An Attractive Solution: Improving the Resilience of White Birch through Magnetic Field Application
CWSF · 2026 Natural Resources Bronze Medal
Overview
With the advance of climate change comes added stresses to forests such as increased risk of forest fires due to heat and drought, as well as stresses like increased salt and oxidative stress. Inducing chemical and physical changes such as increased chlorophyll ratios, magnetic treatment has shown the ability to improve climate stress resilience in agricultural plants. However, there is a lack of understanding which method of magnetic field application is most effective, and its effects on forest species. My study compares the magnetization of seed, irrigation water, and direct application to plants at different intensities, analyzing the effects on the growth of Birch trees. Allowing for forest plantations to become more resilient to climate change keeps a powerful force in the regulation of climate. Tree nurseries can apply this cost effective, simple treatment method, creating stronger forests which provide a buffer to climate change in a very crucial time.
Awards (3)
- Challenge Award
- Bronze Medal
- Selected for CWSF 2026
Competition history
- CWSF 2026
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