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Effects of Non-thermal Plasma Treatment on Plant Physiological and Biochemical Processes II

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 10017

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Prof. Dr. Vida Mildažienė

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Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, K. Donelaičio Str. 58, 44248 Kaunas, Lithuania
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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Department of Environmental Ecology and Landscape Management, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 84215 Bratislava, Slovakia
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The potential of cold plasma-based applications in sustainable agriculture is supported by numerous studies which have gathered experimental evidence that plasma treatment of seeds, water, or plants can be used to improve yields, increase the size and the robustness of plants, and reduce the need of antifungal agents, as well as other chemicals. However, the development of reliable and manageable agro-biotechnologies is ultimately based on the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying such effects. Despite considerable efforts, such knowledge still remains elusive. Recent breakthroughs in this area are strongly linked to recent discoveries in plant physiology and biochemistry related to topics of plant plasticity, adaptability, stress response and communication. Short plasma treatments of plant materials can induce various changes in plant development and metabolism that persist for a long time. We are only beginning to understand how to use very complex molecular mechanisms for the mobilisation of plant resources and for improvement in agricultural plant performance. It is likely that investigations of plasma-induced changes in plant physiological and biochemical processes may reveal new facts of both fundamental and applied importance. This Special Issue of Plants aims to present the most recent findings on changes in plant signal transduction, metabolism, development, and physiological processes induced by the exposure of seeds or plants to cold plasma or plasma-activated water and leading to increased plant productivity.

Prof. Dr. Vida Mildažienė
Dr. Božena Šerá
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Keywords

  • antioxidant
  • assimilation of minerals and nutrients
  • biomass production
  • biosynthesis
  • cold plasma
  • enzyme activity
  • germination
  • gene expression
  • metabolism
  • nitrogen fixation
  • nutritive value
  • protein expression
  • photosynthesis
  • phytohormones
  • plasma activated water
  • resistance to pathogens
  • ROS production
  • secondary metabolites
  • signal transduction
  • stress resistance
  • plant growth
  • productivity
  • transpiration

