil improves current stream. plant development.
Electrocultured plants need about 10% more
water than control plants in light of the fact Other setups likewise upgrade plant
that the charged water is sweated more development. A funnel shaped loop of solid
quickly than under typical conditions. wire twisted with 9 turns (counter-clockwise
in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the
ANTENNA SYSTEMS Southern), when stuck in the ground around 1
ft north of a plant, will gather barometrical
As discussed by Barinov, it is also possible to power. Associate a wire from the fence to a
implement antenna systems to improve plant metal bar close to the plants. A television
performance. The French rancher Justin reception apparatus likewise can be utilized.
Christofloreau stood out in 1925 with his Rebar can be sunk into the ground at each end
contraption to gather barometrical energy for of a column of plants, associated by an
his yields. Clover treated by his strategy grew uncovered wire under the dirt or potentially
7 feet high. Christofloreau's contraption noticeable all around. A north-south direction
comprised of a 25-ft wooden post; at the top will exploit geomagnetic extremity
was a metal pointer adjusted north-south, and (Butchbaker 1976).
a reception apparatus. Copper and zinc strips

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More Recent Development: Solar Powered The resultant yields are nutritious, and
Electroculture heavenly, and three to multiple times greater
than expected since the most recent ten years
As discussed by E.M. Reyes et al., supporting in similar fields."
the idea of power's part in plant development
incitement and utilization of sun oriented The technique created by Pearl Eitan (Patent
innovation, the scientist planned and built up IL31428) requires the utilization of 100 lb of
a venture that would help increment the magnetite/section of land with an electrostatic
development of plants without losing their charge. The outcome is "resistivity to subfreezing
quality and nourishment. Electroculture with temperatures and creepy crawlies, expanded
appropriate watering framework will assist organic product size, yield, development rates, and
the plants with developing. Besides, the expanded number of crops/year."(Nelson, 1982).
convenient sun based force supply might be
utilized to control up the undertaking for a
more financially savvy activity (Reyes et al, Laserculture: Effects of UV-B radiation, Laser
2019). irradiation, and LED lighting
Apart of the aforementioned methods to
Moreover, they concluded as follows (with improve plant growth, there are other
paraphrasing): methods based on ultraviolet (UV-B) and
“An all around planned electroculture laser/LED irradiation. We will discuss these
strategy significantly affects family pay. As possible treatments one by one.
seen in the investigation, the ordinary
gathering season of pechay plants is As reported by Zuk-Golaszewska et al:
diminished by seven days. This implies “In the investigation directed in the nursery,
decrease in the utilization of water, the various portions of UV-B radiation applied
composts and bugs controls. Also, to the two species initiated changes in leaf and
electroculture procedure outlines low support plant morphology. It was an abatement of
and working expense that best fits for each plant tallness, new mass of leaves, shoots and
ranchers developing vegetables plants. It will roots just as leaf region. Additionally, it
give ranchers an opportunity to develop great caused the leaf twisting in both of the species.
yields quicker, lessen ecological issues brought The huge contrasts between the two are in the
about by utilizing natural composts what's considered attributes were basically because of
more, increment their pay.” (Reyes et al., 2019). the tillering capacity of the species. The
substance of chlorophyll shifted impressively.
MAGNETICULTURE The normal estimations of leaf greenness
(SPAD units) for oats were around 43 while
"Magneticulture", as the name suggests, for green foxtail 32, separately. U-VB didn't
utilizes attractive fields from mineral diminish leaf weight proportion, shoot dry
magnetite (Fe3O4), lasting magnets, or matter, shoot to root proportion and leaf
electromagnets to influence plant digestion. territory proportion.”(Zuk-Golazewska et al.,
Spread magnetite in a ring around the roots, 2003)
or in a north-south line. The indistinct
attractive field will improve the germination Moreover, with regards to laser applications in
and resulting advancement to different agriculture, M. Hasan wrote that laser
degrees relying upon the plant, developing innovation can be a helpful choice to be joined
conditions, and the sort, extremity, and into frameworks of rural creation. Accordingly,
strength of the attractive field (Nelson, 1982). more consideration was given as of late to
actual elements that might be appropriate to
Agronomist Yannick van Doorne has built up preparing of planting material. To guarantee a
a "attractive radio wire", a chamber loaded up high seed execution, different techniques for
with beeswax and magnets, wrapped with a handling are utilized, including substance
curl, and electrostatically charged. The arrangements, for example, seed
gadgets are set at the finishes of lines immunization by synthetic material and
furrowed north and south, and associated development controllers, just as actual
with electrifies steel wire. components, including laser light and
attractive fields. Pre-planting treatment was

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