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In recent decades, many scientific studies have been carried out that show that plasma seed treatment is unique in its set of properties and environmentally friendly for the disinfection of seeds of various crops, such as wheat, beans, corn, soybeans, barley, peanuts, rice, etc. This method can reduce the use of agricultural chemicals and have a high potential for applications in organic farming. This paper describes the basic concepts and main principles of plasma processing methods and their interaction with seeds. The effect of cold plasma treatment on seeds is explained, various approaches are presented, and some installations for plasma generation are given. Although plasma seed treatment is a relatively new area of research, and the complex mechanisms of the occurring interactions are not fully understood, this method has great prospects for the future.
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Pashkov, I.I., Kotov, M.A. (2023). On the Treatment of Seeds with Cold Plasma to Improve Germination Processes. In: Chaplina, T. (eds) Advanced Hydrodynamics Problems in Earth Sciences. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23050-9_8
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