Positive effect of non-thermal plasma treatment on radish seeds

摘要

The effect of cold atmospheric plasma on radish seeds has been investigated.It has been shown that plasma treatment had little effect on the germination rate, butinfluenced the early growth of seeds. Sprouts and roots of plasma treated seeds werelonger and heavier than those of control seeds. The best results were obtained for 20minutes treatment time, where an increase of the length of roots and sprouts with 10- 11% and a 30% enhancement of roots weight were determined.