TY - GEN
T1 - Influence of atmospheric pressure torch plasma irradiation on plant growth
AU - Akiyoshi, Yusuke
AU - Hayashi, Nobuya
AU - Kitazaki, Satoshi
AU - Koga, Kazunori
AU - Shiratani, Masaharu
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Growth enhancement characteristics of plants are investigated using an atmospheric discharge plasma. Atmospheric pressure plasma torch is consisted of alumina ceramics tube and the steel mesh electrodes wound inside and outside of the tube. The growth enhancement was observed in the length of stem and root of plants after the plasma irradiation to seeds. The stem length increases approximately 2.8 times after the cultivation time of 24 h. And the effect is found to be maintained for 40 h, after sowing seeds. The mechanism of the growth enhancement would be the redox reaction inside plant cells induced by oxygen radicals.
AB - Growth enhancement characteristics of plants are investigated using an atmospheric discharge plasma. Atmospheric pressure plasma torch is consisted of alumina ceramics tube and the steel mesh electrodes wound inside and outside of the tube. The growth enhancement was observed in the length of stem and root of plants after the plasma irradiation to seeds. The stem length increases approximately 2.8 times after the cultivation time of 24 h. And the effect is found to be maintained for 40 h, after sowing seeds. The mechanism of the growth enhancement would be the redox reaction inside plant cells induced by oxygen radicals.
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U2 - 10.1557/opl.2012.970
DO - 10.1557/opl.2012.970
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84879513943
SN - 9781627482622
T3 - Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
SP - 92
EP - 97
BT - Plasma Processing and Diagnostics for Life Sciences
T2 - 2012 MRS Spring Meeting
Y2 - 8 April 2012 through 12 April 2012
ER -