Seed Vigor of Soybean Treated by Corona Discharge Plasma

Lianfeng  Lin; Runing  Liang; Xin  Liu; Dan  Zhang; Mingzhe  Wang; Wenhao  Zhao; Xiaojiang  Tang; Baoxia  Li; Guannan  Shi; Wenzhuo  Chen; Junwei  Guo; Eric  Robert; Feng Huang

doi:10.14719/pst.2288

Authors

Lianfeng Lin College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5151-054X
Runing Liang College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2973-8127
Xin Liu College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0534-872X
Dan Zhang College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2450-5673
Mingzhe Wang College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0824-8384
Wenhao Zhao College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8864-0082
Xiaojiang Tang College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0392-0043
Baoxia Li College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0753-3702
Guannan Shi College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7646-0440
Wenzhuo Chen College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0446-7703
Junwei Guo College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4613-1807
Eric Robert GREMI, CNRS/Université d’Orléans, UMR 7344, 45067 Orléans Cedex 2, France https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7894-7080
Feng Huang College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9866-6684

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2288

Keywords:

Plasma treatment, soybean, seed vigor, spectrum

Abstract

There is a huge gap between the output and demand of soybean in China. How to improve the seed vigor of soybean has always been a research focus. Low temperature plasma (LTP) is a new green technology, which is widely used in crop seed treatment. Corona plasma is a typical discharge mode of plasma, which can affect the vigor of seeds. The effect of different discharge power on the soybean seed vigor by plasma treatment was experimentally investigated. Plasma discharge characteristic wavelength and spatial distribution were analysed. It shows that the corona discharge spectrum mainly exhibits the strong ultraviolet radiation and 90% of the spectral intensity focused in the center of discharge region. Water absorption and germination index of seeds and the fresh weight of seedlings were used to characterize the specific effects caused by different plasma powers. The results show that plasma treatment has a significant effect on the early stage of germination and can significantly affect the soybean seed vigor and growth. Overdose treatment will cause inhibiting effect. This study provides an experimental basis for the practical agriculture application of corona plasma seed treatment.

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