Effect of low temperature plasma on the growth and nutrients of lettuces under salt stress

Xin  Liu; Dan Zhang; Junwei  Guo; Cheng  Yang; Shaohuang  Bian; A  Lusi; Baoxia  Li; Qinxiu  Gao; Xiaojiang  Tang; Lianfeng  Lin; Wenping  Lu; Feng Huang

doi:10.14719/pst.3115

Authors

Xin Liu College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 083, China https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0534-872X
Dan Zhang College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2450-5673
Junwei Guo College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4613-1807
Cheng Yang College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6823-130X
Shaohuang Bian College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6005-4098
A Lusi College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3447-9555
Baoxia Li College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 083, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0753-3702
Qinxiu Gao College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7183-8533
Xiaojiang Tang College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 083, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0392-0043
Lianfeng Lin College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 083, China https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5151-054X
Wenping Lu First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100 141, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9157-272X
Feng Huang College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 083, China; College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 083, China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9866-6684

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.3115

Keywords:

Low temperature plasma, lettuce, salt tolerance

Abstract

The effects of helium plasma seed treatment on lettuce growth under salt stress were studied. Lettuce seeds were treated with an atmospheric dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) helium plasma at different discharge voltages and then planted in different concentrations of salt solution hydroponic tanks. The results show that under the same NaCl concentration (6 g/L), with the increase of the treatment voltage, the growth and quality of the lettuces gradually improved, as confirmed by the measurement of seedling height, root length, the contents of chlorophyll and nitrogen in the leaves. Similarly, under the same treatment voltage (45 kV), with an increase in NaCl concentration, the promotion effect of plasma treatment gradually strengthens, as verified through significance analysis. These results indicate that plasma seed treatment could improve the salt resistance of lettuces.

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