Influence of a Helium–Nitrogen RF Plasma Jet on Onion Seed Germination
This paper presents an experiment using a radio frequency atmospheric pressure plasma jet to generate cold plasma for pre-sowing stimulation of Wolska onion seeds. Impact of the He + N<sub>2</sub> afterglow plasma on germination was investigated. Eight groups of seeds characterized by di...
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| author | Agnieszka Starek-Wójcicka Agnieszka Sagan Piotr Terebun Michał Kwiatkowski Piotr Kiczorowski Joanna Pawlat |
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| description | This paper presents an experiment using a radio frequency atmospheric pressure plasma jet to generate cold plasma for pre-sowing stimulation of Wolska onion seeds. Impact of the He + N<sub>2</sub> afterglow plasma on germination was investigated. Eight groups of seeds characterized by different exposure times (2, 5, 10, 15, 60, 120, 240, and 480 s) and distance from the electrodes (20 mm and 50 mm) were used. Pre-sowing plasma stimulation of the seeds improved the germination capacity and germination energy for all tested groups, relative to control. The impact of radio frequency plasma on the onion seed germination parameters was statistically significant. The highest germination parameters were obtained for seeds stimulated for 240 s at a distance of 50 mm. No significant differences in physical and morphological properties of onion seeds were found. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c75b16d56ad94b9eb4d15828532dc0a12023-11-21T01:01:27ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-12-011024897310.3390/app10248973Influence of a Helium–Nitrogen RF Plasma Jet on Onion Seed GerminationAgnieszka Starek-Wójcicka0Agnieszka Sagan1Piotr Terebun2Michał Kwiatkowski3Piotr Kiczorowski4Joanna Pawlat5Department of Biological Bases of Food and Feed Technologies, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-612 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Biological Bases of Food and Feed Technologies, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-612 Lublin, PolandChair of Electrical Engineering and Electrotechnologies, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 38a, 20-618 Lublin, PolandChair of Electrical Engineering and Electrotechnologies, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 38a, 20-618 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Biological Bases of Food and Feed Technologies, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-612 Lublin, PolandChair of Electrical Engineering and Electrotechnologies, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 38a, 20-618 Lublin, PolandThis paper presents an experiment using a radio frequency atmospheric pressure plasma jet to generate cold plasma for pre-sowing stimulation of Wolska onion seeds. Impact of the He + N<sub>2</sub> afterglow plasma on germination was investigated. Eight groups of seeds characterized by different exposure times (2, 5, 10, 15, 60, 120, 240, and 480 s) and distance from the electrodes (20 mm and 50 mm) were used. Pre-sowing plasma stimulation of the seeds improved the germination capacity and germination energy for all tested groups, relative to control. The impact of radio frequency plasma on the onion seed germination parameters was statistically significant. The highest germination parameters were obtained for seeds stimulated for 240 s at a distance of 50 mm. No significant differences in physical and morphological properties of onion seeds were found.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/24/8973atmospheric pressure plasmaphysical and morphological propertiesonion seed germinationenvironment-friendly technology |
| spellingShingle | Agnieszka Starek-Wójcicka Agnieszka Sagan Piotr Terebun Michał Kwiatkowski Piotr Kiczorowski Joanna Pawlat Influence of a Helium–Nitrogen RF Plasma Jet on Onion Seed Germination Applied Sciences atmospheric pressure plasma physical and morphological properties onion seed germination environment-friendly technology |
| title | Influence of a Helium–Nitrogen RF Plasma Jet on Onion Seed Germination |
| title_full | Influence of a Helium–Nitrogen RF Plasma Jet on Onion Seed Germination |
| title_fullStr | Influence of a Helium–Nitrogen RF Plasma Jet on Onion Seed Germination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of a Helium–Nitrogen RF Plasma Jet on Onion Seed Germination |
| title_short | Influence of a Helium–Nitrogen RF Plasma Jet on Onion Seed Germination |
| title_sort | influence of a helium nitrogen rf plasma jet on onion seed germination |
| topic | atmospheric pressure plasma physical and morphological properties onion seed germination environment-friendly technology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/24/8973 |
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