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Effect of Plasma-Activated Water Generated Using Plasma Jet on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. var. cerasiforme) Seedling Growth

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Seed survival and growth rate are major challenges in nursery farming. This paper proposes the widely applied plasma technology as a feasible solution. We investigated the effects of a mixed Ar–1% N2 plasma jet on tomato seed growth in plasma-activated water (PAW) containing NO3−, NO2−, and H2O2 ions. The optimal settings for the power, discharge duration, and gas flow rate of the plasma jet system were determined within the ranges of 10–20 min, 10–20 W, and 2–4 l/min, respectively. A full factorial design with center points and blocking was used. The optimal conditions to optimize the tomato weight were 20 W, 10 min, and 4 l/min, according to the empirical results and statistical analysis. The optimal PAW solution was used to treat the tomato seeds with our plasma jet system, and a 40.50% weight increase in the yield was obtained from three replications. These results indicate the effectiveness of the proposed system for fuel seed and plant growth in agricultural farming, indicating the potential of a scaled plasma jet technique for industrial use.

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Acknowledgements

This research project is supported by TSRI (Thailand Science Research and Innovation) and IRN project (2021), National Research Council of Thailand through Chiang Mai University. The Department of Physics and Materials Science, Biology Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, provided the examination equipment. We would like to express our sincere thanks for their help and support in this research.

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This research was supported by the Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) and International Research Network (IRN) project (2021), National Research Council of Thailand through Chiang Mai University.

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  1. Ph.D. Degree Program in Industrial Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Norrapon Vichiansan

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Kanjanaporn Chatmaniwat, Marisa Sungkorn, Komgrit Leksakul & Poti Chaopaisarn

  3. Plasma and Beam Physics Research Center, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Dheerawan Boonyawan

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NV, KC, MS and KL are principal investigators and prepared the main manuscript. PC approved the final manuscript draft. DB is the system and analysis advisor.

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Our proposed plasma system is applicable to post-harvest agricultural products, especially tomato seeds. However, the technology must be demonstrated on an industrial scale.

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Vichiansan, N., Chatmaniwat, K., Sungkorn, M. et al. Effect of Plasma-Activated Water Generated Using Plasma Jet on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. var. cerasiforme) Seedling Growth. J Plant Growth Regul 42, 935–945 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-022-10603-7

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