Radio frequency plasma capacitor can increase rates of seeds imbibition, germination, and radicle growth
Alexander G. Volkov
A C , Asya Bookal A , Jewel S. Hairston A and Darayas Patel B
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A Department of Chemistry, Oakwood University, 7000 Adventist Blvd, Huntsville, AL 35896, USA.
B Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Oakwood University, 7000 Adventist Blvd, Huntsville, AL 35896, USA.
C Corresponding author. Email: gvolkov@oakwood.edu
Functional Plant Biology - https://doi.org/10.1071/FP20293
Submitted: 19 September 2020 Accepted: 26 October 2020 Published online: 23 November 2020
Abstract
Radio frequency capacitors can be used to accelerate seed imbibition, germination, increase the growth of plants seedlings, poration and corrugation of the bio-tissue surfaces without the side effects of RONS generated by cold plasma jets. Atomic force microscope data show that the plasma lamp produced morphological changes in the seed coat. Magnetic resonance imaging studies showed the acceleration of water uptake in seeds treated with radio frequency capacitors of plasma lamps. Plasma capacitor can accelerate radicle growing rates.
Keywords: cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet, Cucurbita pepo L., electroporation, germination, imbibition, Phaseolus vulgaris L., plasma ball, plasma lamp, radicle growth, radio frequency capacitor, seed growth.
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