Fertilization of radishes, tomatoes, and marigolds using a large-volume atmospheric glow discharge

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1271-1290

  Lindsay, Alex ^a   Byrns, Brandon ^a   King, Wesley ^a   Andhvarapou, Asish ^a   Fields, Jeb ^b   Knappe, Detlef ^a   Fonteno, William ^b   Shannon, Steven ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure plasma; Fertilization; Large volume glow; Reactive nitrogen and oxygen species

Indexed keywords

AIR; ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FRUITS; GLOW DISCHARGES; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; NITROGEN PLASMA; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SOLUTIONS; WATER TREATMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC GLOW DISCHARGE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS; ELECTRON CONCENTRATION; FERTILIZATION; LARGE VOLUMES; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; PLASMA-ACTIVATED WATERS; REACTIVE NITROGEN AND OXYGEN SPECIES;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 84907594315     PISSN: 02724324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11090-014-9573-x     Document Type: Article

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