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Effects of Eggplant Seed Treatment with Atmospheric Pressure Plasma on Plant Growth and Yield |
ZHOU Zhu-wen1,HUANG Yan-fen2,3*,DENG Ming-sen1,YANG Si-ze4 |
1Institute of Applied Physics of Guizhou Normal College,Guiyang 550018,Guizhou,China;2Department of ChemistryBiology of Guizhou Normal College,Guiyang 550018,Guizhou,China;3Horticulture Research institute,Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guiyang 550003,Guizhou,China;4Institute of Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100080,China |
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Abstract In order to study the effect of atmospheric pressure plasma on eggplant(Solanum melongena L.)growth and yield,the eggplant seeds were treated by equipment with different voltage from 4 420 to 6 800 V.The results showed that the plant height,plant extent,root length,root extent,single fruit weight and length etc.indexes were greater than the check(CK).In addition,the morbidity of eggplant cyanosis after treatment were lower than that of the control and the total yield were higher than the check.The highest yields were reached by the fifth,sixth and seventh treatments.Their yields were 11.59 %,11.0 % and 10.03 % than the check,respectively.
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Received: 13 July 2009
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Corresponding Authors:
HUANG Yan-fen
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