Electro plant growth stimulator

Solar cells really amaze the imagination as soon as one thinks about their extraordinary variety of applications. Indeed, the scope of solar cells is quite wide.

Below is an application that is hard to believe. We are talking about photoelectric converters that stimulate plant growth. Sounds unbelievable?

plant growth

To begin with, it is best to get acquainted with the basics of plant life. Most readers are well aware of the phenomenon of photosynthesis, which is the main driving force in plant life. Essentially, photosynthesis is the process by which sunlight allows plants to be nourished.

Although the process of photosynthesis is much more complicated than the explanation that is possible and appropriate in this book, this process is as follows. The leaf of every green plant is made up of thousands of individual cells. They contain a substance called chlorophyll, which, incidentally, is what gives the leaves their green color. Each such cell is a miniature chemical plant. When a particle of light, called a photon, enters a cell, it is absorbed by chlorophyll. The photon energy released in this way activates chlorophyll and initiates a series of transformations that ultimately lead to the formation of sugar and starch, which are absorbed by plants and stimulate growth.

These substances are stored in the cell until needed by the plant. It is safe to assume that the amount of nutrients a leaf can provide to a plant is directly proportional to the amount of sunlight falling on its surface. This phenomenon is similar to the conversion of energy by a solar cell.

A few words about roots

However, sunlight alone is not enough for a plant. In order to produce nutrients, the leaf must have a feedstock. The supplier of such substances is a developed root system, through which they are absorbed from the soil*.( * Not only from the soil, but also from the air. Fortunately for humans and animals, plants breathe carbon dioxide during the day, with which we constantly enrich the atmosphere by exhaling air, in which the ratio of carbon dioxide to oxygen is significantly increased compared to the air we breathe.). Roots, which are complex structures, are as important to plant development as sunlight.

Usually the root system is as extensive and branched as the plant it feeds. For example, it may turn out that a healthy plant 10 cm high has a root system that goes into the ground to a depth of 10 cm. Of course, this is not always the case and not in all plants, but, as a rule, this is the case.

Therefore, it would be logical to expect that if it were possible in any way to increase the growth of the root system, then the upper part of the plant would follow suit and grow by the same amount. In fact, this is how it happens. It was found that, thanks to an action that was not yet fully understood, a weak electric current really promotes the development of the root system, and hence the growth of the plant. It is assumed that such stimulation with an electric current actually supplements the energy obtained in the usual way during photosynthesis.

Photoelectricity and photosynthesis

A solar cell, like leaf cells during photosynthesis, absorbs a photon of light and converts its energy into electrical energy. However, the solar cell, unlike the leaf of a plant, performs the conversion function much better. So, a conventional solar cell converts at least 10% of the light falling on it into electrical energy. On the other hand, during photosynthesis, almost 0.1% of the incident light is converted into energy.

Rice. one. Is there any benefit from a root system stimulant? This can be solved by looking at a photo of two plants. Both of them are of the same type and age, grew up in identical conditions. The plant on the left had a root system stimulator.

For the experiment, seedlings 10 cm long were selected. They grew indoors with weak sunlight penetrating through a window located at a considerable distance. No attempt was made to favor any particular plant, except that the faceplate of the photovoltaic cell was oriented in the direction of sunlight.

The experiment lasted about 1 month. This photo was taken on the 35th day. It is noteworthy that the plant with the root system stimulator is more than 2 times larger than the control plant.

When one solar cell is connected to the root system of a plant, its growth is stimulated. But there is one trick here. It lies in the fact that stimulation of root growth gives better results in shaded plants.

Studies have shown that for plants exposed to bright sunlight, there is little or no benefit from root stimulation. This is probably because such plants have enough energy from photosynthesis. Apparently, the effect of stimulation appears only when the only source of energy for the plant is a photoelectric converter (solar cell).

However, it should be remembered that a solar cell converts light into energy much more efficiently than a leaf in photosynthesis. In particular, it can convert into a useful amount of electricity light that would be simply useless for a plant, such as light from fluorescent lamps and incandescent lamps, which are used daily for lighting rooms. Experiments also show that in seeds exposed to a weak electric current, germination is accelerated and the number of shoots and, ultimately, yield increases.

The design of the growth stimulator

All that is needed to test the theory is a single solar cell. However, you still need a pair of electrodes that could be easily stuck into the ground near the roots (Fig. 2).

Rice. 2. You can quickly and easily test the root system stimulator by sticking a couple of long nails into the ground near the plant and connecting them with wires to a solar cell.

The size of the solar cell is basically irrelevant, since the current required to stimulate the root system is negligible. However, for best results, the surface of the solar cell must be large enough to capture more light. Taking into account these conditions, an element with a diameter of 6 cm was chosen for the root system stimulator.

Two stainless steel rods were connected to the element disc. One of them was soldered to the rear contact of the element, the other - to the upper current-collecting grid (Fig. 3). However, it is not recommended to use the element as a fastener for rods, as it is too fragile and thin.

Rice. 3

It is best to fix the solar cell on a metal plate (mainly aluminum or stainless steel) of a somewhat large size. After making sure that the electrical contact of the plate on the back side of the element is reliable, you can connect one rod to the plate, the other to the current collector grid.

You can assemble the structure in another way: place the element, rods and everything else in a plastic protective case. For this purpose, boxes made of thin transparent plastic (used, for example, for packaging commemorative coins), which can be found in a haberdashery, hardware store, or office supply store, are quite suitable. It is only necessary to strengthen the metal rods so that they do not scroll or bend. You can even fill the entire product with a liquid curing polymer composition.

However, it should be borne in mind that shrinkage occurs during the curing of liquid polymers. If the element and the attached rods are securely fastened, then no complications will arise. A poorly fixed rod during shrinkage of the polymer compound can destroy the element and disable it.

The element also needs protection from the external environment. Silicon solar cells are slightly hygroscopic, capable of absorbing small amounts of water. Of course, over time, water penetrates a little inside the crystal and destroys the most affected atomic bonds *. ( * The mechanism of degradation of solar cell parameters under the influence of moisture is different: first of all, metal contacts are corroded and antireflection coatings peel off, conductive jumpers appear on the ends of solar cells, shunting the p-n junction.). As a result, the electrical characteristics of the element deteriorate, and eventually it fails completely.

If the element is filled with a suitable polymer composition, the problem can be considered solved. Other methods of fastening the element will require other solutions.

Parts list
Solar cell with a diameter of 6 cm Two stainless steel rods approx. 20 cm long Suitable plastic box (see text).

Growth stimulator experiment

Now that the stimulator is ready, you need to stick two metal rods into the ground near the roots. The solar cell will do the rest.

You can set up such a simple experiment. Take two identical plants, preferably grown in similar conditions. Plant them in separate pots. Insert the electrodes of the root system stimulator into one of the pots, and leave the second plant for control. Now it is necessary to care for both plants equally, watering them at the same time and giving them equal attention.

After about 30 days, a striking difference can be seen between the two plants. The root booster plant will be clearly taller than the control plant and will have more leaves. This experiment is best done indoors using only artificial lighting.

The stimulator can be used on houseplants to keep them healthy. A gardener or flower grower can use it to speed up seed germination or improve plant root systems. Regardless of the type of use of this stimulant, you can experiment well in this area.

Soil electrification and harvest

In order to increase the productivity of agricultural plants, mankind has long turned to the soil. The fact that electricity can increase the fertility of the upper arable layer of the earth, that is, enhance its ability to form a large crop, has long been proven by the experiments of scientists and practitioners. But how to do it better, how to link the electrification of the soil with the existing technologies for its cultivation? These are the problems that have not been fully resolved even now. At the same time, we must not forget that the soil is a biological object. And with inept intervention in this established organism, especially with such a powerful tool as electricity, it is possible to cause irreparable damage to it.

When electrifying the soil, they see, first of all, a way of influencing the root system of plants. To date, a lot of data has been accumulated showing that a weak electric current passed through the soil stimulates growth processes in plants. But is this the result of a direct action of electricity on the root system, and through it on the whole plant, or is it the result of physical and chemical changes in the soil? A certain step towards understanding the problem was taken in due time by Leningrad scientists.

The experiments they carried out were very sophisticated, because they had to find out a deeply hidden truth. They took small polyethylene tubes with holes, into which corn seedlings were planted. The tubes were filled with a nutrient solution with a complete set of chemical elements necessary for seedlings. And through it, with the help of chemically inert platinum electrodes, a constant electric current of 5-7 μA / sq. was passed. see. The volume of the solution in the chambers was maintained at the same level by adding distilled water. Air, which the roots badly need, was systematically supplied (in the form of bubbles) from a special gas chamber. The composition of the nutrient solution was continuously monitored by sensors of one or another element - ion-selective electrodes. And according to the registered changes, they concluded what and in what quantity was absorbed by the roots. All other channels for the leakage of chemical elements were blocked. In parallel, a control variant worked, in which everything was absolutely the same, with the exception of one thing - no electric current was passed through the solution. And what?

Less than 3 hours have passed since the beginning of the experiment, and the difference between the control and electric options has already come to light. In the latter, the nutrients were more actively absorbed by the roots. But, perhaps, it's not the roots, but the ions, which, under the influence of an external current, began to move faster in the solution? To answer this question, one of the experiments provided for the measurement of the biopotentials of seedlings and, at a certain time, growth hormones were included in the “work”. Why? Yes, because they change the activity of absorption of ions by roots and the bioelectrical characteristics of plants without any additional electrical stimulation.

At the end of the experiment, the authors made the following conclusions: "The passage of a weak electric current through the nutrient solution, in which the root system of corn seedlings is immersed, has a stimulating effect on the absorption of potassium ions and nitrate nitrogen from the nutrient solution by plants." So, does electricity stimulate the activity of the root system? But how, through what mechanisms? To be completely convincing in the root effect of electricity, another experiment was set up, in which there was also a nutrient solution, there were roots, now cucumbers, and biopotentials were also measured. And in this experiment, the work of the root system improved with electrical stimulation. However, it is still far from unraveling the ways of its action, although it is already known that the electric current has both direct and indirect effects on the plant, the degree of influence of which is determined by a number of factors.

