Music for plants? an investigation into the impact of exposure to acoustic stimulus in Bok Choy (Brassica rapa) plants

The study aimed to investigate the influence of different types of acoustic stimulus (classical vs. rock music) on the growth of bok choy (Brassica rapa) plants. Three separate groups of bok choy plants were exposed to classical music, rock music, or else no music, during growth and development and...

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Main Authors: Yeoh, Joanne Pei Sze, Zhang, Zixue, Koh, Khong Shien, Sinniah, Uma Rani, Spence, Charles, Beh, Wen Fen
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Language:English
Published: Raiya Academic International LLC 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113085/
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author Yeoh, Joanne Pei Sze
Zhang, Zixue
Koh, Khong Shien
Sinniah, Uma Rani
Spence, Charles
Beh, Wen Fen
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Zhang, Zixue
Koh, Khong Shien
Sinniah, Uma Rani
Spence, Charles
Beh, Wen Fen
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building UPM Institutional Repository
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description The study aimed to investigate the influence of different types of acoustic stimulus (classical vs. rock music) on the growth of bok choy (Brassica rapa) plants. Three separate groups of bok choy plants were exposed to classical music, rock music, or else no music, during growth and development and the influence on yield was observed. The results reveal that those plants exposed to classical music exhibited significant differences in shoot characteristics with the highest total fresh weight, shoot fresh weight, and mean leaf numbers. Meanwhile, those plants exposed to rock music demonstrated values that were the lowest across all plant parameters. Plants treated to classical music had the lowest root length but the highest root volume, indicating that the roots were significantly stouter and more compact as compared to those plants treated to rock music and no music. This study therefore serves as a future reference for the use of music in plant growth.
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spelling upm-1130852024-11-18T00:47:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113085/ Music for plants? an investigation into the impact of exposure to acoustic stimulus in Bok Choy (Brassica rapa) plants Yeoh, Joanne Pei Sze Zhang, Zixue Koh, Khong Shien Sinniah, Uma Rani Spence, Charles Beh, Wen Fen The study aimed to investigate the influence of different types of acoustic stimulus (classical vs. rock music) on the growth of bok choy (Brassica rapa) plants. Three separate groups of bok choy plants were exposed to classical music, rock music, or else no music, during growth and development and the influence on yield was observed. The results reveal that those plants exposed to classical music exhibited significant differences in shoot characteristics with the highest total fresh weight, shoot fresh weight, and mean leaf numbers. Meanwhile, those plants exposed to rock music demonstrated values that were the lowest across all plant parameters. Plants treated to classical music had the lowest root length but the highest root volume, indicating that the roots were significantly stouter and more compact as compared to those plants treated to rock music and no music. This study therefore serves as a future reference for the use of music in plant growth. Raiya Academic International LLC 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113085/1/113085.pdf Yeoh, Joanne Pei Sze and Zhang, Zixue and Koh, Khong Shien and Sinniah, Uma Rani and Spence, Charles and Beh, Wen Fen (2024) Music for plants? an investigation into the impact of exposure to acoustic stimulus in Bok Choy (Brassica rapa) plants. Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture, 8 (2). pp. 129-143. ISSN 2472-9884; eISSN: 2472-9876 https://esiculture.com/index.php/esiculture/article/view/677 10.70082/esiculture.vi.677
spellingShingle Yeoh, Joanne Pei Sze
Zhang, Zixue
Koh, Khong Shien
Sinniah, Uma Rani
Spence, Charles
Beh, Wen Fen
Music for plants? an investigation into the impact of exposure to acoustic stimulus in Bok Choy (Brassica rapa) plants
title Music for plants? an investigation into the impact of exposure to acoustic stimulus in Bok Choy (Brassica rapa) plants
title_full Music for plants? an investigation into the impact of exposure to acoustic stimulus in Bok Choy (Brassica rapa) plants
title_fullStr Music for plants? an investigation into the impact of exposure to acoustic stimulus in Bok Choy (Brassica rapa) plants
title_full_unstemmed Music for plants? an investigation into the impact of exposure to acoustic stimulus in Bok Choy (Brassica rapa) plants
title_short Music for plants? an investigation into the impact of exposure to acoustic stimulus in Bok Choy (Brassica rapa) plants
title_sort music for plants? an investigation into the impact of exposure to acoustic stimulus in bok choy (brassica rapa) plants
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