Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of agricultural seeds of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) with effect on reduction of diseases and germination improvement

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Authors

ŠTĚPÁNOVÁ Vlasta SLAVÍČEK Pavel KELAR Jakub PRÁŠIL Jan SMÉKAL Milan STUPAVSKÁ Monika JURMANOVÁ Jana ČERNÁK Mirko

Year of publication 2018
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Plasma Processes and Polymers
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Citation
Web http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201700076
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201700076
Field Plasma physics
Keywords agricultural seeds; cold plasma; dielectric barrier discharges (DBD); germination; reduction of diseases incidence
Description The paper presents the effects of plasma treatment on agricultural seeds. Cucumber and pepper seeds, widely used in agriculture, were treated using the Diffuse Coplanar Surface Barrier Discharge (DCSBD) at atmospheric pressure in ambient air. The plasma treatment (4 s for pepper, 20 s for cucumber) led to an improvement of germination and germinating power. XPS confirmed chemical changes on the seed surface. The surface morphology of the plasma treated seeds showed no evidence of structural damage. The conclusion is that DCSBD proves to be able to reduce some of the microorganisms and pathogens affecting the seeds. Thanks to their technical simplicity and easy scaling-up, DCSBD plasma sources open new opportunities for atmospheric pressure plasma application in the agricultural industry.
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