Effect of H<sub>2</sub>O-Based Low-Pressure Plasma (LPP) Treatment on the Germination of Bambara Groundnut Seeds
In general, seed germination is improved by low-pressure plasma (LPP) treatment using precursors such as air, nitrogen, argon, or water (H<sub>2</sub>O). Here, H<sub>2</sub>O-based LPP treatment using the optimized parameters of 10 W and 10 s improves the germination of Bamba...
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| author | Naeem Ahmed Asad Masood Kim S. Siow M. F. Mohd Razip Wee Rahmat Zaki Auliya Wai Kuan Ho |
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| description | In general, seed germination is improved by low-pressure plasma (LPP) treatment using precursors such as air, nitrogen, argon, or water (H<sub>2</sub>O). Here, H<sub>2</sub>O-based LPP treatment using the optimized parameters of 10 W and 10 s improves the germination of Bambara groundnut seeds by 22%. LPP increases the wettability and roughness of the seed hilum while oxidizing the surface with carboxyl and amine groups. In this H<sub>2</sub>O-based treatment of Bambara groundnut seeds, combinatory etching and chemical modification facilitated the imbibition process and increased the germination percentage. The success of this method has the potential to be scaled up to solve food security with seeds otherwise facing germination-related issues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-680f050b5309411e8c49a31dfd47dce32023-12-11T17:01:37ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-02-0111233810.3390/agronomy11020338Effect of H<sub>2</sub>O-Based Low-Pressure Plasma (LPP) Treatment on the Germination of Bambara Groundnut SeedsNaeem Ahmed0Asad Masood1Kim S. Siow2M. F. Mohd Razip Wee3Rahmat Zaki Auliya4Wai Kuan Ho5Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, Bangi 43600, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, Bangi 43600, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, Bangi 43600, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, Bangi 43600, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, Bangi 43600, Selangor, MalaysiaCrops for Future, Jln Broga, Semenyih 43500, Selangor, MalaysiaIn general, seed germination is improved by low-pressure plasma (LPP) treatment using precursors such as air, nitrogen, argon, or water (H<sub>2</sub>O). Here, H<sub>2</sub>O-based LPP treatment using the optimized parameters of 10 W and 10 s improves the germination of Bambara groundnut seeds by 22%. LPP increases the wettability and roughness of the seed hilum while oxidizing the surface with carboxyl and amine groups. In this H<sub>2</sub>O-based treatment of Bambara groundnut seeds, combinatory etching and chemical modification facilitated the imbibition process and increased the germination percentage. The success of this method has the potential to be scaled up to solve food security with seeds otherwise facing germination-related issues.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/2/338Bambara groundnutgerminationlow-pressure plasma (LPP)plasma treatmentwettability |
| spellingShingle | Naeem Ahmed Asad Masood Kim S. Siow M. F. Mohd Razip Wee Rahmat Zaki Auliya Wai Kuan Ho Effect of H<sub>2</sub>O-Based Low-Pressure Plasma (LPP) Treatment on the Germination of Bambara Groundnut Seeds Agronomy Bambara groundnut germination low-pressure plasma (LPP) plasma treatment wettability |
| title | Effect of H<sub>2</sub>O-Based Low-Pressure Plasma (LPP) Treatment on the Germination of Bambara Groundnut Seeds |
| title_full | Effect of H<sub>2</sub>O-Based Low-Pressure Plasma (LPP) Treatment on the Germination of Bambara Groundnut Seeds |
| title_fullStr | Effect of H<sub>2</sub>O-Based Low-Pressure Plasma (LPP) Treatment on the Germination of Bambara Groundnut Seeds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of H<sub>2</sub>O-Based Low-Pressure Plasma (LPP) Treatment on the Germination of Bambara Groundnut Seeds |
| title_short | Effect of H<sub>2</sub>O-Based Low-Pressure Plasma (LPP) Treatment on the Germination of Bambara Groundnut Seeds |
| title_sort | effect of h sub 2 sub o based low pressure plasma lpp treatment on the germination of bambara groundnut seeds |
| topic | Bambara groundnut germination low-pressure plasma (LPP) plasma treatment wettability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/2/338 |
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