Influence of alkaline ionized water on soybean "Dotnuvos rudoji" growth

Abstract

Influence of alkaline ionized water on soybean ('Dotnuvos rudoji') seed germination, sprout conditions and plant morphophysiological parameters was investigated in ASU Institute of biology and plant biotechnology. Distilled water was chosen as control variant. It was determined that alkaline ionized water did not show any significant impact on seed germination, plant and root size, nevertheless earlier germination and faster development of leaves was observed. Chlorophyll a and b content significantly increased by 0,35 mg l-1 and 5,74 mg l-1 respectively, whereas concentration of carotenoids declined by 2,2 times. The changes in pigment content did not have a significant effect on the effective quantum yield of photochemical energy conversion in II photosystem.