Effects of Magnetic Fields on Growth and Development of Medicago truncatula.

The growth of Medicago truncatula was studied under the influence of weak electromagnetic fields over a period of ten weeks. Several plants were grown in uniform and oscillating electromagnetic fields through the use of a generated current through stacked coils while several other plants were grown in random magnetic fields through the use of bar magnets. The remaining plants were treated as a control group with no magnetic field influence. A comparative analysis is being taken with regards to biomass, length, leaf surface area, and microscopic leaf and stem images using an Atomic Force Microscope. A clear difference of growth rate and some change in color was noticed. We are analyzing the way these changes take place.