Experimental Study on the Effect of Low-Temperature Air Plasma Activated Water on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Maize

Zifeng Wang; Tianyi Ren; Minqi Zhou; Shuo Chen; Dexin Fu; Si Qin

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Experimental Study on the Effect of Low-Temperature Air Plasma Activated Water on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Maize

Zifeng Wang, Tianyi Ren, Minqi Zhou, Shuo Chen, Dexin Fu, Si Qin^*

Published in International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 9, Issue 6)

Received: 28 October 2023 Accepted: 20 November 2023 Published: 21 November 2023

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Abstract

Plasma-activated water (PAW), which is produced by introducing non-thermal plasma into deionized water, contains variety of active substances such as reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species. These active substances in PAW exhibit sterilizing properties and facilitates intracellular chemical reactions, which holds the potential to enhance plant growth. This study aims to investigate the effects of PAW treatment on the process of maize seed germination and seedling growth. A gradient of different excitation voltages (10 kV, 14 kV, 18kV) and different treatment times (1min, 3min, 5min) was set to ionize the air to produce air-plasma, which was used to prepare the PAWs subsequently. The resulting PAWs were used to irrigate the maize seeds and seedlings every day. The effects on seed germination rate, germination potential, germination index, as well as on the chlorophyll content, peroxidase (POD) activity, and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in seedlings were examined. Treatment with PAW promoted seed germination and seedling growth, with the germination rate, germination potential, and germination index of the seeds increased by as much as 19.71%, 50.45% and 21.22% respectively. The chlorophyll and POD content in the seedlings also increased by 31.68% and 23.09% respectively. In addition, the MDA content decreased by 15.11% as compared with the control group (CK). The experimental results were subjected to significant variance analysis using the Duncan method.

Published in	International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 9, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijaas.20230906.12
Page(s)	181-190
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Plasma-Activated Water, Maize, Seed Germination, Chlorophyll, Peroxidase, Malondialdehyde

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Wang, Z.; Ren, T.; Zhou, M.; Chen, S.; Fu, D., et al. Experimental Study on the Effect of Low-Temperature Air Plasma Activated Water on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Maize. Int. J. Appl. Agric. Sci. 2023, 9(6), 181-190. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20230906.12

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Wang Z, Ren T, Zhou M, Chen S, Fu D, et al. Experimental Study on the Effect of Low-Temperature Air Plasma Activated Water on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Maize. Int J Appl Agric Sci. 2023;9(6):181-190. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20230906.12

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Wang Z, Ren T, Zhou M, Chen S, Fu D, et al. Experimental Study on the Effect of Low-Temperature Air Plasma Activated Water on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Maize. Int J Appl Agric Sci. 2023;9(6):181-190. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20230906.12

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  title = {Experimental Study on the Effect of Low-Temperature Air Plasma Activated Water on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Maize},
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  pages = {181-190},
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  abstract = {Plasma-activated water (PAW), which is produced by introducing non-thermal plasma into deionized water, contains variety of active substances such as reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species. These active substances in PAW exhibit sterilizing properties and facilitates intracellular chemical reactions, which holds the potential to enhance plant growth. This study aims to investigate the effects of PAW treatment on the process of maize seed germination and seedling growth. A gradient of different excitation voltages (10 kV, 14 kV, 18kV) and different treatment times (1min, 3min, 5min) was set to ionize the air to produce air-plasma, which was used to prepare the PAWs subsequently. The resulting PAWs were used to irrigate the maize seeds and seedlings every day. The effects on seed germination rate, germination potential, germination index, as well as on the chlorophyll content, peroxidase (POD) activity, and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in seedlings were examined. Treatment with PAW promoted seed germination and seedling growth, with the germination rate, germination potential, and germination index of the seeds increased by as much as 19.71%, 50.45% and 21.22% respectively. The chlorophyll and POD content in the seedlings also increased by 31.68% and 23.09% respectively. In addition, the MDA content decreased by 15.11% as compared with the control group (CK). The experimental results were subjected to significant variance analysis using the Duncan method.},
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T1  - Experimental Study on the Effect of Low-Temperature Air Plasma Activated Water on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Maize
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AU  - Tianyi Ren
AU  - Minqi Zhou
AU  - Shuo Chen
AU  - Dexin Fu
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AB  - Plasma-activated water (PAW), which is produced by introducing non-thermal plasma into deionized water, contains variety of active substances such as reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species. These active substances in PAW exhibit sterilizing properties and facilitates intracellular chemical reactions, which holds the potential to enhance plant growth. This study aims to investigate the effects of PAW treatment on the process of maize seed germination and seedling growth. A gradient of different excitation voltages (10 kV, 14 kV, 18kV) and different treatment times (1min, 3min, 5min) was set to ionize the air to produce air-plasma, which was used to prepare the PAWs subsequently. The resulting PAWs were used to irrigate the maize seeds and seedlings every day. The effects on seed germination rate, germination potential, germination index, as well as on the chlorophyll content, peroxidase (POD) activity, and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in seedlings were examined. Treatment with PAW promoted seed germination and seedling growth, with the germination rate, germination potential, and germination index of the seeds increased by as much as 19.71%, 50.45% and 21.22% respectively. The chlorophyll and POD content in the seedlings also increased by 31.68% and 23.09% respectively. In addition, the MDA content decreased by 15.11% as compared with the control group (CK). The experimental results were subjected to significant variance analysis using the Duncan method.
VL  - 9
IS  - 6
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