Abstract
Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a physical technology with notable effects on living organisms. In the present study, tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment. Seedlings grown from treated seeds exhibited improvements in levels of growth traits, photosynthetic pigments, and metabolite contents when compared to the control group. Seedlings from seeds treated with S04 displayed significant increases in shoot and root lengths, by 32.45% and 20.60% respectively, compared to the control group. Moreover, seedlings from seeds treated with S01 showed a 101.90% increase in total protein, whereas those treated with S02 experienced a 119.52% increase in carbohydrate content. These findings highlight the substantial improvements in growth characteristics, photosynthetic pigments, and metabolite levels in seedlings from treated seeds relative to controls. Total antioxidant capacity was boosted by CAP exposure. The activities of enzymes including superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidases were stimulated by S02 and exceeded control treatment by (177.48%, 137.41%, and 103.32%), respectively. Additionally, exposure to S04 increased the levels of non-enzymatic antioxidants like flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, and tannins over the control group (38.08%, 30.10%, 117.19%, and 94.44%), respectively. Our results indicate that CAP-seed priming is an innovative and cost-effective approach to enhance the growth, bioactive components, and yield of tomato seedlings.
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from seeds treated with S04 showed a 32.45% significant increase in shoot length relative to the control group.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- S04e1
- Outcome
- shoote1
- Direction
- increasese1
- Value
- 32.45%e1
- Comparator
- control groupe1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e1“Seedlings from seeds treated with S04 displayed significant increases in shoot and root lengths, by 32.45% and 20.60% respectively, compared to the control group”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from seeds treated with S04 showed a 20.60% significant increase in root length relative to the control group.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- S04e1
- Outcome
- roote1
- Direction
- increasese1
- Value
- 20.60%e1
- Comparator
- control groupe1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e1“Seedlings from seeds treated with S04 displayed significant increases in shoot and root lengths, by 32.45% and 20.60% respectively, compared to the control group”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from seeds treated with S01 showed a 101.90% increase in total protein relative to the control group.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- S01e2
- Outcome
- total proteine2
- Direction
- increasee2
- Value
- 101.90%e2
- Comparator
- control groupe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e2“seedlings from seeds treated with S01 showed a 101.90% increase in total protein”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from seeds treated with S02 showed a 119.52% increase in carbohydrate content relative to the control group.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- S02e3
- Outcome
- carbohydrate contente3
- Direction
- increasee3
- Value
- 119.52%e3
- Comparator
- control groupe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e3“those treated with S02 experienced a 119.52% increase in carbohydrate content”
Claim · model-written summary
CAP exposure boosted total antioxidant capacity of tomato seedlings relative to the control group.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- CAP exposuree4
- Outcome
- Total antioxidant capacitye4
- Direction
- boostede4
- Comparator
- control groupe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e4“Total antioxidant capacity was boosted by CAP exposure”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from seeds treated with S02 showed superoxide dismutase activity stimulated by 177.48% over the control treatment.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- S02e5
- Gene
- superoxide dismutasee5
- Outcome
- activitiese5
- Direction
- stimulatede5
- Value
- 177.48%e5
- Comparator
- control treatmente5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e5“The activities of enzymes including superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidases were stimulated by S02 and exceeded control treatment by (177.48%, 137.41%, and 103.32%), respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from seeds treated with S02 showed catalase activity stimulated by 137.41% over the control treatment.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- S02e5
- Gene
- catalasee5
- Outcome
- activitiese5
- Direction
- stimulatede5
- Value
- 137.41%e5
- Comparator
- control treatmente5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e5“The activities of enzymes including superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidases were stimulated by S02 and exceeded control treatment by (177.48%, 137.41%, and 103.32%), respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from seeds treated with S02 showed peroxidase activity stimulated by 103.32% over the control treatment.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- S02e5
- Gene
- peroxidasese5
- Outcome
- activitiese5
- Direction
- stimulatede5
- Value
- 103.32%e5
- Comparator
- control treatmente5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e5“The activities of enzymes including superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidases were stimulated by S02 and exceeded control treatment by (177.48%, 137.41%, and 103.32%), respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from seeds treated with S04 showed flavonoid levels increased by 38.08% over the control group.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- S04e6
- Outcome
- flavonoidse6
- Direction
- increasede6
- Value
- 38.08%e6
- Comparator
- control groupe6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e6“exposure to S04 increased the levels of non-enzymatic antioxidants like flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, and tannins over the control group (38.08%, 30.10%, 117.19%, and 94.44%), respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from seeds treated with S04 showed phenolics levels increased by 30.10% over the control group.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- S04e6
- Outcome
- phenolicse6
- Direction
- increasede6
- Value
- 30.10%e6
- Comparator
- control groupe6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e6“exposure to S04 increased the levels of non-enzymatic antioxidants like flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, and tannins over the control group (38.08%, 30.10%, 117.19%, and 94.44%), respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from seeds treated with S04 showed saponin levels increased by 117.19% over the control group.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- S04e6
- Outcome
- saponinse6
- Direction
- increasede6
- Value
- 117.19%e6
- Comparator
- control groupe6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e6“exposure to S04 increased the levels of non-enzymatic antioxidants like flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, and tannins over the control group (38.08%, 30.10%, 117.19%, and 94.44%), respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from seeds treated with S04 showed tannin levels increased by 94.44% over the control group.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- S04e6
- Outcome
- tanninse6
- Direction
- increasede6
- Value
- 94.44%e6
- Comparator
- control groupe6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e6“exposure to S04 increased the levels of non-enzymatic antioxidants like flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, and tannins over the control group (38.08%, 30.10%, 117.19%, and 94.44%), respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings grown from CAP-treated seeds showed improved photosynthetic pigments relative to the control group.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Material
- Bassimoe0
- Treatment
- CAPe0
- Outcome
- photosynthetic pigmentse7
- Direction
- improvementse7
- Comparator
- control groupe7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum var. Bassimo Mill.) were exposed to CAP for various time intervals, ranging from 1 to 5 min, in both continuous and intermittent periods, and were compared with a control group that received no CAP treatment”
e7“Seedlings grown from treated seeds exhibited improvements in levels of growth traits, photosynthetic pigments, and metabolite contents when compared to the control group”
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