EFFECT OF GLOW DISCHARGE PLASMA ON GERMINATION AND FUNGAL LOAD OF SOME CEREAL SEEDS

Brasoveanu M., Nemtanu M. R., Surdu-Bob C., Karaca G., Erper İ.

ROMANIAN REPORTS IN PHYSICS, vol.67, no.2, pp.617-624, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 67 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: ROMANIAN REPORTS IN PHYSICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.617-624
  • Keywords: barley, corn, Blotter method, pot trial, tillers, spikes, shoot length, root length, INACTIVATION, LEGUMES
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Glow discharge plasma was applied on barley and corn seeds in order to decrease the number of seed-borne fungi. It was found that the fungal loads of the seeds of both plant species decreased with the increasing exposure times of plasma. The initial germination and seed growth characteristics evolution together with the fungal load inactivation indicated that glow discharge could be applied as a pre-treatment of seeds in order to improve cereal crops.