Automatic Germination Evaluation and Qualitative Analysis of Essential Oil of Mentha × piperita L. under the Influence of High Frequency Pulsatile Electromagnetic and Ultrasound Pulsatile Fields

Authors

  • Valentin SINGUREANU University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăștur St., 400372, Cluj-Napoca (RO)
  • Rodica UNGUR “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 8 Victor Babeș Str., Cluj-Napoca (RO)
  • Ioan ONAC “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 8 Victor Babeș Str., Cluj-Napoca (RO)
  • Melinda Haydee KOVACS INCDO-INOE2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation (ICIA), 67 Donath Str., 400293, Cluj-Napoca (RO)
  • Gelu MOLDOVAN University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Mănăștur St., 400372, Cluj-Napoca (RO)
  • Victoria SINGUREANU Rehabilitation Clinical Hospital Cluj-Napoca, 46-50 Viilor Str., Cluj-Napoca (RO)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha4319973

Keywords:

open source, catalyst, terpenes, raster image, vector image

Abstract

The study illustrates the influence of high frequency pulsatile electromagnetic fields and ultrasound pulsatile fields on Mentha × piperita L. seed germination and the quality of its essential oil. The physiological role of the above mentioned experimental factors was considered to be a catalyticall base point, improving germination percent, SVI (seedling vigor index), GVI (germination velocity index). All the biometric aspects of the germination process (seed area, seed perimeter, seed development on x and y radius, radicele length, hypocotyl length) where determined using open free software, consolidating the general idea that scientific communities can improve and perfect open source projects. High frequency pulsatile electromagnetic fields (91.75%) and ultrasound pulsatile fields (64.75%) experimental variants gave higher germination percent compared to control (47.00%). Following the main terpenes determination, the same experimental variants obtained high accumulations of menthol, eugenol, thymol, eucalyptol, linalool and other components. These aspects can be scientifically sustained by the seedling vigor index marks obtained at high frequency pulsatile electromagnetic fields (1985.47) and ultrasound pulsatile fields (1480.09), creating the general premises for better development stages in the nursery sector. Raised accumulation of main therapeutical terpenes in Mentha × piperita L. must be supervised in further studies, when microscopically imagery of glandular trichomes and their density may lead to more profound conclusions.

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Published

2015-06-19

How to Cite

SINGUREANU, V., UNGUR, R., ONAC, I., KOVACS, M. H., MOLDOVAN, G., & SINGUREANU, V. (2015). Automatic Germination Evaluation and Qualitative Analysis of Essential Oil of Mentha × piperita L. under the Influence of High Frequency Pulsatile Electromagnetic and Ultrasound Pulsatile Fields. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 43(1), 146–152. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha4319973

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Research Articles
CITATION
DOI: 10.15835/nbha4319973

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Copyright (c) 2015 Valentin SINGUREANU, Rodica UNGUR, Ioan ONAC, Melinda Haydee KOVACS, Gelu MOLDOVAN, Victoria SINGUREANU

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