In the meantime, research on the effectiveness of soil electrification expanded and deepened. Today, they are usually carried out in greenhouses or in the conditions of vegetation experiments. This is understandable, since this is the only way to avoid mistakes that are involuntarily made when experiments were carried out in the field, in which it is impossible to establish control over each individual factor.

Very detailed experiments with the electrification of the soil were carried out in Leningrad by the scientist V. A. Shustov. In slightly podzolic loamy soil, he added 30% humus and 10% sand, and through this mass perpendicular to the root system between two steel or carbon electrodes (the latter showed themselves better) passed an industrial frequency current with a density of 0.5 mA / sq. see Radish harvest increased by 40-50%. But a direct current of the same density reduced the collection of these root crops compared to the control. And only a decrease in its density to 0.01-0.13 mA / sq. cm caused the increase in yield to the level obtained with the use of alternating current. What is the reason?

Using labeled phosphorus, it was found that an alternating current above the indicated parameters has a beneficial effect on the absorption of this important electrical element by plants. There was also a positive effect of direct current. With its density of 0.01 mA / sq. cm, a crop was obtained approximately equal to that obtained with the use of alternating current with a density of 0.5 mA / sq. see By the way, of the four tested AC frequencies (25, 50, 100 and 200 Hz), the frequency of 50 Hz turned out to be the best. If the plants were covered with grounded screening grids, then the yield of vegetable crops was significantly reduced.

The Armenian Research Institute of Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture used electricity to stimulate tobacco plants. We studied a wide range of current densities transmitted in the cross section of the root layer. For alternating current, it was 0.1; 0.5; 1.0; 1.6; 2.0; 2.5; 3.2 and 4.0 a / sq. m, for permanent - 0.005; 0.01; 0.03; 0.05; 0.075; 0.1; 0.125 and 0.15 a/sq. m. As a nutrient substrate, a mixture consisting of 50% black soil, 25% humus and 25% sand was used. Current densities of 2.5 a/sq.m. turned out to be the most optimal. m for variable and 0.1 a / sq. m for a constant with a continuous supply of electricity for one and a half months. At the same time, the yield of dry mass of tobacco in the first case exceeded the control by 20%, and in the second - by 36%.

Or the tomatoes. The experimenters created a constant electric field in their root zone. Plants developed much faster than controls, especially in the budding phase. They had a larger leaf surface area, the activity of the peroxidase enzyme increased, and respiration increased. As a result, the yield increase was 52%, and this happened mainly due to an increase in the size of the fruits and their number per plant.

The direct current passed through the soil also has a beneficial effect on fruit trees. This was noticed by I. V. Michurin and successfully applied by his closest assistant I. S. Gorshkov, who devoted an entire chapter to this issue in his book “Articles on Fruit Growing” (Moscow, Ed. Sel'sk. lit., 1958). In this case, fruit trees go through the childhood (scientists say "juvenile") stage of development faster, their cold resistance and resistance to other adverse environmental factors increase, as a result, productivity increases. In order not to be unfounded, I will give a specific example. When a constant current was passed through the soil on which young coniferous and deciduous trees grew continuously during the daylight period, a number of remarkable phenomena occurred in their lives. In June-July, the experimental trees were characterized by more intense photosynthesis, which was the result of stimulating the growth of soil biological activity with electricity, increasing the speed of movement of soil ions, and better absorption by their root systems of plants. Moreover, the current flowing in the soil created a large potential difference between the plants and the atmosphere. And this, as already mentioned, is a factor in itself favorable for trees, especially young ones. In the next experiment, carried out under a film cover, with continuous transmission of direct current, the phytomass of annual seedlings of pine and larch increased by 40-42%. If this growth rate were to be maintained for several years, then it is not difficult to imagine what a huge benefit it would turn out to be.

An interesting experiment on the influence of an electric field between plants and the atmosphere was carried out by scientists from the Institute of Plant Physiology of the USSR Academy of Sciences. They found that photosynthesis goes faster, the greater the potential difference between plants and the atmosphere. So, for example, if you hold a negative electrode near the plant and gradually increase the voltage (500, 1000, 1500, 2500 V), then the intensity of photosynthesis will increase. If the potentials of the plant and the atmosphere are close, then the plant ceases to absorb carbon dioxide.

It should be noted that a lot of experiments on soil electrification have been carried out, both here and abroad. It has been established that this effect changes the movement of various types of soil moisture, promotes the reproduction of a number of substances that are difficult for plants to digest, and provokes a wide variety of chemical reactions, which in turn change the reaction of the soil solution. When the electric impact on the soil with weak currents, microorganisms develop better in it. The parameters of the electric current, which are optimal for various soils, have also been determined: from 0.02 to 0.6 mA/sq. cm for direct current and from 0.25 to 0.5 mA / sq. see for alternating current. However, in practice, the current of these parameters, even on similar soils, may not give an increase in yield. This is due to the variety of factors that arise when electricity interacts with the soil and the plants cultivated on it. In the soil belonging to the same classification category, in each specific case, there may be completely different concentrations of hydrogen, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and other elements, there may be dissimilar aeration conditions, and, consequently, the passage of its own redox processes and etc. Finally, we should not forget about the constantly changing parameters of atmospheric electricity and terrestrial magnetism. Much also depends on the electrodes used and the method of electric exposure (constant, short-term, etc.). In short, it is necessary in each case to try and select, try and select ...

Due to these and a number of other reasons, the electrification of the soil, although it contributes to an increase in the yield of agricultural plants, and often quite significant, has not yet acquired wide practical application. Realizing this, scientists are looking for new approaches to this problem. So, it is proposed to treat the soil with an electric discharge to fix nitrogen in it - one of the main "dishes" for plants. To do this, a high-voltage low-power continuous arc discharge of alternating current is created in the soil and in the atmosphere. And where it "works", part of the atmospheric nitrogen passes into nitrate forms, which are assimilated by plants. However, this happens, of course, in a small area of ​​​​the field and is quite expensive.

More effective is another way to increase the amount of assimilable forms of nitrogen in the soil. It consists in the use of a brush electric discharge created directly in the arable layer. A brush discharge is a form of gas discharge that occurs at atmospheric pressure on a metal tip to which a high potential is applied. The magnitude of the potential depends on the position of the other electrode and on the radius of curvature of the tip. But in any case, it should be measured in ten kilovolts. Then, at the tip of the point, a brush-like beam of intermittent and rapidly mixing electrical sparks appears. Such a discharge causes the formation of a large number of channels in the soil, into which a significant amount of energy passes and, as laboratory and field experiments have shown, it contributes to an increase in the forms of nitrogen absorbed by plants in the soil and, as a result, an increase in yield.

Even more effective is the use of the electro-hydraulic effect in tillage, which consists in creating an electric discharge (electric lightning) in water. If a portion of soil is placed in a vessel with water and an electric discharge is made in this vessel, then soil particles will be crushed, releasing a large amount of elements necessary for plants and binding atmospheric nitrogen. Such an effect of electricity on the properties of the soil and on water has a very beneficial effect on the growth of plants and their productivity. Considering the great prospect of this method of electrifying the soil, I will try to talk about it in more detail in a separate article.

Another way of electrifying the soil is very curious - without an external current source. This direction is being developed by Kirovohrad researcher IP Ivanko. He considers soil moisture as a kind of electrolyte, which is under the influence of the Earth's electromagnetic field. At the metal-electrolyte interface, in this case, a metal-soil solution, a galvanic-electric effect occurs. In particular, when a steel wire is in the soil, cathode and anode zones are formed on its surface as a result of redox reactions, and the metal gradually dissolves. As a result, a potential difference arises at the interphase boundaries, reaching 40-50 mV. It is also formed between two wires laid in the soil. If the wires are, for example, at a distance of 4 m, then the potential difference is 20-40 mV, but it varies greatly depending on the moisture and temperature of the soil, its mechanical composition, the amount of fertilizer and other factors.

The author called the electromotive force between two wires in the soil "agro-EMF", he managed not only to measure it, but also to explain the general patterns by which it is formed. It is characteristic that at certain periods, as a rule, when the phases of the moon change and the weather changes, the galvanometer needle, with which the current between the wires is measured, changes position sharply - the changes accompanying such phenomena in the state of the Earth's electromagnetic field, which are transmitted to the soil "electrolyte" .

Based on these ideas, the author proposed to create electrolyzable agronomic fields. For this purpose, a special tractor unit distributes a steel wire with a diameter of 2.5 mm coiled from a drum along the bottom of the slot to a depth of 37 cm. soil surface. After 12 m across the width of the field, the operation is repeated. Note that the wire placed in this way does not interfere with conventional agricultural work. Well, if necessary, steel wires can be easily removed from the soil using the unwinding and winding unit for measuring wire.

Experiments have established that with this method, an "agro-emf" of 23-35 mV is induced on the electrodes. Since the electrodes have different polarities, a closed electrical circuit arises between them through moist soil, through which a direct current flows with a density of 4 to 6 μA / sq. see anode. Passing through the soil solution as through an electrolyte, this current supports the processes of electrophoresis and electrolysis in the fertile layer, due to which the soil chemicals necessary for plants pass from hard-to-digest to easily digestible forms. In addition, under the influence of electric current, all plant residues, weed seeds, dead animal organisms humify faster, which leads to an increase in soil fertility.

As can be seen, in this variant, the electrification of the soil occurs without an artificial source of energy, only as a result of the action of the electromagnetic forces of our planet.

Meanwhile, due to this “gratuitous” energy, a very high increase in grain yield was obtained in experiments - up to 7 centners per hectare. Considering the simplicity, accessibility and good efficiency of the proposed electrification technology, amateur gardeners who are interested in this technology can read about it in more detail in the article by I.P. 7 for 1985. When introducing this technology, the author advises to place the wires in the direction from north to south, and the agricultural plants cultivated above them from west to east.

