Magnetic Field Stimulation Effect on Germination and Antioxidant Activities of Presown Hybrid Seeds of Sunflower and Its Seedlings

Table 3

Effect of magnetic field on antioxidant parameters of sunflower seed varieties.

Sunflower seed varieties	Treatments	DPPH activity (%)	Reducing power assay (%)	Total antioxidant activity (%)
FH620	50 mT/45 min	59.17 ± 0.21	76.85 ± 0.71	40.38 ± 0.21
	80 mT/30 min	59.55 ± 0.31	23.14 ± 0.21	62.30 ± 0.21
	100 mT/15 min	60.67 ± 0.41	42.00 ± 0.32	55.76 ± 0.61
	Control	40.07 ± 0.21	58.85 ± 0.21	64.61 ± 0.82
FH615	50 mT/45 min	59.17 ± 0.21	49.41 ± 0.30	45.76 ± 0.24
	80 mT/30 min	59.92 ± 0.11	77.42 ± 0.61	53.07 ± 0.21
	100 mT/15 min	62.17 ± 0.41	64.85 ± 0.21	55.38 ± 0.61
	Control	58.42 ± 0.21	56.57 ± 0.21	58.84 ± 0.21
FH545	50 mT/45 min	53.93 ± 0.61	74.85 ± 0.61	60.76 ± 0.51
	80 mT/30 min	55.80 ± 0.21	56.00 ± 0.21	58.07 ± 0.21
	100 mT/15 min	61.17 ± 0.41	55.14 ± 0.76	48.46 ± 0.61
	Control	59.17 ± 0.21	83.14 ± 0.21	60.76 ± 0.21

Level of significance indicated by “.”