Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) seeds after plasma treatment

0382160 - ÚVGZ 2013 RIV RO eng A - Abstract
Šerá, Božena - Gajdová, Iveta - Gavril, B. - Hnatiuc, E. - Šerý, M. - Špatenka, P.
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) seeds after plasma treatment.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Optimisation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment, OPTIM. Brasov: Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov, 2012 - (Clotea, L.; Cernat, M.). s. 251-251. ISBN 978-1-4673-1650-7.
[International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment /13./ OPTIM 2012. 24.05.-26.05.2012, Brasov]
Institutional support: RVO:67179843
Keywords : Cannabis sativa L. * plasma treatment
Subject RIV: EI - Biotechnology ; Bionics

This experiment was focus to increase the germination and growth of hemp seed by using cold plasma discharge. The seeds of three hemp cultivars (Finola, Bialobrzeskie, and Carmagnola) were pre-treated in Plasonic AR-550-M and GlidArc apparatuses for three time expositions (180 s, 300 s, and 600 s). Commercial Plasonic AR-550-M apparatus was not suitable for plasma pre-treatment, because all seeds were obviously under a big stress. GlidArc device was suitable. GlidArc plasma pre-treatment positively affected the seeds of the cultivar Finola in all tested expositions above all. Seedling acceleration on the fifth day of the experiment showed higher values than control sample (153% in length and 127% in weight of seedlings). Although tested cultivars were taxonomically very similar, high differences in response to plasma pre-treatment were found.
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