Abstract

Magnetically treated water (hereinafter MTW) is water which has passed through the core of a device which contains a permanent magnet. The way MTW affects plants is not clear and one possibility is that MTW affects a plant indirectly through its effect on the soil microflora/fauna population. This theory was investigated with pepper and melon, plants which have specific (and contradictory) responses to soil disinfection. Response to MTW was observed in both crops unless soil was disinfected, thus supporting the theory of the soil microflora/fauna being involved in the MTW effect.