With this article, I tried to interest amateur gardeners in the use of various plants in the process of cultivating, in addition to the well-known technologies for soil care, electrical technology. The relative simplicity of most methods of soil electrification, accessible to persons who have received knowledge in physics, even in the scope of the secondary school program, makes it possible to use and test them in almost every garden plot when growing vegetables, fruits and berries, flower-decorative, medicinal and other plants. I also experimented with electrifying the soil with direct current in the 60s of the last century when growing seedlings and seedlings of fruit and berry crops. In most experiments, growth stimulation was observed, sometimes very significant, especially when growing cherry and plum seedlings. So, dear amateur gardeners, try to test some way of electrifying the soil in the coming season on any crop. What if everything works out well for you, and all this may turn out to be one of the gold mines?

V. N. Shalamov

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The method of electrical stimulation of plant life

Lartsev Vadim Viktorovich

It is known that a weak electric current passed through the soil has a beneficial effect on the vital activity of plants. At the same time, a lot of experiments on soil electrification and the influence of this factor on the development of plants have been carried out both in our country and abroad. It has been established that this effect changes the movement of various types of soil moisture, promotes the decomposition of a number of substances that are difficult for plants to digest, provokes a wide variety of chemical reactions, which in turn change the reaction of the soil solution. The parameters of the electric current were also determined, which are optimal for various soils: from 0.02 to 0.6 mA/cm2 for direct current and from 0.25 to 0.50 mA/cm2 for alternating current.

A method for electrical stimulation of plant life is proposed, described in patent No. RU2261588. The method includes introducing into the soil, to a depth convenient for further processing, with a certain interval, in the appropriate proportions of metal particles in the form of powder, rods, plates of various shapes and configurations, made of metals of various types and their alloys, differing in their ratio to hydrogen in electrochemical series of metal voltages, alternating the introduction of metal particles of one type of metal with the introduction of metal particles of another type, taking into account the composition of the soil and the type of plant. The method is based on the property of water to change its pH when it comes into contact with metals. (Application for the discovery No. OT OV dated 03/07/1997 under the title "The property of changing the hydrogen index of water when it comes into contact with metals"),.

As one of the ways to increase the currents of electrical stimulation of plants with the corresponding metals placed in the soil, it is proposed to sprinkle crops of agricultural crops with baking soda NaHCO3 (150-200 grams or less per square meter) before watering or directly water crops with water with dissolved soda in proportions of 25-30 grams or less per 1 liter of water. The introduction of soda into the soil will increase the electrical stimulation currents of plants. At the same time, decomposing into its constituent parts under the action of an electric current, the soda components themselves can be used as elements necessary for assimilation by plants.

Soda is a useful substance for plants, as it contains sodium ions, which are necessary for the plant - they take an active part in the energy sodium-potassium metabolism of plant cells. According to P. Mitchell's hypothesis, which is the foundation of all bioenergetics today, food energy is first converted into electrical energy, which is then spent on the production of ATP. Sodium ions, according to recent studies, together with potassium ions and hydrogen ions, are involved in such a transformation. electrical stimulation plant root charge

The carbon dioxide released during the decomposition of soda can also be absorbed by plants, since it is the product that is used to feed the plant. For plants, carbon dioxide serves as a source of carbon, and its enrichment of the air in greenhouses and greenhouses leads to an increase in yield.

The difference between this method and the existing prototype (Pilsudski method) is that the resulting electrical stimulation currents can be selected for different plant varieties by the appropriate choice of applied metals, as well as the composition of the soil, thus choosing the optimal value of electrical stimulation currents.

This method can be used for land plots of various sizes. This method can be used both for single plants (houseplants) and for cultivated areas. It can be used in greenhouses, in suburban areas. It is convenient for use in space greenhouses used at orbital stations, since it does not need an energy supply from an external current source and does not depend on the EMF induced by the Earth (Pilsudski's method). It is simple to implement, since it does not require special soil nutrition, the use of any complex components, fertilizers, or special electrodes.

In the case of applying this method for sown areas, the number of applied metal plates is calculated from the desired effect of electrical stimulation of plants, from the type of plant, from the composition of the soil.

For application on cultivated areas, it is proposed to apply 150-200 grams of copper-containing plates and 400 grams of metal plates containing alloys of zinc, aluminum, magnesium, iron, sodium, calcium compounds per 1 square meter. It is necessary to introduce more metals that are in the electrochemical series of voltages of metals to hydrogen as a percentage, since they will begin to recover upon contact with the soil solution and from the effect of interaction with metals that are in the electrochemical series of voltages of metals after hydrogen. Over time (when measuring the time of the reduction process of a given type of metals, which are before hydrogen, for a given soil condition), it is necessary to replenish the soil solution with such metals.

The use of this method will increase the yield of crops, frost and drought resistance of plants, reduce the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and use conventional agricultural seed materials.

The effect of electrical stimulation on the vital activity of plants has been confirmed by many researchers both in our country and abroad.

There are studies showing that an artificial increase in the negative charge of the root enhances the flow of cations into it from the soil solution.

It is known that "the ground part of grass, shrubs and trees can be considered consumers of atmospheric charges. As for the other pole of plants - its root system, negative air ions have a beneficial effect on it. To prove it, the researchers placed a positively charged rod - an electrode, between the roots of a tomato," pulling "negative air ions from the soil. The tomato crop immediately increased 1.5 times. In addition, it turned out that negative charges accumulate more in soil with a high content of organic matter. This is also seen as one of the reasons for the growth in yields.

Weak direct currents have a significant stimulating effect when they are directly passed through plants, in the root zone of which a negative electrode is placed. In this case, the linear growth of stems increases by 5-30%. This method is very efficient in terms of energy consumption, safety and ecology. After all, powerful fields can adversely affect the microflora of the soil. Unfortunately, the efficiency of weak fields has not been adequately investigated.

The generated electrical stimulation currents will increase the frost and drought resistance of plants. As stated in the source, “It has recently become known that electricity supplied directly to the root zone of plants can alleviate their fate during drought due to a physiological effect that has not yet been clarified. In 1983 in the USA, Paulson and K. Vervi published an article on transport of water in plants under stress.They immediately described the experience when a gradient of electrical potentials of 1 V/cm was applied to beans exposed to air drought. and stronger than in the control.If the polarity was reversed, no wilting was observed.In addition, dormant plants came out of it faster if their potential was negative, and the soil potential was positive.When the polarity was reversed, plants did not come out of dormancy at all. came out, as they died from dehydration, because the bean plants were in conditions of air drought.

Approximately in the same years in the Smolensk branch of the TSKhA, in a laboratory dealing with the effectiveness of electrical stimulation, they noticed that when exposed to current, plants grow better with a moisture deficit, but special experiments were not set then, other problems were solved.

In 1986, a similar effect of electrical stimulation at low soil moisture was discovered at the Moscow Agricultural Academy. K.A. Timiryazev. In doing so, they used an external DC power supply.

In a slightly different modification, due to a different method of creating a difference in electrical potentials in the nutrient substrate (without an external current source), the experiment was carried out at the Smolensk branch of the Moscow Agricultural Academy. Timiryazev. The result was truly amazing. Peas were grown under optimal moisture (70% of total water capacity) and extreme (35% of total water capacity). Moreover, this technique was much more effective than the impact of an external current source under similar conditions. What turned out?

At half the humidity, pea plants did not germinate for a long time and on the 14th day they had a height of only 8 cm. They looked very oppressed. When, under such extreme conditions, the plants were under the influence of a small difference in electrochemical potentials, a completely different picture was observed. And germination, and growth rates, and their general appearance, despite the lack of moisture, essentially did not differ from the control, grown at optimal humidity, on the 14th day they had a height of 24.6 cm, which is only 0.5 cm lower than the control .

Further, the source says: “Naturally, the question arises - what is the reason for such a margin of plant endurance, what is the role of electricity here?

But this fact takes place, and it must certainly be used for practical purposes. Indeed, for the time being, enormous amounts of water and energy are spent on irrigation of crops to supply it to the fields. And it turns out you can do it in a much more economical way. This is also not easy, but nevertheless, I think that the time is not far off when electricity will help to irrigate crops without watering."

The effect of electrical stimulation of plants was tested not only in our country, but also in many other countries. So, in "one Canadian review article published in the 1960s, it was noted that at the end of the last century, under the conditions of the Arctic, with electrical stimulation of barley, an acceleration of its growth by 37% was observed. Potatoes, carrots, celery gave a crop of 30-70% higher Electric stimulation of cereals in the field increased the yield by 45-55%, raspberries - by 95%. "The experiments were repeated in various climatic zones from Finland to the south of France. With abundant moisture and good fertilizer, the yield of carrots increased by 125%, peas - by 75%, sugar content of beets increased by 15%."

Prominent Soviet biologist, honorary member of the USSR Academy of Sciences I.V. Michurin passed a current of a certain strength through the soil in which he grew seedlings. And I was convinced that this accelerated their growth and improved the quality of planting material. Summing up his work, he wrote: “A significant help in the cultivation of new varieties of apple trees is the introduction of liquid fertilizer from bird droppings into the soil mixed with nitrogenous and other mineral fertilizers, such as Chilean saltpeter and tomasslag. In particular, such a fertilizer gives amazing results, if the ridges with plants are subjected to electrification, but on condition that the voltage of the current does not exceed two volts. Higher voltage currents, according to my observations, are more likely to do harm in this matter than good. " And further: "Electrification of the ridges produces a particularly strong effect on the luxurious development of young vine seedlings."

G.M. did a lot to improve the methods of soil electrization and to clarify their effectiveness Ramek, about which he spoke in the book "The Influence of Electricity on the Soil", published in Kyiv in 1911.

