Influence of irrigation conditions in the germination of plasma treated Nasturtium seeds
- Ricardo Molina
- Carmen López-Santos
- Ana Gómez-Ramírez
- Alberto Vílchez
- Juan Pedro Espinós
- Agustín R. González-Elipe
DOIAbstract
Abstract Plasma treatments had emerged as a useful technique to improve seed germination. In this work we investigate the influence of different irrigation conditions and plasma treatments on the germination of nasturtium seeds. During plasma treatment, seeds experience a progressive weight loss as a function of treatment time that has been associated to water release, a process that is more pronounced after longer plasma treatment times. Seeds treated for short times (<30 s) are able to germinate more efficiently than untreated specimen under hydric stress (drought conditions), while plasma treatments for longer times (up to 300 s) impaired germination independently on irrigation conditions. Characterization analysis of plasma treated seed...
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