Wettability and Water Uptake Improvement in Plasma-Treated Alfalfa Seeds
The cultivation of alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i> L.), a forage crop grown worldwide, is negatively affected by hard seed presence. We show that treatment of alfalfa seeds with an inductively coupled radio frequency oxygen plasma improves their surface hydrophilicity, as determined by w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Agriculture |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/1/96 |