GERMINATION RESPONSES OF FUNGAL SPORES TO MAGNETICALLY RESTRUCTURED WATER

The effect of magnetically restructured water was examined on spore ge rmination of some fungi. Restructuring of water was done by exposing t he water samples separately to dipoles of a 0.3 T permanent magnet far variable lengths of time. Spore germination of some fungi was observe d by mixing the spores in a drop of restructured water samples on sepa rate depression glass slides and incubating the slides for 24 h at 27 +/- 2 degrees C. Fungal spores for the present study were obtained fro m freshly grown cultures of Alternaria alternata, A. carthami, A. mall , A. sesamicola, Aspergillus niger, A. terreus, Fusarium lini, and Hel minthosporium sativum on potato dextrose Difco powder agar medium. Thi s study reveals that changes in water structure produced by different lengths of exposure by different magnetic poles (of a permanent magnet ) differentially inhibit spore germination of various fungi. The varyi ng inhibitory effects of water exposed to different magnetic poles ind icates the possible existence of magnetic-pole memory in water.