Inactivation of Surface-Borne Microorganisms and Increased Germination of Seed Specimen by Cold Atmospheric Plasma

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 645-653

  Mitra, Anindita ^a   Li, Yang Fang ^a   Klämpfl, Tobias G ^a   Shimizu, Tetsuji ^a   Jeon, Jin ^a   Morfill, Gregor E ^a   Zimmermann, Julia L ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold atmospheric plasma; Seed borne microorganisms; Seed germination; Seed treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895063420     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-013-1126-4     Document Type: Article

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