Assessing the Effects of Blessing (Biofield) Energy Treatment on Zea mays L. saccharata Productivity
Background Sweet corn (Zea mays L. saccharata) is a high-demand, nutrient-sensitive cereal crops whose yield and crop quality depend heavily on early vegetative vigor and stress resilience. Spiritual Blessing (Biofield) Energy Treatment (SBET) has emerged as a non-invasive, biostimulatory approach to alter seed germinability, metabolic efficiency, and physiological development without ecological toxicity. Objective This study aimed to systematically evaluate the impact of SBET on key morphological attributes, vegetative growth, and reproductive productivity parameters of Zea mays L. saccharata. Methods Seeds and plots were assigned to two primary experimental groups: untreated/control sweet corn group (CONSCORG) and a biofield energy treated sweet corn group (BTSCORG) under identical field management practices. Key morphological metrics and post-harvest productivity were evaluated. Results Vegetative growth parameters showed substantial gains, including increased stem diameter, leaf width, flag leaf length, flag leaf width, anthesis silk interval, and tassel branching by 29.63% (p ≤ 0.001), 40.06% (p ≤ 0.001), 41.57% (p ≤ 0.001), 48.67% (p = 0.001), 73.21% (p ≤ 0.001) and 35.65% (p = 0.011), respectively, in the BTSCORG than CONSCORG. Moreover, comparative analysis revealed statistically significant improvements of ear/cob length, ear/cob diameter, number of kernels per row, and kernels per plant by 40.22% (p ≤ 0.001), 84% (p ≤ 0.001), 57.16% (p ≤ 0.001), and 37.81% (p ≤ 0.001), respectively, in the BTSCORG compared to the CONSCORG. Furthermore, the grain yield/hectare (ton/h) and straw/stover yield/hectare (ton/ha) were improved by 57.14% and 43.72%, respectively, in the BTSCORG compared to the CONSCORG. Conclusion SBET exerted a favorable influence on both vegetative growth parameters and reproductive yield factors in Zea mays L. saccharata.