In another case, the application of the electrification method is described, when there was a potential difference of 23-35 mV between the electrodes, and an electric circuit arose between them through moist soil, through which a direct current flowed with a density of 4 to 6 μA / cm2 of the anode. Drawing conclusions, the authors of the work report: “Passing through the soil solution as through an electrolyte, this current supports the processes of electrophoresis and electrolysis in the fertile layer, due to which the soil chemicals necessary for plants pass from hard-to-digest to easily digestible forms. In addition, under the influence of electric current, all plant residues , weed seeds, dead animal organisms humify faster, which leads to an increase in soil fertility.

In this variant of soil electrification (the method of E. Pilsudski was used), a very high increase in grain yield was obtained - up to 7 c/ha.

The proposed method of electrical stimulation, described in patent No. RU2261588, was tested in practice with a positive result - it was used for electrical stimulation of the "Uzambara violet", jade, cacti, definbachia, dracaena, beans, tomatoes, barley, which are in room conditions - figs, lemon, date palm trees.

Figure 1 shows the types of introduced metal particles.

When experimenting with "Uzambara Violets", two "Uzambara Violets" of the same type were used, which grew under the same conditions on the windowsill, in the room. Then, small particles of metals were placed in the soil of one of them - shavings of copper and aluminum foil. Six months after that, namely after seven months (the experiment was carried out from April to October 1997), the difference in the development of these plants, indoor flowers, became noticeable. If in the control sample the structure of the leaves and the stem remained practically unchanged, then in the experimental sample the leaf stems became thicker, the leaves themselves became larger and juicier, they more aspired upwards, while in the control sample such a pronounced tendency of the leaves upwards was not observed. The leaves of the prototype were elastic and raised above the ground. The plant looked healthier. The control plant had leaves almost near the ground. The difference in the development of these plants was observed already in the first months. At the same time, fertilizers were not added to the soil of the experimental plant.

Electrical stimulation was used in the cultivation of fruit-bearing indoor figs (fig trees). This plant had a height of about 70 cm. It grew in a plastic bucket with a volume of 5 liters, on a windowsill, at a temperature of 18-20°C. After flowering, before the application of the electrical stimulation technique, it bore fruit and these fruits did not reach maturity, they fell off immature - they were greenish in color.

As an experiment, aluminum plates 200x10x0.5 mm (type "A", figure 1), 5 pieces, placed evenly along the entire circumference of the pot to its entire depth, were introduced into the soil of this plant; copper, iron plates (30×20 mm, 30×40 mm) (type "B", figure 1), 5 pieces, located near the surface; copper powder (form "D", figure 1), about 6 grams, evenly introduced into the surface layer of the soil.

After the introduction of the listed metal particles, plates into the soil of fig growth, this tree, located in the same plastic bucket, in the same soil, began to produce fully ripe fruits of a ripe burgundy color, with certain taste qualities, when bearing fruit. At the same time, fertilizers were not applied to the soil. Observations were carried out for 6 months. Photo fruiting figs placed in Fig.2.

A similar experiment was also carried out with a lemon seedling for about 2 years from the moment it was planted in the soil (the experiment was carried out from summer 1999 to autumn 2001). At the beginning of its development, when a lemon in the form of a cutting was planted in a clay pot and developed, metal particles and fertilizers were not introduced into its soil. Then, about 9 months after planting, metal particles, copper plates, aluminum, iron plates of type "A", "B" were placed in the soil of this seedling (figure 1).

After that, sometimes - 11 months after planting it in a pot, and regularly - 14 months after planting (that is, shortly before sketching this lemon, a month before summing up the results of the experiment), baking soda was added to the lemon soil during watering (taking into account 30 grams of soda per 1 liter of water). In addition, soda was applied directly to the soil. At the same time, metal particles were still found in the soil of lemon growth: aluminum, iron, copper plates. They were in a very different order, evenly filling the entire volume of the soil.

Similar actions, the effect of finding metal particles in the soil and the electrical stimulation effect caused in this case, obtained as a result of the interaction of metal particles with soil solution, as well as the introduction of soda into the soil and watering the plant with water with dissolved soda, could be observed directly from the appearance of a developing lemon. . Thus, the leaves located on the branch of the lemon corresponding to its initial development (Fig. 3, the right branch of the lemon), when no metal particles were added to the soil during its development and growth, had a size of 7.2, 10 cm from the base of the leaf to its tip. Leaves On the other hand, the lemon branches developing at the other end, corresponding to its present development, that is, such a period when there were metal particles in the soil of the lemon and it was watered with water with dissolved soda, had a size of 16.2 cm from the base of the leaf to its tip (Fig. 3, extreme upper leaf on the left branch), 15 cm, 13 cm (Fig. 3, penultimate leaves on the left branch). The latest leaf size data (15 and 13 cm) correspond to such a period of its development, when the lemon was watered with ordinary water, and sometimes, periodically, with water with dissolved soda, with metal plates in the soil. The noted leaves differed from the leaves of the first right branch of the initial development of the lemon in size not only in length - they were wider. In addition, they had a peculiar sheen, while the leaves of the first branch, the right branch of the initial development of the lemon, had a matte tint. Especially this shine was manifested in a leaf with a size of 16.2 cm, that is, in that leaf corresponding to the period of lemon development, when it was constantly watered with water with dissolved soda for a month with metal particles contained in the soil. The image of this lemon is placed in Fig. 3.

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The use of this technique contributed to the better development of barley sprouts. The length of experimental samples of barley sprouts after more than 7 days of development, being in the same conditions with control sprouts, was 13.6-15.5-16.2 cm from the soil to the top, while the length of the control sprouts averaged 6-9.5 cm. Thus, based on experimental observations, it turned out that the length of the experimental samples was on average 7 cm longer than the control plants.

The proposed method has shown its effectiveness in electrical stimulation of succulents - crassula, cactus. In FIG. 4, 5 shows a view of a room palm tree that has been under the action of electrical stimulation for several years.

Fig. 4 FIG. 5

In FIG. 6, 7 shows a photo of a dracaena under the action of electrical stimulation. Galvanized plates, copper in the form of powder, particles, coal powder, aluminum foil were added to the soil with it.

Fig. 6 FIG. 7

The pictures were taken with an interval of 2 months - 11/28/2011 / photo Fig. 6/ and 26.01.2012 / photo of Fig. 7/. On February 9, 2012, the length of three plant trunks from the soil surface to the top was 175 cm, 179 cm, 152 cm, respectively, the distance between the tip of the leaves of the 1st trunk on the left was 58 cm. For comparison, the height of the pot was 20 cm.

This method will eliminate the introduction of chemical fertilizers, various pesticides, since the currents that arise will allow the decomposition of a number of substances that are difficult to digest for plants, and, therefore, will allow the plant to more easily absorb these substances.

Such observations allow us to draw a conclusion about the possible manifestation of such an effect of electrical stimulation in natural conditions. Thus, according to the state of vegetation growing in a given area, it is possible to determine the state of the nearest soil layers. If in this area the forest grows dense and higher than in other places, or the grass in this place is more juicy and dense, then in this case it can be concluded that it is possible that in this area there are deposits of metal-bearing ores located nearby. from the surface. The electric effect created by them has a beneficial effect on the development of plants in the area.

Used Books

1. Gordeev A.M., Sheshnev V.B. Electricity in plant life. - M.: Nauka, 1991. - 160 p.

2. Patent No. RU 2261588, application No. 2002114960 dated 06/05/2002 - "Method of electrical stimulation of plant life". Description of the patent on the Internet: http://www.ntpo.com/, http://www.ntpo.com/patents_harvest/harvest_1/

3. Application for discovery No. OT OB 6 dated 03/07/1997 "The property of changing the hydrogen index of water when it comes into contact with metals", - 31 sheets.

4. Additional materials to the description of the discovery No. OT 0B 6 dated 03/07/1997, to section III "The field of scientific and practical use of the discovery.", - March, 2001, 31 sheets.

5. Berkinblig M.B., Glagoleva E.G. Electricity in living organisms. - M.: Science. Ch. red - physical. - mat. lit., 1988. - 288 p. (B-chka "Quantum"; issue 69).

6. Skulachev V.P. Stories about bioenergetics. - M.: Young Guard, 1982.

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Let's start with the fact that the agricultural industry is destroyed to the ground. What's next? Is it time to collect stones? Isn't it time to unite all creative forces in order to give the villagers and summer residents those novelties that will allow them to dramatically increase productivity, reduce manual labor, find new ways in genetics ... I would suggest that the readers of the magazine be the authors of the column "For the Village and Summer Residents". I'll start with the old work "Electric field and productivity."

In 1954, when I was a student at the Military Communications Academy in Leningrad, I became passionately interested in the process of photosynthesis and carried out an interesting test with growing onions on a windowsill. The windows of the room in which I lived faced the north, and therefore the bulbs could not receive the sun. I planted in two elongated boxes of five bulbs. He took the earth in the same place for both boxes. I didn’t have any fertilizers, i.e. were created, as it were, the same conditions for growing. Above one box from above, at a distance of half a meter (Fig. 1), he placed a metal plate, to which he attached a wire from a high-voltage rectifier +10,000 V, and stuck a nail into the ground of this box, to which he connected the "-" wire from the rectifier.

I did this so that, according to my theory of catalysis, the creation of a high potential in the plant zone will lead to an increase in the dipole moment of the molecules involved in the photosynthesis reaction, and the days of testing dragged on. Already after two weeks, I discovered that in a box with an electric field, plants develop more efficiently than in a box without a "field"! Fifteen years later, this experiment was repeated at the institute, when it was necessary to grow plants in a spacecraft. There, being closed from magnetic and electric fields, plants could not develop. It was necessary to create an artificial electric field, and now plants survive on spaceships. And if you live in a reinforced concrete house, and even on the top floor, don't your plants in the house suffer from the absence of an electric (and magnetic) field? Stick a nail into the ground of a flower pot, and connect the wires from it to a heating battery that has been cleaned of paint or rust. In this case, your plant will approach the conditions of life in the open space, which is very important for plants and for humans too!

