experimentsSeed germination was determined according to ISTA rules(1999). After magnetic treatment, four replicates of 25 seeds foreach treatment, including control, were labeled and placed in12 cm × 12 cm plastic germination boxes, containing two layers ofabsorbent paper (Anchor Paper Co., St. Paul, MN) moistened to sat-uration with distilled water. The germination boxes were arrangedin a completely randomized experimental design and placed in agermination chamber in the dark at 23 ± 2◦C for 14 days.