Initial Effects of Plasma Treatment on Maize Seeds: A Laboratory Study

Abstract

Abstract Planning and modeling seed processing activities necessitate an understanding of the variances and relationships between the physical characteristics of seeds. The goal of this study is to establish the differences in fundamental physical features of selected maize seeds (Ganga Safed-2) and to find connections between these qualities following cold glow discharge plasma treatment. The effects of non-thermal plasma treatment of maize seeds on the rate of the seed’s physical properties like fresh weight, length, and dry weight have been investigated using a radiofrequency glow discharge plasma system. A cylindrical reactor is used for seed treatment. The treatment of maize seeds at 240 seconds and 30 watts has a great impact on their physical properties. We have used various types of gases for plasma treatment such as Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, hydrogen, and helium under atmospheric pressure and room temperature.