Effect of Plasma‐Treated Water Spray on Seed Germination Rate
Abstract
A plasma‐treated spray (PTS) system is developed to combine gas‐phase plasma and plasma‐treated droplets for seed treatment. The modular design enables scalable generation of plasma‐treated sprays suitable for large‐area applications. The effects on germination are evaluated for five crop species: wheat, barley, pea, onion, and beetroot. Plasma treatment improves germination vigor in wheat, barley, and pea. Onion and beetroot show limited or species‐specific responses. Electrical characterization demonstrates linear scalability of discharge energy and power consumption over the number of plasma reactor units. The PTS approach achieves competitive energy efficiency and treatment cost, representing a promising step toward sustainable, field‐scale plasma applications in agriculture.
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BibTeX
@article{stancampiano2026effect,
title = {{Effect of Plasma‐Treated Water Spray on Seed Germination Rate}},
author = {Augusto Stancampiano and Tian Tian and Letissia Hedir and Julien Lemaire and Sebastien Dozias and Pradeep Murugesan and Francois Dubois and Laurent Lejars and Flavien Legrand and Thomas Schmit and Loic Rajjou and Pablo Escot-Bocanegra and Eric Robert},
journal = {Plasma Processes and Polymers},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.1002/ppap.70181},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05734650v1},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Effect of Plasma‐Treated Water Spray on Seed Germination Rate
AU - Augusto Stancampiano
AU - Tian Tian
AU - Letissia Hedir
AU - Julien Lemaire
AU - Sebastien Dozias
AU - Pradeep Murugesan
AU - Francois Dubois
AU - Laurent Lejars
AU - Flavien Legrand
AU - Thomas Schmit
AU - Loic Rajjou
AU - Pablo Escot-Bocanegra
AU - Eric Robert
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/01
JO - Plasma Processes and Polymers
DO - 10.1002/ppap.70181
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05734650v1
AB - A plasma‐treated spray (PTS) system is developed to combine gas‐phase plasma and plasma‐treated droplets for seed treatment. The modular design enables scalable generation of plasma‐treated sprays suitable for large‐area applications. The effects on germination are evaluated for five crop species: wheat, barley, pea, onion, and beetroot. Plasma treatment improves germination vigor in wheat, barley, and pea. Onion and beetroot show limited or species‐specific responses. Electrical characterization demonstrates linear scalability of discharge energy and power consumption over the number of plasma reactor units. The PTS approach achieves competitive energy efficiency and treatment cost, representing a promising step toward sustainable, field‐scale plasma applications in agriculture.
SN - 1612-8850
SN - 1612-8869
ER -