Radiation Potential of Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Magnetic Field to Increase Tobacco Production

Abstract

ELF magnetic field has many advantages, in addition to being a non-ionizing radiation, it is also able to penetrate almost any material. Several research results prove that exposure to ELF magnetic field can trigger the growth of tomato plants Ranti (Sari et al, 2015) and large chili plants (Handoko et al, 2017). The underlying mechanism for this is that exposure to ELF magnets can increase intracellular calcium, which can lead to increased cell proliferation. Excess magnetic field ELF is expected to be an alternative solution to the problems faced by tobacco farmers, which is the decline of the production of tobacco. Simple and inexpensive solutions need to be sought. Therefore, this study proves the effect of ELF magnetic field on increasing the leaf mass of tobacco. The sample of this research is tobacco seed exposed to ELF magnetic field after soaked in water for 24 hours. The variations in the intensity of the ELF magnetic field used in this study were 300μT, 500μT and 700μT and variations of 45 minutes and 60 minutes of exposure time. The results of One Way Anova analysis of this research data proves that exposure to the ELF magnetic field significantly increases the wet mass of leaf tobacco production. The highest wet mass of tobacco leaf was obtained in the group exposed to the magnetic field ELF 500μT for 60 minutes. In conclusion, that exposure to ELF magnetic field has an effect on increasing wet mass of leaf tobacco production.