Plasma Seed Priming Can Improve the Early Seedling Establishment and Antioxidant Activity of Water Convolvulus Microgreens
Mayura Veerana, Burapa Poochim, Praepun Intharasuwan, Phatlada Saphanthong, Jun-Sup Lim, Eun-Ha Choi, Gyungsoon Park, Roberta Masin · 2025
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Description
Mayura Veerana and co-authors zap water convolvulus seeds with cold plasma to give the microgreens a head start. The leafy vegetable grows fast and packs antioxidants, but weak seeds can stall sprouting. Plasma priming needs no chemicals and suits green farming.
Seeds got 0, 5, 10, or 20 minutes of plasma from a barrier-discharge device. Sprouting rose with dose, and seed coats took up water better. Ten minutes proved the sweet spot: shoots grew a tenth longer and roots nearly a fifth longer. Leaf nitrate rose by two-thirds, and health compounds climbed by a quarter to a third. Antioxidant power rose with them.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mayura Veerana, Burapa Poochim, Praepun Intharasuwan, Phatlada Saphanthong, Jun-Sup Lim, Eun-Ha Choi, Gyungsoon Park, Roberta Masin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |