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Low Temperature Plasma Affects Physiological and Genetic Attributes of Foeniculum vulgare

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The present study aimed to determine the effects of low-temperature plasma (LTP) on seed germination, physiological, and genetic features of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Fennel seeds were divided into four groups: a control group and three experimental groups. The experimental groups were exposed to LTP for 5, 10, and 20 min. Then the seeds of the experimental and control groups were grown for 21 days. Subsequently, total sugar levels, activity and expression of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) enzymes, total flavonoids, and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in both LTP-treated seeds and the control group were examined. Results showed that the concentration of sugar in the experimental groups increased significantly in comparison with the control group. SOD activity in 5 min, CAT in 5 and 10 min, and APX in all LTP treatments increased significantly compared with the control group. In addition, the expression of genes encoding these enzymes significantly increased in all groups. LTP treatments also increased total flavonoids and significantly reduced MDA. The study concluded that priming of the fennel seeds with low-temperature plasma treatment may increase their germination and vigor and improve plants’ resistance by changing their antioxidant system.

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The authors would like to thank the officials of the Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, for financing this project.

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  1. Department of Biology, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran

    A. Asnavandi, G. Barzin & L. Pishkar

  2. Department of Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Health, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    T. Davari Mahabadi

  3. Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    M. Entezari

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Asnavandi, A., Barzin, G., Mahabadi, T.D. et al. Low Temperature Plasma Affects Physiological and Genetic Attributes of Foeniculum vulgare. Russ J Plant Physiol 69, 33 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443722020029

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