Plasma Agriculture from Laboratory to Farm: A Review

In recent years, non-thermal plasma (NTP) application in agriculture is rapidly increasing. Many published articles and reviews in the literature are focus on the post-harvest use of plasma in agriculture. However, the pre-harvest application of plasma still in its early stage. Therefore, in this re...

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Published inProcesses Vol. 8; no. 8; p. 1002
Main Authors Attri, Pankaj, Ishikawa, Kenji, Okumura, Takamasa, Koga, Kazunori, Shiratani, Masaharu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 17.08.2020
Subjects
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Antioxidants
Biochemical analysis
Crops
Farms
Gene expression
Germination
Harvest
Oilseeds
Plant growth
Plasma
Radishes
Rape plants
Seed germination
Seeds
Thermal plasmas
Wheat
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Summary:In recent years, non-thermal plasma (NTP) application in agriculture is rapidly increasing. Many published articles and reviews in the literature are focus on the post-harvest use of plasma in agriculture. However, the pre-harvest application of plasma still in its early stage. Therefore, in this review, we covered the effect of NTP and plasma-treated water (PTW) on seed germination and growth enhancement. Further, we will discuss the change in biochemical analysis, e.g., the variation in phytohormones, phytochemicals, and antioxidant levels of seeds after treatment with NTP and PTW. Lastly, we will address the possibility of using plasma in the actual agriculture field and prospects of this technology.
ISSN:2227-9717
2227-9717
DOI:10.3390/pr8081002