But my trials didn't end there. Living in Kirovograd, I decided to plant tomatoes on the windowsill. However, winter came so quickly that I did not have time to dig up tomato bushes in the garden to transplant them into flower pots. I came across a frozen bush with a small living process. I brought it home, put it in the water and... Oh, joy! After 4 days, white roots grew from the bottom of the process. I transplanted it into a pot, and when it grew with shoots, I began to receive new seedlings in the same way. All winter I ate fresh tomatoes grown on the windowsill. But I was haunted by the question: is such cloning possible in nature? Perhaps, old-timers in this city confirmed to me. Possibly, but...

I moved to Kyiv and tried to get tomato seedlings in the same way. I didn't succeed. And I realized that in Kirovograd I succeeded in this method because there, at the time when I lived, water was supplied to the water supply network from wells, and not from the Dnieper, as in Kyiv. Groundwater in Kirovograd has a small amount of radioactivity. This is what played the role of a growth stimulator of the root system! Then I applied +1.5 V from the battery to the top of the tomato sprout, and "-" brought the vessel where the sprout stood to the water (Fig. 2), and after 4 days a thick "beard" grew on the sprout in the water! So I managed to clone the offshoots of a tomato.

Recently, I got tired of watching the watering of plants on the windowsill, I stuck a strip of foil fiberglass and a large nail into the ground. I connected wires from a microammeter to them (Fig. 3). The arrow immediately deviated, because the earth in the pot was damp, and the copper-iron galvanic pair worked. A week later I saw how the current began to fall. So, it was time for watering ... In addition, the plant threw out new leaves! This is how plants respond to electricity.

Inventor's name: Lartsev Vadim Viktorovich
Name of the patent holder: Lartsev Vadim Viktorovich
Address for correspondence: 140103, Moscow region, Ramenskoye-3, (post office), on demand, V.V. Lartsev
Start date of the patent: 2002.06.05

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The know-how of development, namely, this invention of the author relates to the development of agriculture, crop production and can be used mainly for electrical stimulation of plant life. It is based on the property of water to change its pH when it comes into contact with metals (Application for discovery No. OT OB dated 03/07/1997).

The application of this method is based on the property of changing the pH of water when it comes into contact with metals (Application for discovery No. OT OB dated March 7, 1997, entitled "The property of changing the pH of water when it comes into contact with metals").

It is known that a weak electric current passed through the soil has a beneficial effect on the vital activity of plants. At the same time, a lot of experiments on soil electrization and the influence of this factor on the development of plants have been made both in our country and abroad (see the book by A.M. Gordeev, V.B. Sheshnev "Electricity in plant life", M., Enlightenment , 1988, - 176 pp., pp. 108-115) It has been established that this effect changes the movement of various types of soil moisture, promotes the decomposition of a number of substances that are difficult for plants to digest, and provokes a wide variety of chemical reactions, which in turn change the reaction of the soil solution. The electric current parameters were also determined, which are optimal for various soils: from 0.02 to 0.6 mA/cm2 for direct current and from 0.25 to 0.50 mA/cm2 for alternating current.

Currently, various methods of soil electrization are used - by creating a brush electric charge in the arable layer, creating a high-voltage low-power continuous arc discharge of alternating current in the soil and in the atmosphere. To implement these methods, the electrical energy of external sources of electrical energy is used. However, the use of such methods requires a fundamentally new technology for growing crops. This is a very complex and expensive task, requiring the use of power sources, in addition, the question arises of how to handle such a field with wires hung over it and laid in it.

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However, there are ways to electrify the soil that do not use external ones, trying to compensate for the stated disadvantage.

So, the method proposed by French researchers is known. They patented a device that works like an electric battery. Soil solution is used only as an electrolyte. To do this, positive and negative electrodes are alternately placed in its soil (in the form of two combs, the teeth of which are located between each other). The conclusions from them are short-circuited, thereby causing heating of the electrolyte. Between the electrolytes, a current of low strength begins to pass, which is quite enough, as the authors convince, in order to stimulate the accelerated germination of plants and their accelerated growth in the future.

This method does not use an external source of electrical energy; it can be used both on large sown areas, fields, and for electrical stimulation of individual plants.

However, to implement this method, it is necessary to have a certain soil solution, electrodes are required, which are proposed to be placed in a strictly defined position - in the form of two combs, and also connected. The current does not occur between electrodes, but between electrolytes, that is, certain areas of the soil solution. The authors do not report how this current, its magnitude, can be regulated.

Another method of electrical stimulation was proposed by the staff of the Moscow Agricultural Academy. Timiryazev. It consists in the fact that within the arable layer there are strips, in some of which elements of mineral nutrition in the form of anions predominate, in others - cations. The potential difference created at the same time stimulates the growth and development of plants, increases their productivity.

This method does not use external ones; it can also be used for both large sown areas and small plots of land.

However, this method has been tested in laboratory conditions, in small vessels, using expensive chemicals. For its implementation, it is necessary to use a certain nutrition of the arable soil layer with a predominance of mineral nutrition elements in the form of anions or cations. This method is difficult to implement for widespread use, since its implementation requires expensive fertilizers that must be regularly applied to the soil in a certain order. The authors of this method also do not report the possibility of regulating the electrical stimulation current.

It should be noted the method of soil electrification without an external current source, which is a modern modification of the method proposed by E. Pilsudski. To create electrolyzable agronomic fields, he proposed using the Earth's electromagnetic field, and for this, laying steel wire at a shallow depth, such as not to interfere with normal agronomic work, along the beds, between them, at a certain interval. At the same time, a small EMF, 25-35 mV, is induced on such electrodes.

This method also does not use external power sources, for its application there is no need to observe a certain power supply of the arable layer, it uses simple components for implementation - steel wire.

However, the proposed method of electrical stimulation does not allow obtaining currents of different values. This method depends on the electromagnetic field of the Earth: the steel wire must be laid strictly along the beds, orienting it according to the location of the Earth's magnetic field. The proposed method is difficult to apply for electrical stimulation of the vital activity of separately growing plants, indoor plants, as well as plants located in greenhouses, in small areas.

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The aim of the present invention is to obtain a method for electrical stimulation of plant vital activity, simple in its implementation, inexpensive, having the absence of the indicated disadvantages of the considered methods of electrical stimulation for more efficient use of electrical stimulation of plant vital activity both for various crops and for individual plants, for a wider use of electrical stimulation both in agriculture and household plots, as well as in everyday life, on private plots, in greenhouses, for electrical stimulation of individual indoor plants.

This goal is achieved by the fact that small metal particles, small metal plates of various shapes and configurations, made of metals of various types . In this case, the type of metal is determined by its location in the electrochemical series of metal voltages. The current of electrical stimulation of plant life can be changed by changing the types of metals introduced. You can also change the charge of the soil itself, making it positively electrically charged (it will have more positively charged ions) or negatively electrically charged (it will have more negatively charged ions) if metal particles of one type of metal are introduced into the soil for crops.

So, if metal particles of metals that are in the electrochemical series of voltages of metals up to hydrogen are introduced into the soil (since sodium, calcium are very active metals and are present in the free state mainly in the form of compounds), then in this case it is proposed to introduce such metals as aluminum, magnesium , zinc, iron and their alloys, and metals sodium, calcium in the form of compounds), then in this case, it is possible to obtain a soil composition positively electrically charged relative to the metals introduced into the soil. Between the introduced metals and the soil moist solution, currents will flow in various directions, which will electrically stimulate the vital activity of plants. In this case, the metal particles will be charged negatively, and the soil solution positively. The maximum value of the electrostimulation current of plants will depend on the composition of the soil, humidity, temperature and on the location of the metal in the electrochemical series of metal voltages. The more to the left this metal is relative to hydrogen, the greater the electrical stimulation current will be (magnesium, compounds of magnesium, sodium, calcium, aluminum, zinc). For iron, lead, it will be minimal (however, lead is not recommended to be applied to the soil). In pure water, the current value at a temperature of 20 ° C between these metals and water is 0.011-0.033 mA, voltage: 0.32-0.6 V.

If metal particles of metals that are in the electrochemical voltage series of metals after hydrogen (copper, silver, gold, platinum and their alloys) are introduced into the soil, then in this case it is possible to obtain a soil composition that is negatively electrically charged relative to the metals introduced into the soil. Between the introduced metals and the soil moist solution, currents will also flow in different directions, electrically stimulating the vital activity of plants. In this case, the metal particles will be positively charged, and the soil solution will be negatively charged. The maximum current value will be determined by the composition of the soil, its moisture content, temperature, and the location of metals in the electrochemical series of metal voltages. The more to the right this metal is located relative to hydrogen, the greater the electrical stimulation current will be (gold, platinum). In pure water, the current value at a temperature of 20 ° C between these metals and water lies within 0.0007-0.003 mA, voltage: 0.04-0.05 V.

When metals of various types are introduced into the soil with respect to hydrogen in the electrochemical series of metal voltages, namely, when they are located before and after hydrogen, the currents that arise will be significantly greater than when metals of the same type are found. In this case, the metals that are in the electrochemical voltage series of metals to the right of hydrogen (copper, silver, gold, platinum and their alloys) will be positively charged, and the metals that are in the electrochemical voltage series of metals to the left of hydrogen (magnesium, zinc, aluminum, iron .. .) will be negatively charged. The maximum current value will be determined by the composition of the soil, humidity, its temperature and the difference in the presence of metals in the electrochemical series of metal voltages. The more to the right and to the left these metals are relative to hydrogen, the greater the electrical stimulation current will be (gold-magnesium, platinum-zinc).

In pure water, the value of current, voltage at a temperature of 40 ° C between these metals is:

gold-aluminum pair: current - 0.020 mA,

voltage - 0.36 V,

silver-aluminum pair: current - 0.017 mA,

voltage - 0.30 V,

copper-aluminum pair: current - 0.006 mA,

voltage - 0.20 V.

(Gold, silver, copper are positively charged during measurements, aluminum is negatively charged. The measurements were carried out using a universal device EK 4304. These are steady-state values).