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Non-Thermal Plasma (NTP) Treatment of Alfalfa Seeds in Different Voltage Conditions Leads to Both Positive and Inhibitory Outcomes Related to Sprout Growth and Nutraceutical Properties
by Iuliana Motrescu, Constantin Lungoci, Anca Elena Calistru, Camelia Elena Luchian, Tincuta Marta Gocan, Cristina Mihaela Rimbu, Emilian Bulgariu, Mihai Alexandru Ciolan and Gerard Jitareanu
Plants 2024, 13(8), 1140; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13081140 - 19 Apr 2024
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Non-thermal plasma (NTP) has proven to be a green method in the agricultural field for the stimulation of germination, growth, and production of nutraceutical compounds in some cases. However, the process is far from being fully understood and depends on the targeted plant [...] Read more.
Non-thermal plasma (NTP) has proven to be a green method in the agricultural field for the stimulation of germination, growth, and production of nutraceutical compounds in some cases. However, the process is far from being fully understood and depends on the targeted plant species and the NTP used. In this work, we focus on the production of alfalfa sprouts from NTP-treated seeds under different voltage conditions. A flexible electrode configuration was used to produce the NTP, which can also be placed on packages for in-package treatments. The surface of the seeds was analyzed, indicating that the microstructure was strongly affected by NTP treatment. Biometric measurements evidenced the possibility of stimulating the sprout growth in some conditions by up to 50% compared to the sprouts obtained from untreated seeds. Biochemical traits for the sprouts obtained in different processing conditions were also studied, such as the concentrations of chlorophyll pigments, flavonoids and polyphenols, and antioxidant activity. Most NTP treatments led to inhibitory effects, proving the strong dependence between NTP treatment and targeted plant species. Full article
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Growth Stimulation of Durum Wheat and Common Buckwheat by Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma
by Barbora Tunklová, Božena Šerá, Petra Šrámková, Sandra Ďurčányová, Michal Šerý, Dušan Kováčik, Anna Zahoranová and František Hnilička
Plants 2023, 12(24), 4172; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12244172 - 15 Dec 2023
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The grains of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) and achenes of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) were tested after treatment with two sources of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma (DCSBD, MSDBD) with different treatment times (0, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, and [...] Read more.
The grains of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) and achenes of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) were tested after treatment with two sources of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma (DCSBD, MSDBD) with different treatment times (0, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 40 s). The effect of these treatments was monitored with regard to the seed surface diagnostics (water contact angle—WCA, chemical changes by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy—FTIR); twenty parameters associated with germination and initial seed growth were monitored. A study of the wettability confirmed a decrease in WCA values indicating an increase in surface energy and hydrophilicity depending on the type of seed, plasma source, and treatment time. Surface analysis by attenuated total reflectance FTIR (ATR-FTIR) showed no obvious changes in the chemical bonds on the surface of the plasma-treated seeds, which confirms the non-destructive effect of the plasma on the chemical composition of the seed shell. A multivariate analysis of the data showed many positive trends (not statistically significant) in germination and initial growth parameters. The repeated results for germination rate and root/shoot dry matter ratio indicate the tendency of plants to invest in underground organs. Durum wheat required longer treatment times with non-thermal plasma (10 s, 20 s) for germination and early growth, whereas buckwheat required shorter times (5 s, 10 s). The responses of durum wheat grains to the two non-thermal plasma sources used were equal. In contrast, the responses of buckwheat achenes were more favorable to MSDBD treatment than to DCSBD. Full article
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Cold Plasma-Induced Changes in Stevia rebaudiana Morphometric and Biochemical Parameter Correlations
by Augustė Judickaitė, Justinas Venckus, Kazunori Koga, Masaharu Shiratani, Vida Mildažienė and Rasa Žūkienė
Plants 2023, 12(8), 1585; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12081585 - 8 Apr 2023
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Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is an economically important source of natural low-calorie sweeteners, steviol glycosides (SGs), with stevioside (Stev) and rebaudioside A (RebA) being the most abundant. Pre-sowing seed treatment with cold plasma (CP) was shown to stimulate SGs biosynthesis/accumulation up to several fold. [...] Read more.
Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is an economically important source of natural low-calorie sweeteners, steviol glycosides (SGs), with stevioside (Stev) and rebaudioside A (RebA) being the most abundant. Pre-sowing seed treatment with cold plasma (CP) was shown to stimulate SGs biosynthesis/accumulation up to several fold. This study aimed to evaluate the possibility to predict CP-induced biochemical changes in plants from morphometric parameters. Principle component analysis (PCA) was applied to two different sets of data: morphometric parameters versus SGs concentrations and ratio, and morphometric parameters versus other secondary metabolites (total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC)) and antioxidant activity (AA). Seeds were treated for 2, 5 and 7 min with CP (CP2, CP5 and CP7 groups) before sowing. CP treatment stimulated SGs production. CP5 induced the highest increase of RebA, Stev and RebA+Stev concentrations (2.5-, 1.6-, and 1.8-fold, respectively). CP did not affect TPC, TFC or AA and had a duration-dependent tendency to decrease leaf dry mass and plant height. The correlation analysis of individual plant traits revealed that at least one morphometric parameter negatively correlates with Stev orRebA+Stev concentration after CP treatment. Full article
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Effects of Plasma-Activated Water on Leaf and Fruit Biochemical Composition and Scion Growth in Apple
by Andrei Kuzin, Alexei Solovchenko, Dmitry Khort, Rostislav Filippov, Vladimir Lukanin, Natalya Lukina, Maxim Astashev and Evgeny Konchekov
Plants 2023, 12(2), 385; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12020385 - 13 Jan 2023
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The application of plasma-activated water (PAW) in agriculture has gained the attention of researchers and practitioners. In particular, treatment with PAW is a promising method for increasing scion and rootstock survival as well as augmenting the mineral nutrition applicable to tree fruit crops. [...] Read more.
The application of plasma-activated water (PAW) in agriculture has gained the attention of researchers and practitioners. In particular, treatment with PAW is a promising method for increasing scion and rootstock survival as well as augmenting the mineral nutrition applicable to tree fruit crops. However, the applications of PAW are hampered by the lack of information about the effects of PAW on apple tree condition and yield. The increase in survival rate by PAW is believed to stem from the general stimulation of physiological processes in the plant tissue. To assess the actual effect of the PAW treatments, one needs to consider an important indicator of young tree quality such as their vegetative growth. We conducted field experiments to study the possibility of use of PAW for increase in primary nutrient contents in fruits and leaves in an orchard, as well as to assess the scion survival rate and vegetative growth of young grafts in a nursery. The application of PAW influenced the fruitset, yield, leaf nitrogen (N) and potassium (K), fruit phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca) ascorbic acid (AA) and titratable acidity (TA). Treatment with PAW did not significantly reduce the negative impact of the rootstock thickness on the survival rate of bench grafts and their subsequent development. At the same time, scion survival tended to increase in the case when the scions and the rootstocks were of compatible thickness. Further studies of the PAW treatment effects are needed to better understand its applicability in diverse fields of horticulture. Full article
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Role of Non-Thermal Plasma in Fusarium Inactivation and Mycotoxin Decontamination
by Pratik Doshi and Božena Šerá
Plants 2023, 12(3), 627; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030627 - 31 Jan 2023
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Fusarium spp. is a well-studied pathogen with the potential to infect cereals and reduce the yield to maximum if left unchecked. For decades, different control treatments have been tested against different Fusarium spp. and for reducing the mycotoxins they produce and are well [...] Read more.
Fusarium spp. is a well-studied pathogen with the potential to infect cereals and reduce the yield to maximum if left unchecked. For decades, different control treatments have been tested against different Fusarium spp. and for reducing the mycotoxins they produce and are well documented. Some treatments also involved integrated pest management (IPM) strategies against Fusarium spp. control and mycotoxin degradation produced by them. In this review article, we compiled different control strategies against different Fusarium spp. In addition, special focus is given to the non-thermal plasma (NTP) technique used against Fusarium spp. inactivation. In a separate group, we compiled the literature about the use of NTP in the decontamination of mycotoxins produced by Fusarium spp., and highlighted the possible mechanisms of mycotoxin degradation by NTP. In this review, we concluded that although NTP is an effective treatment, it is a nice area and needs further research. The possibility of a prospective novel IPM strategy against Fusarium spp. is also proposed. Full article
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Title: Growth Stimulation of Durum Wheat and Buckwheat by Non-thermal Plasma
Authors: Barbora Tunklová 1; Božena Šerá 2; Petra Šrámková 3; Sandra Ďurčányová 3; Michal Šerý 4; Dušan Kováčik 3; Anna Zahoranová 3; František Hnilička 1
Affiliation: 1. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic. 2. Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Environmental Ecology and Landscape Management, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia. 3. Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Department of Experimental Physics, 842 48 Mlynská Dolina, Bratislava, Slovakia. 4. University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Education, Department of Physics, Jeronýmova 10,371 15 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

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