Lin and Yotvat (1990) explained that applying a MF-treated water increases the productivity of the water both for crops and for livestock. Similarly, a number of studies showed MF treatments increased flowering and overall fruit production of strawberries and tomatoes. Duarte Diaz and others (1997) observed a MF treatment increased the absorption of nutrients into tomatoes. Some major effects of seed treatment with a magnetic medium, or a MF-irrigated water, on plants included growth rates, transplanted weight at maturity, transplanted leaf area, and germination. Applying a MW-treated squash increased the mass of the squash. The effects of magnetic treatment before planting of tomatoes on the growth and fruit yield increased the average fruit weight, fruit yield per plant, fruit yield per acreage, and yield increased in comparison to the control.