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Water Activated by a Microwave Plasma Argon Jet as a Factor Stimulating the Germination of Plant Seeds

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Using the new electrodeless microwave technology for generating plasma in an open atmosphere, solutions of hydrogen peroxide and nitrogen compounds are obtained from distilled water. The method is based on the activation of distilled water by a jet of thermal argon plasma of an electrodeless microwave discharge in air at atmospheric pressure. Plasma-activated water has a stimulating effect on seed germination and plant growth, which is much more effective than the effect of industrial hydrogen peroxide solutions with stabilizing additives.

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The work was carried out as part of a state assignment of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (topic 0082–2018–0006, registration number AAAA-A18-118020890097-1).

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  1. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    K. F. Sergeichev & N. A. Lukina

  2. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    L. M. Apasheva, E. N. Ovcharenko & A. V. Lobanov

  3. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia

    A. V. Lobanov

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Sergeichev, K.F., Lukina, N.A., Apasheva, L.M. et al. Water Activated by a Microwave Plasma Argon Jet as a Factor Stimulating the Germination of Plant Seeds. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. B 16, 84–89 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1990793122010134

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