Cold radiofrequency plasma treatment modifies wettability and germination speed of plant seeds

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bormashenko, Edward ^a   Grynyov, Roman ^a   Bormashenko, Yelena ^a   Drori, Elyashiv ^b  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Agriculture Research Department   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERMINATION; LENTIL; PHASEOLUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PLASMA GAS; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT; WETTABILITY; WHEAT;

GERMINATION; LENS PLANT; PHASEOLUS; PLASMA GASES; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT; SEEDS; TRITICUM; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84868275859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00741     Document Type: Article

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