For practical use, it is proposed to add metals such as copper, silver, aluminum, magnesium, zinc, iron and their alloys to the soil solution. The emerging currents between copper and aluminum, copper and zinc will create the effect of electrical stimulation of plants. In this case, the value of the emerging currents will be within the parameters of the electric current, which is optimal for electrical stimulation of plants.

As already mentioned, metals such as sodium, calcium in the free state are present mainly in the form of compounds. Magnesium is part of such a compound as carnallite - KCl MgCl 2 6H 2 O. This compound is used not only to obtain free magnesium, but also as a fertilizer that supplies magnesium and potassium to plants. Magnesium is needed by plants because it is contained in chlorophyll, is part of the compounds involved in the processes of photosynthesis.

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By selecting pairs of introduced metals, it is possible to select the optimal electrical stimulation currents for a given plant. When choosing the introduced metals, it is necessary to take into account the condition of the soil, its moisture content, the type of plant, the way it is fed, and the importance of certain microelements for it. The microcurrents created in this case in the soil will be of various directions, of various sizes.

As one of the ways to increase the electrical stimulation currents of plants with the corresponding metals placed in the soil, it is proposed to sprinkle crops of agricultural crops with baking soda NaHCO 3 (150-200 grams per square meter) before watering or directly water crops with water with dissolved soda in proportions of 25-30 grams for 1 liter of water. The introduction of soda into the soil will increase the electrical stimulation currents of plants, since, based on experimental data, the currents between metals in pure water increase when soda is dissolved in water. A soda solution has an alkaline environment, it has more negatively charged ions, and therefore the current in such an environment will increase. At the same time, disintegrating into its constituent parts under the influence of an electric current, it will itself be used as a nutrient necessary for absorption by the plant.

Soda is a useful substance for plants, as it contains sodium ions, which are necessary for the plant - they take an active part in the energy sodium-potassium metabolism of plant cells. According to P. Mitchell's hypothesis, which is the foundation of all bioenergetics today, food energy is first converted into electrical energy, which is then spent on the production of ATP. Sodium ions, according to recent studies, together with potassium ions and hydrogen ions, are involved in such a transformation.

The carbon dioxide released during the decomposition of soda can also be absorbed by the plant, since it is the product that is used to feed the plant. For plants, carbon dioxide serves as a source of carbon, and its enrichment of the air in greenhouses and greenhouses leads to an increase in yield.

Sodium ions play an important role in the sodium-potassium metabolism of cells. They play an important role in the energy supply of plant cells with nutrients.

So, for example, a certain class of "molecular machines" - carrier proteins is known. These proteins do not have an electrical charge. However, by attaching sodium ions and a molecule, such as a sugar molecule, these proteins acquire a positive charge and are thus drawn into the electric field of the membrane surface, where they separate the sugar and sodium. Sugar enters the cell in this way, and excess sodium is pumped out by the sodium pump. Thus, due to the positive charge of the sodium ion, the carrier protein is positively charged, thereby falling under the attraction of the electric field of the cell membrane. Having a charge, it can be drawn in by the electric field of the cell membrane and thus, by attaching nutrient molecules, such as sugar molecules, deliver these nutrient molecules inside the cells. "We can say that the carrier protein plays the role of a carriage, the sugar molecule plays the role of a rider, and sodium plays the role of a horse. Although it does not cause movement itself, it is drawn into the cell by an electric field."

It is known that the potassium-sodium gradient created on opposite sides of the cell membrane is a kind of proton potential generator. It prolongs the efficiency of the cell in conditions when the energy resources of the cell are exhausted.

V. Skulachev in his note "Why does a cell exchange sodium for potassium?" emphasizes the importance of the sodium element in the life of plant cells: “The potassium-sodium gradient should prolong the performance of the riveting in conditions where energy resources have been exhausted. This fact can be confirmed by the experiment with salt-loving bacteria, which transport very large amounts of potassium and sodium ions to reduce potassium -sodium gradient Such bacteria quickly stopped in the dark in anoxic conditions if there was KCl in the medium, and still moved after 9 hours if KCl was replaced by NaCl.The physical meaning of this experiment is that the presence of a potassium-sodium gradient allowed maintain the proton potential of the cells of a given bacterium and thereby ensure their movement in the absence of light, i.e. when there were no other sources of energy for the photosynthesis reaction.

According to experimental data, the current between metals located in water, and between metals and water, increases if a small amount of baking soda is dissolved in water.

Thus, in a metal-water system, the current and voltage at a temperature of 20°C are equal to:

Between copper and water: current = 0.0007 mA;

voltage = 40 mV;.

(copper is positively charged, water is negatively charged);

Between aluminum and water:

current = 0.012 mA;

voltage = 323 mV.

(aluminum is negatively charged, water is positively charged).

In a metal-solution soda system (30 grams of baking soda was used per 250 milliliters of boiled water), the voltage and current at a temperature of 20 ° C are:

Between copper and soda solution:

current = 0.024 mA;

voltage = 16 mV.

(copper is positively charged, soda solution is negatively charged);

Between aluminum and soda solution:

current = 0.030 mA;

voltage = 240 mV.

(aluminum is negatively charged, soda solution positively).

As can be seen from the above data, the current between the metal and the soda solution increases, becomes greater than between the metal and water. For copper, it increases from 0.0007 to 0.024 mA, and for aluminum it increased from 0.012 to 0.030 mA, while the voltage in these examples, on the contrary, decreases: for copper from 40 to 16 mV, and for aluminum from 323 to 240 mV.

In a metal1-water-metal2 type system, the current and voltage at a temperature of 20°C are:

Between copper and zinc:

current = 0.075 mA;

voltage = 755 mV.

Between copper and aluminum:

current = 0.024 mA;

voltage = 370 mV.

(copper is positively charged, aluminum is negatively charged).

In a metal1-water solution of soda - metal2 type system, where a solution obtained by dissolving 30 grams of baking soda in 250 milliliters of boiled water is used as a soda solution, the current, voltage at a temperature of 20 ° C are equal to:

Between copper and zinc:

current = 0.080 mA;

voltage = 160 mV.

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(copper has a positive charge, zinc is negative);

between copper and aluminum:

current =0.120 mA;

voltage = 271 mV.

(copper is positively charged, aluminum is negatively charged).

Voltage and current measurements were carried out using simultaneously measuring instruments M-838 and Ts 4354-M1. As can be seen from the above data, the current in the soda solution between the metals became greater than when they were placed in pure water. For copper and zinc, the current increased from 0.075 to 0.080 mA; for copper and aluminum, it increased from 0.024 to 0.120 mA. Although the voltage in these cases decreased for copper and zinc from 755 to 160 mV, for copper and aluminum from 370 to 271 mV.

As for the electrical properties of soils, it is known that their electrical conductivity, the ability to conduct current, depends on a whole range of factors: humidity, density, temperature, chemical-mineralogical and mechanical composition, structure and combination of properties of the soil solution. At the same time, if the density of soils of various types changes by 2-3 times, thermal conductivity - by 5-10 times, the speed of propagation of sound waves in them - by 10-12 times, then electrical conductivity - even for the same soil, depending on its momentary state - can change millions of times. The fact is that in it, as in the most complex physical and chemical compound, at the same time there are elements that have sharply different electrically conductive properties. In addition, the biological activity in the soil of hundreds of species of organisms, ranging from microbes to a whole range of plant organisms, plays a huge role.

The difference between this method and the considered prototype is that the resulting electrical stimulation currents can be selected for various plant varieties by the appropriate choice of applied metals, as well as the composition of the soil, thus choosing the optimal value of the electrical stimulation currents.

This method can be used for land plots of various sizes. This method can be used both for single plants (houseplants) and for cultivated areas. It can be used in greenhouses, in suburban areas. It is convenient for use in space greenhouses used at orbital stations, since it does not need to be supplied with energy from an external current source and does not depend on the EMF induced by the Earth. It is simple to implement, since it does not require special soil nutrition, the use of any complex components, fertilizers, or special electrodes.

In the case of applying this method for sown areas, the number of applied metal plates is calculated from the desired effect of electrical stimulation of plants, from the type of plant, from the composition of the soil.

For application on cultivated areas, it is proposed to apply 150-200 grams of copper-containing plates and 400 grams of metal plates containing alloys of zinc, aluminum, magnesium, iron, sodium, calcium compounds per 1 square meter. It is necessary to introduce more metals in the percentage state of the electrochemical voltage series of metals to hydrogen, since they will begin to oxidize upon contact with the soil solution and from the effect of interaction with metals that are in the electrochemical voltage series of metals after hydrogen. Over time (when measuring the time of the oxidation process of a given type of metals, which are up to hydrogen, for a given soil condition), it is necessary to replenish the soil solution with such metals.

The use of the proposed method of electrical stimulation of plants provides the following advantages in comparison with existing methods:

The possibility of obtaining various currents and potentials of the electric field for electrical stimulation of the vital activity of plants without supplying electrical energy from external sources, through the use of various metals introduced into the soil, with different soil composition;

The introduction of metal particles, plates into the soil can be combined with other processes associated with tillage. At the same time, metal particles, plates can be placed without a certain direction;

The possibility of exposure to weak electric currents, without the use of electrical energy from an external source, for a long time;

Obtaining electrical stimulation currents of plants in various directions, without supplying electrical energy from an external source, depending on the position of the metals;

The effect of electrical stimulation does not depend on the shape of the metal particles used. Metal particles of various shapes can be placed in the soil: round, square, oblong. These metals can be introduced in appropriate proportions in the form of powder, rods, plates. For crop areas, it is proposed to place oblong metal plates 2 cm wide, 3 mm thick and 40-50 cm long into the ground at a certain interval, at a distance of 10-30 cm from the surface of the arable layer, alternating the introduction of metal plates of the same type of metal with the introduction of metal plates of another type of metal. The task of applying metals to sown areas is greatly simplified if they are mixed into the soil in the form of a powder, which (this process can be combined with plowing the soil) is mixed with the ground. The resulting currents between the particles of the powder, consisting of metals of various types, will create the effect of electrical stimulation. In this case, the resulting currents will be without a certain direction. At the same time, only metals can be introduced in the form of a powder, in which the rate of the oxidation process is low, that is, metals that are in the electrochemical series of voltages of metals after hydrogen (compounds of copper, silver). The metals that are in the electrochemical series of voltages of metals before hydrogen must be introduced in the form of large particles, plates, since these metals, when in contact with the soil solution and from the effect of interaction with metals that are in the electrochemical series of voltages of metals after hydrogen, will begin to oxidize, and therefore, both in mass and in size, these metal particles should be larger;

The independence of this method from the electromagnetic field of the Earth makes it possible to use this method both on small land plots for influencing individual plants, for electrical stimulation of the vital activity of indoor plants, for electrical stimulation of plants in greenhouses, in summer cottages, and on large sown areas. This method is convenient for use in greenhouses used at orbital stations, since it does not need to use an external source of electrical energy and does not depend on the EMF induced by the Earth;

This method is simple to implement, since it does not require special soil nutrition, the use of any complex components, fertilizers, or special electrodes.

