Effect of Short-Term Treatment of Some Cereal Grains with Atmospheric Pressure Ar–O2 and Ar–Air Plasma
Plasma Processes and Polymers
2024
Andris Martinovs,
Andris Martinovs,
Gita Rēvalde,
Diāna Dombrovska,
Guntis Koļčs,
Rasma Tretjakova,
Edgars Zaicevs
A study of the grain surface structure and seedling development of wheat, barley, oats, and rye depending on short-term treatment of their grains in Ar–O2 and Ar–air cold plasma and post-discharge with a perspective of implementation of the method on an industrial scale is presented. Following parameters are monitored: chemical composition of plasma, grain surface roughness, germination rate, seed germination, length of seedlings, dry mass of stems and roots, as well as vigor index II. The results show that even an 8.7-s-long treatment of grains in postdischarge can improve the root system of seedlings, increasing its mass up to 16.2% (barley), 15.6% (rye), and 14.3% (wheat) within the first 10 days after sowing.
Keywords
APPJ reactor, cold atmospheric plasma, DBD reactor, dry mass of roots, grains, growth rate
DOI
10.1002/ppap.202400093
Hyperlink
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ppap.202400093
Martinovs, A., Martinovs, A., Rēvalde, G., Dombrovska, D., Koļčs, G., Tretjakova, R., Zaicevs, E. Effect of Short-Term Treatment of Some Cereal Grains with Atmospheric Pressure Ar–O2 and Ar–Air Plasma. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 2024, Vol. 21, No. 10, Article number e2400093. ISSN 1612-8850. e-ISSN 1612-8869. Available from: doi:10.1002/ppap.202400093
Publication language
English (en)