نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

• فاطمه بهارلونژاد
• محمدعلی محمدی

دانشکده فیزیک، دانشگاه تبریز، تبریز، ایران

چکیده

Cold atmospheric plasma as a source of active species like nitrite, nitrate, and hydrogen peroxide is an emerging technology in agriculture that applies these energetic and reactive species to improve the germination and growth of crops. The present study aims to give the results of using alkaline plasma-activated water containing active species including nitrite, nitrate, and hydrogen peroxide produced by plasma electrolysis to improve the germination and growth of lentils. Germination was surveyed by soaking the seeds in two samples with tap water and alkaline plasma-activated water. The ability of seeds to germinate was higher in alkaline plasma-activated water samples than in tap water samples. Investigation of growth was done in two irrigated with tap water and alkaline plasma-activated water samples. The growth of alkaline plasma-activated water sample was higher than the tap water sample. As a result, APAW can be used in cases where alkaline conditions rich in reactive species are needed.