Abstract
The effects of cold plasma (CP) treatment on seed germination, seedling growth, root morphology, and nutrient uptake of a tomato were investigated. The results showed that 80 W of CP treatment significantly increased tomato nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) absorption by 12.7% and 19.1%, respectively. CP treatment significantly improved the germination potential of tomato seed by 11.1% and the germination rate by 13.8%. Seedling growth characteristics, including total dry weight, root dry weight, root shoot rate, and leaf area, significantly increased after 80 W of CP treatment. Root activity was increased by 15.7% with 80 W of CP treatment, and 12.6% with 100 W of CP treatment. CP treatment (80 W) markedly ameliorated tomato root morphology, and root length, surface area, and volume, which increased 21.3%, 23.6%, and 29.0%, respectively. Our results suggested that CP treatment improved tomato N and P absorption by promoting the accumulation of shoot and root biomass, increasing the leaf area and root activity, and improving the length, surface area, and volume of root growth. Thus, CP treatment could be used in an ameliorative way to improve tomato nutrient absorption.
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
80 W cold plasma increased tomato nitrogen absorption by 12.7%.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- 80 W of CP treatmente0
- Outcome
- nitrogen (N)e0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 12.7%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“80 W of CP treatment significantly increased tomato nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) absorption by 12.7% and 19.1%, respectively”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
80 W cold plasma increased tomato phosphorus absorption by 19.1%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 80 W of CP treatmente0
- Outcome
- phosphorus (P) absorptione0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 19.1%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“80 W of CP treatment significantly increased tomato nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) absorption by 12.7% and 19.1%, respectively”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Cold plasma improved tomato seed germination potential by 11.1%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Organ / stage
- seede0
- Treatment
- CP treatmente0
- Outcome
- germination potentiale0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 11.1%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“CP treatment significantly improved the germination potential of tomato seed by 11.1% and the germination rate by 13.8%”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Cold plasma improved tomato seed germination rate by 13.8%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Organ / stage
- seede0
- Treatment
- CP treatmente0
- Outcome
- germination ratee0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 13.8%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“CP treatment significantly improved the germination potential of tomato seed by 11.1% and the germination rate by 13.8%”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
80 W cold plasma increased tomato seedling total dry weight, root dry weight, and root shoot rate.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Organ / stage
- Seedlinge0
- Treatment
- 80 W of CP treatmente0
- Outcome
- total dry weight, root dry weight, root shoot ratee0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Seedling growth characteristics, including total dry weight, root dry weight, root shoot rate, and leaf area, significantly increased after 80 W of CP treatment”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
80 W cold plasma increased tomato seedling leaf area.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Organ / stage
- Seedlinge0
- Treatment
- 80 W of CP treatmente0
- Outcome
- leaf areae0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Seedling growth characteristics, including total dry weight, root dry weight, root shoot rate, and leaf area, significantly increased after 80 W of CP treatment”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
80 W cold plasma increased tomato root activity by 15.7%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 80 W of CP treatmente0
- Outcome
- Root activitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 15.7%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Root activity was increased by 15.7% with 80 W of CP treatment, and 12.6% with 100 W of CP treatment”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
100 W cold plasma increased tomato root activity by 12.6%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 100 W of CP treatmente0
- Outcome
- Root activitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 12.6%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Root activity was increased by 15.7% with 80 W of CP treatment, and 12.6% with 100 W of CP treatment”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
80 W cold plasma increased tomato root length by 21.3%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- CP treatment (80 W)e0
- Outcome
- root lengthe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 21.3%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“CP treatment (80 W) markedly ameliorated tomato root morphology, and root length, surface area, and volume, which increased 21.3%, 23.6%, and 29.0%, respectively”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
80 W cold plasma increased tomato root surface area by 23.6%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- CP treatment (80 W)e0
- Outcome
- surface areae0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 23.6%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“CP treatment (80 W) markedly ameliorated tomato root morphology, and root length, surface area, and volume, which increased 21.3%, 23.6%, and 29.0%, respectively”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
80 W cold plasma increased tomato root volume by 29.0%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- CP treatment (80 W)e0
- Outcome
- volumee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 29.0%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“CP treatment (80 W) markedly ameliorated tomato root morphology, and root length, surface area, and volume, which increased 21.3%, 23.6%, and 29.0%, respectively”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors attribute improved tomato nitrogen and phosphorus absorption under cold plasma to greater biomass, leaf area, root activity, and root dimensions.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- CP treatmente0
- Outcome
- N and P absorptione0
- Qualifier
- promoting the accumulation of shoot and root biomass, increasing the leaf area and root activity, and improving the length, surface area, and volume of root growthe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“CP treatment improved tomato N and P absorption by promoting the accumulation of shoot and root biomass, increasing the leaf area and root activity, and improving the length, surface area, and volume of root growth”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose cold plasma treatment to improve tomato nutrient absorption.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- CP treatmente0
- Outcome
- improve tomato nutrient absorptione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“CP treatment could be used in an ameliorative way to improve tomato nutrient absorption”
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