High-Voltage Plasma Applications in Agriculture
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Innovative Cropping Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 174
Special Issue Editors
2. Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Interests: processing plasma; amorphous carbon; cell activation control; plasma agriculture
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2. Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Interests: plasma diagnosis onto gas–liquid phase; atmospheric pressure plasma; pulsed power
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Interests: plant biochemistry; plant stress response; effects of seed treatment with cold plasma; vacuum and electromagnetic field on agricultural plant performance; biochemical and physiological processes
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Interests: pulsed power; high voltage; plasma; electrical discharge; bio-application
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2. Agri-Innovation Center, Iwate University, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
Interests: pulsed power; high voltage; plasma; electrical discharge; bio-application
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Innovative technologies in modern food supply chains are a crucial issue for upholding sustainable societies, such as regenerative agricultures. The food supply chain in the agricultural sector consists of two phases: preharvest (production in agriculture) and postharvest (preserving the quality of the product during storage and transport). High electric fields and plasmas can affect biological components through various processes—such as causing an increase in electrical charge in living organisms and chemical reactions between active species and biological components—and have been actively studied worldwide. To accelerate the progress of novel academic fields, sharing information of state-of-the-art research is critical.
Thus, this Special Issue covers high-voltage and plasma applications for (1) the promotion of plant seed germination and seedling growth; (2) nitrogen fixation as a fertilizer; (3) the inactivation of pathogenic bacteria; (4) improving harvest yield; (5) maintaining the quality and safety of products; (6) the food processes of agricultural products; and (7) compact high-voltage devices and plasma generators.
Prof. Dr. Kazunori Koga
Dr. Takamasa Okumura
Prof. Dr. Vida Mildažienė
Dr. Katsuyuki Takahashi
Prof. Dr. Koichi Takaki
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plasma
- high voltage
- seed germination
- seedling growth
- plant hormone control
- bacteria inactivation
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