Current status and future prospects of agricultural applications using atmospheric‐pressure plasma technologies. Issue 2 (31st October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ito, Masafumi; Oh, Jun‐Seok; Ohta, Takayuki; Shiratani, Masaharu; Hori, Masaru
• Other Names: Gherardi Matteo guestEditor.; Puač Nevena guestEditor.; Shiratani Masaharu guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Plasma processes and polymers. Volume 15:Issue 2(2018)
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• Publication Date: 2017-10-31
• Subjects: atmospheric pressure glow discharges (APGD) -- dielectric barrier discharges (DBD) -- non‐thermal plasma -- plasma jet -- sterilization; Plasma polymerization -- Periodicals; Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; Plasma chemistry -- Periodicals
• DOI: 10.1002/ppap.201700073
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1612-8850

Abstract

Abstract : We review new trends of agricultural applications of atmospheric‐pressure plasmas for decontaminating agricultural products and enhancing seed germination and growth of plants and beneficial microorganisms. We classify the decontamination techniques into three kinds of treatments, which are gas‐phase, in‐liquid, and plasma‐activated liquid treatments, and introduce recent studies mainly after 2010, discussing the inactivation mechanism of microorganisms in each treatment. Likewise, we categorize the enhancement techniques into the same three kinds of treatments, and introduce the growth enhancements in detail, discussing the mechanisms and future prospects. Abstract : New trends in agricultural applications of atmospheric‐pressure plasmas are reviewed. Applications such as sterilization of agricultural products, seed germinations, and growth enhancements of plants are introduced. The techniques are categorized into three kinds of treatments: gas‐phase, in‐liquid, and plasma‐activated liquid treatments. Moreover, the mechanisms of sterilizations and growth enhancements, and future prospects are discussed.