Mechanisms of plasma-seed treatments as a potential seed processing technology

A Waskow, A Howling, I Furno - Frontiers in Physics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Plasma treatments are currently being assessed as a seed processing technology for
agricultural purposes where seeds are typically subjected to pre-sowing treatments to …

Biochemical and physiological plant processes affected by seed treatment with non-thermal plasma

V Mildaziene, A Ivankov, B Sera, D Baniulis - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Among the innovative technologies being elaborated for sustainable agriculture, one of the
most rapidly developing fields relies on the positive effects of non-thermal plasma (NTP) …

Effects of non-thermal plasma treatment on seed germination and early growth of leguminous plants—A review

B Šerá, V Scholtz, J Jirešová, J Khun, J Julák, M Šerý - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The legumes (Fabaceae family) are the second most important agricultural crop, both in
terms of harvested area and total production. They are an important source of vegetable …

Can cold plasma be used for boosting plant growth and plant protection in sustainable plant production?

D Pańka, M Jeske, A Łukanowski… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sustainable agriculture with low inputs of chemicals and fertilizers has been recently
attracting more attention from producers and researchers in the EU. The main reason for …

Emerging plasma technology that alleviates crop stress during the early growth stages of plants: a review

JS Song, SB Kim, S Ryu, J Oh, DS Kim - Frontiers in plant science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Crops during their early growth stages are vulnerable to a wide range of environmental
stressors; thus, earlier seed invigoration and seedling establishment are essential in crop …

Molecular insights: Proteomic and metabolomic dissection of plasma-induced growth and functional compound accumulation in Raphanus sativus

R Gupta, N Kaushik, M Negi, NK Kaushik, EH Choi - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the impact of plasma-activated water (PAW) on Raphanus sativus
(radish) roots at the level of proteins and metabolites. PAW treatment induced the …

Cold plasma seed treatment improves chilling resistance of tomato plants through hydrogen peroxide and abscisic acid signaling pathway

K Li, C Zhong, Q Shi, H Bi, B Gong - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
How to develop a simple and economic approach to improve plant cold stress tolerance is
an important scientific problem. With the hope that we explored the effect and metabolism of …

Seed treatment with cold plasma and electromagnetic field induces changes in red clover root growth dynamics, flavonoid exudation, and activates nodulation

V Mildaziene, A Ivankov, G Pauzaite… - Plasma Processes …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of presowing treatment of red clover seeds with cold plasma (5 and 7 min) and
electromagnetic field (10 and 15 min) on plant agronomic performance were studied. Seed …

Application of high voltage electrical discharge treatment to improve wheat germination and early growth under drought and salinity conditions

T Marček, T Kovač, K Jukić, A Lončarić, M Ižaković - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The environmentally friendly, physical method of high voltage electrical discharge (HVED)
was developed to improve the drought and salinity tolerance of two wheat genotypes. Unlike …

Cold Plasma as a Potential Activator of Plant Biostimulants

S Kocira, MC Pérez-Pizá, A Bohata, P Bartos… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agriculture has become a sector with a huge impact on the natural environment. The interest
of agriculture in the category of innovative bio-stimulants is due to the intensive search for …