Measuring Effects of Music, Noise, and Healing Energy Using a Seed Germination Bioassay

Creath, Katherine; Schwartz, Gary E.

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“…A study conducted on the effect of music with low frequencies on the germination rate has revealed that music with low frequencies increased germination rate (Creath and Schwartz, 2004). Further, the soft rhythm of music and sounds have influenced plants to grow healthier (Chowdhury and Gupta, 1999).…”

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A preliminary study on effect of buddhist pirith chanting and pop music on the growth and yield performance in rice (<em>Oryza sativa</em> L.)

Munasinghe

Liyanage

Weerakoon

et al. 2018

Sri Lankan J. Biol.

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Music influences the growth of plants through either promoting or restricting the growth of plants. The effects of Pirith chanting and pop music were focused in the present study. Seeds of Two (02) rice varieties (Bg300 and Kaluheenati) were subjected to dormancy break treatment, kept in a soundproof confined chamber and arranged in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with two (02) replicates and 10 seeds per replicate. Seeds were allowed to germinate under the sound rhythms; pop music, Pirith chanting and silence separately in sound proof chamber. A set of pop songs and Thunsuthra in Pirith chanting were chosen as the two (02) sound rhythms. Seeds were kept under silence served as the control. Music and Pirith were played separately for an hour, at 30cm distance away from the seeds with an intensity of 55-60 dB for seven (07) days continuously, maintaining equal environmental conditions. Following seven (07) days, the percent germination was recorded. The same germinated seeds were planted in plastic pots filled with paddy soil, up to ¾ of the total depth and pots were arranged in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with two (02) replicates and five (05) plants per replicate. Following one week, plants were subjected to the sound rhythm treatments and silence separately for three (03) months continuously. Measurement on growth and yield performance were recorded every fortnight. Significantly different (p < 0.05) in growth and yield performances were observed under Pirith and pop music. Considerably higher rates of growth and yield were observed for varieties exposed to Pirith and comparatively, the effect of Pirith on growth and yield performance was higher with respect to pop music thus implying that the rhythmic chanting of Pirith is the most appropriate type music that improved the growth performance of Oryza sativa.

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A preliminary study on effect of buddhist pirith chanting and pop music on the growth and yield performance in rice (<em>Oryza sativa</em> L.)

Munasinghe

Liyanage

Weerakoon

et al. 2018

Sri Lankan J. Biol.

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“…Studies have also shown that sound vibration can be used to stimulate a seed or plant [2]. Previous studies indicate that musical sound has a significant effect on the number of seeds sprouted compared to noise and untreated control and sound vibrations directly affect living biologic systems [1]. Foliage planted along freeways to reduce noise pollution often grows differently than foliage planter in a quiet environment [3], [4].…”

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“…Sound is known to affect the growth of plants [1]. Studies have also shown that sound vibration can be used to stimulate a seed or plant [2].…”

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Effect of Different Types of Music on Rosa Chinensis Plants

Chivukula¹,

Ramaswamy²

2014

IJESD

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Abstract-Music influences the growth of plants and can either promote or restrict the growth of plants (depending on the type of music being played). The present experiment is aimed to study the effect of music on 30 Rose (Rosa chinensis) plants taken in separate pots. The plants were divided into five groups and each group was subjected to one of the following types of music, Indian Classical music, Vedic chants, Western Classical music, and Rock music while one group was kept in silence as the control group. The elongation of shoot, internode elongation, the number of flowers and the diameter of the flowers were recorded and changed studied over a period of 60 days. Significant differences have been noted.It was seen that the plants exposed to Vedic chants showed the maximum elongation of shoot, maximum number of flowers and highest diameter of flowers. The internode elongation was highest in plants exposed to Indian classical music. This clearly shows that the subjecting the plants to Vedic chants or Indian classical music promotes the growth of plants as compared to the control group or subjecting them to Western classical or Rock music.Index Terms-Diameter of flowers, internode length, rosa chinensis, shoot length, music. I. INTRODUCTIONSound is known to affect the growth of plants [1]. Studies have also shown that sound vibration can be used to stimulate a seed or plant [2]. Previous studies indicate that musical sound has a significant effect on the number of seeds sprouted compared to noise and untreated control and sound vibrations directly affect living biologic systems [1]. Foliage planted along freeways to reduce noise pollution often grows differently than foliage planter in a quiet environment [3], [4]. It would be advantageous for plants to learn about the surrounding environment using sound, as acoustic signals propagate rapidly and detection of sound may have adaptive value in plants [5]. Plants are complex multicellular organisms considered as sensitive as humans for initial assaying of effects and testing new therapies [6]- [8].Several studies have been undertaken to study and understand the influence of sound and music on plants and plant growth. It has been reported that under optimal stimulation conditions (100dB and 800Hz) the sound field can enhance the growth of Chrysanthemum callus and moderate stress stimulation can enhance the assimilation of tissues or cells, improve their physiological activity and accelerate the growth of plants [9]. Other studies show that under suitable sound stimulation, the growth of  Manuscript received December 17, 2013; revised February 20, 2014. Vidya Chivukula is with St. Francis College, Osmania University. Hyderabad, India (e-mail: vidya.0610@gmail.com).Chrysanthemum roots could be accelerated and the sound stimulation could enhance the metabolism of roots and the growth [10]. Playing appropriate tunes have been found to stimulate the plant's synthesis of its appropriate protein [11]. The rate of water transpired out of leaves is also reportedly affecte...

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“…Different metabolic activities including enzyme activation and hormonal changes occur during seed germination, and sound is known to directly affect biological systems including those involved in seed germination. Creath and Schwartz (2004) compared effects of music, noise, and healing energy using seed germination assay. Musical sound has been shown to significantly enhance the sprouting of okra and zucchini seeds than the noise effect.…”

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Update on the Effects of Sound Wave on Plants

Chowdhury¹,

Lim²,

Bae³

2014

Research in Plant Disease

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Plant growth is considered the sum of cell proliferation and subsequent elongation of the cells. The continuous proliferation and elongation of plant cells are vital to the production of new organs, which have a significant impact on overall plant growth. Accordingly, the relationship between environmental stimuli, such as temperature, light, wind, and sound waves to plant growth is of great interest in studies of plant development. Sound waves can have negative or positive effects on plant growth. In this review paper we have summarized the relationship between sound waves and plant growth response. Sound waves with specific frequencies and intensities can have positive effects on various plant biological indices including seed germination, root elongation, plant height, callus growth, cell cycling, signaling transduction systems, enzymatic and hormonal activities, and gene expression.

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Measuring Effects of Music, Noise, and Healing Energy Using a Seed Germination Bioassay

Cited by 112 publications

References 19 publications

A preliminary study on effect of buddhist pirith chanting and pop music on the growth and yield performance in rice (<em>Oryza sativa</em> L.)

A preliminary study on effect of buddhist pirith chanting and pop music on the growth and yield performance in rice (<em>Oryza sativa</em> L.)

Effect of Different Types of Music on Rosa Chinensis Plants

Update on the Effects of Sound Wave on Plants

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