Effect of Atmospheric Plasma Treatment on Seed Germination of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

• Main Authors: Penado, Keith Nealson M, Mahinay, Christian Lorenz S, Culaba, Ivan B
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: Agricultural Science; Physics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/physics-faculty-pubs/110; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.7567/JJAP.57.01AG08
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Multiple methods of improving plant development have been utilized over the past decades. Despite these improvements, there still exists a need for better planting methods due to the increasing population of a global community. Studies have reported that plasma treatment affects the growth and germination of a variety of plant species, including a multitude of grains which often takes the bulk in the diet of the average human being. This study explores the effect of atmospheric air plasma jet treatment on the seed germination of rice (Oryza sativa L.). The seeds were treated using an atmospheric air plasma jet for 1, 2, and 3 s. The effect of plasma exposure shows a reduction of trichomes on the surface of the seed. This caused a possible increase in wettability which significantly affected the seed germ length but did not affect the seed germination count after the germination period of 72 h.