Does cold plasma affect breaking dormancy and seed germination? A study on seeds of lamb's quarters (Chenopodium album agg.)

Plasma Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 750-754

  Šerá, Božena ^a   Šerý, Michal ^b   Viětzslav, Štraňák ^b   Špatenka, Petr ^b,c   Tichý, Milan ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Chenopodium album; Ftting; Low pressure discharge; Parameter; Plasma treatment; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

COLD PLASMA TREATMENT; COLD PLASMAS; GERMINATION RATES; GROWTH CURVES; PLASMA TREATMENT; PRESSURE DISCHARGES; RICHARDS' EQUATION; SEED GERMINATION;

CURVE FITTING; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; SEED;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 74849138918     PISSN: 10090630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/11/6/22     Document Type: Article

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