The use of this method will increase the yield of crops, frost and drought resistance of plants, reduce the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, use conventional, non-genetically modified agricultural seed materials.

This method will make it possible to exclude the introduction of chemical fertilizers, various pesticides, since the currents that arise will allow the decomposition of a number of substances that are difficult to digest for plants, and, therefore, will allow the plant to more easily absorb these substances.

At the same time, it is necessary to select currents for certain plants experimentally, since the electrical conductivity even for the same soil, depending on its momentary state, can change millions of times (3, p. 71), as well as taking into account the nutritional characteristics of a given plant and greater importance for him of certain micro- and macroelements.

The effect of electrical stimulation of plant life has been confirmed by many researchers both in our country and abroad.

There are studies showing that an artificial increase in the negative charge of the root enhances the flow of cations into it from the soil solution.

It is known that "the ground part of grass, shrubs and trees can be considered consumers of atmospheric charges. As for the other pole of plants - its root system, negative air ions have a beneficial effect on it. To prove it, the researchers placed a positively charged rod - an electrode, between the roots of a tomato," pulling "negative air ions from the soil" The tomato crop immediately increased by 1.5 times. In addition, it turned out that negative charges accumulate more in soil with a high content of organic matter. This is also seen as one of the reasons for the increase in yields.

Weak direct currents have a significant stimulating effect when they are directly passed through plants, in the root zone of which a negative electrode is placed. In this case, the linear growth of stems increases by 5-30%. This method is very effective in terms of energy consumption, safety and ecology. After all, powerful fields can adversely affect the soil microflora. Unfortunately, the efficiency of weak fields has not been adequately investigated.

The generated electrical stimulation currents will increase the frost and drought resistance of plants.

As stated in the source, “It has recently become known that electricity supplied directly to the root zone of plants can alleviate their fate during drought due to a physiological effect that has not yet been clarified. In 1983 in the USA, Paulson and K. Vervi published an article on transport of water in plants under stress.They immediately described the experience when a gradient of electrical potentials of 1 V/cm was applied to beans exposed to air drought. and stronger than in the control.If the polarity was reversed, no wilting was observed.In addition, dormant plants came out of it faster if their potential was negative, and the soil potential was positive.When the polarity was reversed, plants did not come out of dormancy at all. came out, as they died from dehydration, because the bean plants were in conditions of air drought.

Approximately in the same years in the Smolensk branch of the TSKhA, in a laboratory dealing with the effectiveness of electrical stimulation, they noticed that when exposed to current, plants grow better with a moisture deficit, but special experiments were not set then, other problems were solved.

In 1986, a similar effect of electrical stimulation at low soil moisture was discovered at the Moscow Agricultural Academy. K.A. Timiryazev. In doing so, they used an external DC power supply.

In a slightly different modification, due to a different method of creating electrical potential differences in the nutrient substrate (without an external current source), the experiment was carried out in the Smolensk branch of the Moscow Agricultural Academy. Timiryazev. The result was truly amazing. Peas were grown under optimal moisture (70% of total water capacity) and extreme (35% of total water capacity). Moreover, this technique was much more effective than the impact of an external current source under similar conditions. What turned out?

At half the humidity, pea plants did not germinate for a long time and on the 14th day they had a height of only 8 cm. They looked very oppressed. When, under such extreme conditions, the plants were under the influence of a small difference in electrochemical potentials, a completely different picture was observed. And germination, and growth rates, and their general appearance, despite the moisture deficit, essentially did not differ from the control, grown at optimal humidity, on the 14th day they had a height of 24.6 cm, which is only 0.5 cm lower than the control.

Further, the source says: “Naturally, the question arises - what is the reason for such a margin of plant endurance, what is the role of electricity here?

But this fact takes place, and it must certainly be used for practical purposes. Indeed, for the time being, enormous amounts of water and energy are spent on irrigation of crops to supply it to the fields. And it turns out you can do it in a much more economical way. This is also not easy, but nevertheless, it seems that the time is not far off when electricity will help to irrigate crops without watering."

The effect of electrical stimulation of plants was tested not only in our country, but also in many other countries. So, in "a Canadian review article published in the 1960s, it was noted that at the end of the last century, under the conditions of the Arctic, with electrical stimulation of barley, an acceleration of its growth by 37% was observed. Potatoes, carrots, celery gave a yield 30-70% higher Electric stimulation of cereals in the field increased the yield by 45-55%, raspberries - by 95%. "The experiments were repeated in various climatic zones from Finland to the south of France. With abundant moisture and good fertilizer, the yield of carrots increased by 125%, peas - by 75%, sugar content of beets increased by 15%. "

Prominent Soviet biologist, honorary member of the USSR Academy of Sciences I.V. Michurin passed a current of a certain strength through the soil in which he grew seedlings. And I was convinced that this accelerated their growth and improved the quality of planting material. Summing up his work, he wrote, “A significant help in growing new varieties of apple trees is the introduction of liquid fertilizer from bird droppings into the soil mixed with nitrogenous and other mineral fertilizers, such as Chilean saltpeter and tomasslag. In particular, such a fertilizer gives amazing results if subject the ridges with plants to electrification, but on condition that the voltage would not exceed two volts. Higher voltage currents, according to my observations, are more likely to do harm in this matter than good. " And further: "Electrification of the ridges produces a particularly strong effect on the luxurious development of young grape seedlings."

G.M. did a lot to improve the methods of soil electrization and to clarify their effectiveness Ramek, about which he spoke in the book "The Influence of Electricity on the Soil", published in Kyiv in 1911.

In another case, the use of the electrification method is described, when there was a potential difference of 23-35 mV between the electrodes, and an electric circuit arose between them through wet soil, through which a direct current flowed with a density of 4 to 6 μA / cm 2 of the anode. Drawing conclusions, the authors of the work report: “Passing through the soil solution as through an electrolyte, this current supports the processes of electrophoresis and electrolysis in the fertile layer, due to which the soil chemicals necessary for plants pass from hard-to-digest to easily digestible forms. In addition, under the influence of electric current, all plant residues , weed seeds, dead animal organisms humify faster, which leads to an increase in soil fertility.

In this variant of soil electrification (the method of E. Pilsudski was used), a very high increase in grain yield was obtained - up to 7 c/ha.

A certain step in determining the result of the direct action of electricity on the root system, and through it on the whole plant, on physical and chemical changes in the soil, was made by Leningrad scientists (3, p. 109). They passed through the nutrient solution, in which corn seedlings were placed, a small constant electric current using chemically inert platinum electrodes with a value of 5-7 μA/cm 2 .

In the course of their experiment, they reached the following conclusions: "The passage of a weak electric current through the nutrient solution, in which the root system of corn seedlings is immersed, has a stimulating effect on the absorption of potassium ions and nitrate nitrogen from the nutrient solution by plants."

When conducting a similar experiment with cucumbers, through the root system of which, immersed in a nutrient solution, a current of 5-7 μA/cm 2 was also passed, it was also concluded that the operation of the root system improved during electrical stimulation.

The Armenian Research Institute of Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture used electricity to stimulate tobacco plants. We studied a wide range of current densities transmitted in the cross section of the root layer. For alternating current, it was 0.1; 0.5; 1.0, 1.6; 2.0; 2.5; 3.2 and 4.0 A / m 2; permanent - 0.005; 0.01; 0.03; 0.05; 0.075; 0.1; 0.125 and 0.15 A/m2. A mixture consisting of 50% chernozem, 25% humus and 25% sand was used as a nutrient substrate. The most optimal current densities were 2.5 A/m 2 for AC and 0.1 A/m 2 for DC with continuous supply of electricity for one and a half months.

Tomatoes were also electrified. The experimenters created a constant electric field in their root zone. Plants developed much faster than controls, especially in the budding phase. They had a larger leaf surface area, increased activity of the peroxidase enzyme, and increased respiration. As a result, the yield increase was 52%, and this happened mainly due to an increase in the size of the fruits and their number per plant.

Similar experiments, as already mentioned, were carried out by I.V. Michurin. He noticed that the direct current passed through the soil also has a beneficial effect on fruit trees. In this case, they go through the "children's" (they say "juvenile") stage of development faster, their cold resistance and resistance to other adverse environmental factors increase, and as a result, productivity increases. When a constant current was passed through the soil on which young coniferous and deciduous trees grew continuously, during the daylight period, a number of remarkable phenomena occurred in their lives. In June-July, the experimental trees were characterized by more intense photosynthesis, which was the result of stimulating the growth of soil biological activity with electricity, increasing the speed of movement of soil ions, and better absorption by their root systems of plants. Moreover, the current flowing in the soil created a large potential difference between the plants and the atmosphere. And this, as already mentioned, is a factor in itself favorable for trees, especially young ones.

In the corresponding experiment, carried out under a film cover, with continuous transmission of direct current, the phytomass of annual seedlings of pine and larch increased by 40-42%. "If this growth rate were maintained for several years, then it is not difficult to imagine what a huge benefit it would turn out to be for loggers," the authors of the book conclude.

