The Effect of Zero Magnetic Fields on Initial Growth of Rice

There has been an explosive resurgence of interest by the scientific community in the effects of very weak extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields on biological systems. This paper investigates the special case in which zero magnetic fields (ZMF) are able to cause changes in biological systems through the zero frequency resonance interaction. The study may give an insight to the underlying mechanism of the ELF interactions. On the other hand, the ZMF generated by the cancellation of magnetic fluxes around the non-inductive coil obeys Taiji (Tai Chi) principle, and hence, should create a vital energy Qi according to notions of traditional Chinese medicine. We suggest the existence of Qi playing key role in the ZMF interactions. This study is to accumulate data to explore the ZMF properties in relation to the vital energy Qi. Zero magnetic fields (ZMF) are developed by the use of a non-inductive coil consisting of a crystal. Starting from seed germinations, the lowland paddy rice being exposed to the ZMF has been examined for its initial growth. There are three findings. (1) With a statistical significance of reliability up to 98-99%, an observable change in the rice growth due to the ZMF influence has been demonstrated by measuring the bud and root lengths of the rice; (2) The ZMF acts on the growing rice as a growth promotion or growth acceleration when the condition, such as having enough sunlight, is natural and helpful to the plant development; (3) Conversely, it acts as a growth check or growth delay under bad conditions like no sunlight shining on the rice.