National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The present investigation on the effect of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) of cell phone tower on development of Asiatic honey, Apis cerana F. was studied at Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat during 2012-2014. To quantify the effect of EMR, Apis cerana colonies were placed at varying distance from the cell phone tower, viz. 100m, 200m, 300m, 500m and 1000m having different radiation level which were measured with the help of 3-Axis RF electromagnetic field meter (model: EMF-819). It was observed that the brood area, honey hoarding capacity, pollen stores and queen prolificacy were significantly higher in colonies placed at 500m distance followed by 1000m, 300m and 200m and least at colonies placed at 100m distance from the tower. The results from the present investigation which revealed that the Apis cerana colonies in close proximity to mobile phones towers were most affected by the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the cell phone tower.
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