The Influence of Sounds of Stringed Instruments on Growth of Medicinal Plant Trigonella Foenum Graecum (Family Fabaceae)

Trigonella foenum graecum herb has wide applications in medicine. In the present work, the effect of sounds produced by stringed instruments on the growth of Trigonella foenum graecum is studied. Trigonella foenum graecum seeds were thinly sown in the shallow drills made in the loam soil in the clay- pots. The pots were kept in an isolated place and in a dry atmosphere and at a constant temperature 20 ºC. All the pots were covered with glass boxes. One set of plants was exposed to recorded sounds of violin at frequency 1500 Hz and intensity level 50 dB while another set of plants to recorded sounds of Veena. The control was not exposed to any kind of sound. The growth parameters of the plants were recorded and after 28 days the plants were harvested and biochemical analysis was done. The plants responded significantly to the sounds of stringed instruments in terms of growth parameters. The plants were found to be uniform in size, lush green and healthier as compared to the untreated control. The plants showed positive sonotropic movement towards the source of music. Bio chemical analysis showed that the amount of chlorophyll A, chlorophyll B, Carotinoides, carbohydrates and protein was also found to be increased in the plants exposed to sounds of stringed instruments. Since Trigonella foenum-graecum has high medicinal value the mass production of good quality Trigonella foenum graecum plants, plants can be exposed to the sounds of stringed instruments at frequency 1500 Hz and 50 dB intensity level.