As for the question of the reasons due to which the frost and drought resistance of plants increases, the following data can be cited in this regard. It is known that the most "frost-resistant plants store fats in reserve, while others accumulate large amounts of sugar" . From the above fact, we can conclude that electrical stimulation of plants contributes to the accumulation of fats, sugar in plants, due to which their frost resistance increases. The accumulation of these substances depends on the metabolism, on the rate of its flow in the plant itself. Thus, the effect of electrical stimulation of the vital activity of plants contributed to an increase in the metabolism in the plant, and consequently, the accumulation of fats and sugar in the plant, thereby increasing their frost resistance.

As for the drought resistance of plants, it is known that in order to increase the drought resistance of plants, the method of pre-sowing hardening of plants is used today (The method consists in soaking the seeds once in water, after which they are kept for two days, and then dried in air until air-dry states). For wheat seeds, 45% of water is given by weight, for sunflower - 60%, etc.). The seeds that have passed the hardening process do not lose their germination capacity, and more drought-resistant plants grow from them. Hardened plants are distinguished by increased viscosity and hydration of the cytoplasm, have a more intensive metabolism (respiration, photosynthesis, enzyme activity), maintain synthetic reactions at a higher level, are characterized by an increased content of ribonucleic acid, and quickly restore the normal course of physiological processes after drought. They have less water deficit and higher water content during drought. Their cells are smaller, but the leaf area is larger than that of non-hardened plants. Hardened plants in drought conditions bring more yield. Many hardened plants have a stimulating effect, that is, even in the absence of drought, their growth and productivity are higher.

Such an observation allows us to conclude that in the process of electrical stimulation of plants, this plant acquires properties such as those acquired by a plant that has undergone the method of presowing hardening. As a result, this plant is distinguished by increased viscosity and hydration of the cytoplasm, has a more intensive metabolism (respiration, photosynthesis, enzyme activity), maintains synthetic reactions at a higher level, is characterized by an increased content of ribonucleic acid, and a rapid restoration of the normal course of physiological processes after drought.

This fact can be confirmed by the data that the area of ​​leaves of plants under the influence of electrical stimulation, as shown by experiments, is also larger than the area of ​​leaves of plants of control samples.

List of figures, drawings and other materials.

Figure 1 schematically shows the results of an experiment conducted with a houseplant type "Uzambara violet" for 7 months from April to October 1997. In this case, under paragraph "A" shows the view of the experimental (2) and control (1) samples before the experiment . The species of these plants practically did not differ. Under item "B" shows the type of experimental (2) and control plants (1) seven months after metal particles were placed in the soil of the experimental plant: copper shavings and aluminum foil. As can be seen from the above observations, the type of experimental plant has changed. The species of the control plant practically remained unchanged.

Figure 2 schematically shows the views, various types of metal particles introduced into the soil, plates used by the author in experiments on electrical stimulation of plants. At the same time, under item "A" the type of introduced metals is shown in the form of plates: 20 cm long, 1 cm wide, 0.5 mm thick. Under item "B" the type of introduced metals is shown in the form of plates 3 × 2 cm, 3 × 4 cm. Under item "C" the type of introduced metals is shown in the form of "stars" 2 × 3 cm, 2 × 2 cm, 0.25 mm thick. Under item "D" the type of introduced metals is shown in the form of circles 2 cm in diameter and 0.25 mm thick. Under item "D" the type of introduced metals in the form of a powder is shown.

For practical use, the types of metal plates introduced into the soil, particles can be of various configurations and sizes.

Figure 3 shows a view of a lemon seedling and a view of its leaf cover (its age was 2 years by the time the experiment was summed up). About 9 months after planting, metal particles were placed in the soil of this seedling: copper plates of the shape of "stars" (shape "B", figure 2) and aluminum plates of type "A", "B" (figure 2). After that, 11 months after it was planted, sometimes 14 months after it was planted (that is, shortly before the sketch of this lemon, a month before summing up the results of the experiment), baking soda was regularly added to the soil of the lemon when watering (30 grams of soda per 1 liter of water). ).

This method of electrical stimulation of plants was tested in practice - it was used for electrical stimulation of the houseplant "Uzambara violet"

So, there were two plants, two "Uzambara Violets" of the same type, which grew under the same conditions on the windowsill in the room. Then, in one of them, in the soil of one of them, small particles of metals were placed - shavings of copper and aluminum foil. Six months after that, namely after seven months (the experiment was carried out from April to October 1997). the difference in the development of these plants, indoor flowers, became noticeable. If in the control sample the structure of the leaves and the stem remained practically unchanged, then in the experimental sample the leaf stems became thicker, the leaves themselves became larger and juicier, they more aspired upwards, while in the control sample such a pronounced tendency of the leaves upwards was not observed. The leaves of the prototype were elastic and raised above the ground. The plant looked healthier. The control plant had leaves almost near the ground. The difference in the development of these plants was observed already in the first months. At the same time, fertilizers were not added to the soil of the experimental plant. Figure 1 shows a view of the experimental (2) and control (1) plants before (point "A") and after (point "B") of the experiment.

A similar experiment was carried out with another plant - a fruit-bearing fig tree (fig tree), growing in a room. This plant had a height of about 70 cm. It grew in a plastic bucket with a volume of 5 liters, on a windowsill, at a temperature of 18-20°C. After flowering, it bore fruit and these fruits did not reach maturity, they fell immature - they were greenish in color.

As an experiment, the following metal particles, metal plates were introduced into the soil of this plant:

Aluminum plates 20 cm long, 1 cm wide, 0.5 mm thick, (type "A", figure 2) in the amount of 5 pieces. They were located evenly along the entire circumference of the pot and were placed throughout its entire depth;

Small copper, iron plates (3×2 cm, 3×4 cm) in the amount of 5 pieces (type "B", figure 2), which were placed at a shallow depth near the surface;

A small amount of copper powder in the amount of about 6 grams (form "D", figure 2), uniformly introduced into the surface layer of the soil.

After the listed metal particles and plates were introduced into the soil of fig growth, this tree, located in the same plastic bucket, in the same soil, began to produce fully ripe fruits of a ripe burgundy color, with certain taste qualities, when fruiting. At the same time, fertilizers were not applied to the soil. Observations were carried out for 6 months.

A similar experiment was also carried out with a lemon seedling for about 2 years from the moment it was planted in the soil (the experiment was carried out from summer 1999 to autumn 2001).

At the beginning of its development, when a lemon in the form of a cutting was planted in a clay pot and developed, metal particles and fertilizers were not introduced into its soil. Then, about 9 months after planting, metal particles, copper plates of the form "B" (figure 2) and aluminum, iron plates of the type "A", "B" (figure 2) were placed in the soil of this seedling.

After that, 11 months after it was planted, sometimes 14 months after planting (that is, shortly before sketching this lemon, a month before summing up the results of the experiment), baking soda was regularly added to the lemon soil when watering (taking into account 30 grams of soda per 1 liter water). In addition, soda was applied directly to the soil. At the same time, metal particles were still found in the soil of lemon growth: aluminum, iron, copper plates. They were in a very different order, evenly filling the entire volume of the soil.

Similar actions, the effect of finding metal particles in the soil and the electrical stimulation effect caused in this case, obtained as a result of the interaction of metal particles with soil solution, as well as the introduction of soda into the soil and watering the plant with water with dissolved soda, could be observed directly from the appearance of a developing lemon. .

So, the leaves located on the branch of the lemon, corresponding to its initial development (figure 3, the right branch of the lemon), when no metal particles were added to the soil during its development and growth, had dimensions from the base of the leaf to its tip 7.2, 10 cm. The leaves developing at the other end of the lemon branch, corresponding to its present development, that is, such a period when there were metal particles in the soil of the lemon and it was watered with water with dissolved soda, had a size of 16.2 cm from the base of the leaf to its tip (Fig. 3, the topmost sheet on the left branch), 15 cm, 13 cm (figure 3, penultimate sheets on the left branch). The latest leaf size data (15 and 13 cm) correspond to such a period of its development, when the lemon was watered with ordinary water, and sometimes, periodically, with water with dissolved soda, with metal plates in the soil. The noted leaves differed from the leaves of the first right branch of the initial development of the lemon in size not only in length - they were wider. In addition, they had a peculiar sheen, while the leaves of the first branch, the right branch of the initial development of the lemon, had a matte tint. Especially this shine was manifested in a leaf with a size of 16.2 cm, that is, in that leaf corresponding to the period of lemon development, when it was constantly watered with water with dissolved soda for a month with metal particles contained in the soil.

The image of this lemon is placed in Fig.3.

Such observations allow us to conclude that such effects may occur in natural conditions. Thus, according to the state of vegetation growing in a given area, it is possible to determine the state of the nearest soil layers. If in this area the forest grows dense and higher than in other places, or the grass in this place is more juicy and dense, then in this case it can be concluded that it is possible that in this area there are deposits of metal-bearing ores located nearby. from the surface. The electric effect created by them has a beneficial effect on the development of plants in the area.

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CLAIM

1. A method for electrical stimulation of plant life, including the introduction of metals into the soil, characterized in that metal particles in the form of powder, rods, plates of various shapes and configurations are introduced into the soil at a depth convenient for further processing, at a certain interval, in appropriate proportions, made of metals of various types and their alloys, differing in their relationship to hydrogen in the electrochemical series of voltages of metals, alternating the introduction of metal particles of one type of metal with the introduction of metal particles of another type, taking into account the composition of the soil and the type of plant, while the value of the currents that arise will be within parameters of electric current, optimal for electrical stimulation of plants.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that in order to increase the electrical stimulation currents of plants and its effectiveness, with the corresponding metals placed in the soil, before watering, the plant crops are sprinkled with baking soda 150-200 g / m 2 or the crops are directly watered with water with dissolved soda in proportions of 25-30 g/l of water.