Efficacy Comparison of Three Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Sources for Soybean Seed Treatment: Plasma Characteristics, Seed Properties, Germination
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Plasma seed treatment has proven to be a useful technique for improving germination, growth dynamics, as well as plant resistance. In this paper, we studied the efficacy of soybean seeds treatment using various sources of cold atmospheric pressure plasma generated in air. We compared three types of plasma treatments: direct treatment with plasma generated by a diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharge (DCSBD), direct treatment with plasma generated by a multi-hollow surface dielectric barrier discharge, and indirect treatment using the gaseous products of plasma generated by an air plasma jet. The composition of plasma generated by each of the sources was analysed using optical emission spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Parameters of the plasma treatments have been optimized to improve soybean germination. Plasma-treated seeds were examined by the means of water contact angle, surface free energy and imbibition measurements, attenuated total reflectance FTIR (ATR-FTIR), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analyses. Surface analysis by ATR-FTIR and XPS showed changes in the chemical bonds on the surface of the plasma-treated seeds, which led to an increase in wettability and imbibition. SEM analysis confirmed that the plasma treatment is non-invasive and does not cause changes in seed surface morphology. Among the studied sources, DCSBD proved to be the best suited for soybean seed treatment in terms of germination improvement as well as treatment time and energy efficiency.
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The benefits of plasma treatments for seeds are believed to arise from changes to the surface properties of the seeds, which causes more water absorption and the activation of specific metabolic pathways.
“The benefits of plasma treatments for seeds are believed to arise from changes to the surface properties of the seeds which causes more water absorption and the activation of specific metabolic pathways17,23,38,39”
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The Conclusion says plasma-induced surface changes improve water absorption and that plasma also induces biochemical processes and phytohormonal changes inside the seed. It describes the latter as a further action of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, not as a consequence of the surface changes; it also does not identify specific metabolic pathways. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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- Authors
- Ďurčányová, S., Slováková, Ľ., Klas, M., Tomeková, J., Ďurina, P., Stupavská, M., Kováčik, D., & Zahoranová, A.
- Affiliations
- Comenius University Bratislava (SK)
- Masaryk University (CZ)
- Corresponding author
- Ďurčányová, Sandra
- ORCID
- Venue
- Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing
- Published
- 2023-09-16
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1863-1885
- ISSN
- 0272-4324 (ISSN-L)
- 1572-8986
- OpenAlex
- W4386804970
- Cited by
- 41
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 2
- FWCI
- 6.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Agentúra na Podporu Výskumu a Vývoja (APVV-21-147)
- Vedecká Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR a SAV (1/0688/22)
- European Regional Development Fund (ITMS2014+:313021X329)
- Comenius University in Bratislava
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Physiology › Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Seed Germination and Physiology
- Keywords
- soybean seeds, cold atmospheric plasma, surface dielectric barrier discharge, dielectric barrier discharge, air plasma jet, seed germination, seed imbibition
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