Effects of Atmospheric Pressure Air Plasma Pretreatment on the Seed Germination and Early Growth of Andrographis paniculata

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摘要 Theobjectiveofthispaperistodemonstratewhetherairplasmacanchangetheseedgerminationcharacteristics,seedlingemergence,aswellasbiochemicalreactivity,inAndrographispaniculata(A.paniculata)seedlingsbymodifyingtheseedcoatandfindingabeneficialtreatmentdose.Eighttreatmentdosesandonecontrolwereusedtoconductelectricalconductivitydetermination,agerminationtest,aseedlingemergencetestandabiochemicalassay.Theresultsshowedthatafterbeingtreatedwithairplasmaexcitedat5950Vfor10s,thepermeabilityoftheseedswasimprovedsignificantly,resultingintheaccelerationofseedgerminationandseedlingemergence.Inthemeantime,thecatalaseactivityandcatalaseisoenzymeexpressionwerealsoimproved,whilethemalondialdehydecontentintheseedlingswasdecreased(whichmeansgreatercounteractionwithenvironmentalstress).Afterbeingtreatedwith4250Vfor10sand5950Vfor20s,theseedgerminationwasenhanced,butwithoutanobviouschangeinseedlingemergence.However,aftertreatmentwith3400Vfor20sand5100Vfor10s,thepermeabilityoftheseedswasdecreased,resultinginadelayinseedlingemergence.TheseresultsindicatethatairplasmacanchangethephysiologicalandbiochemicalcharacteristicsofAndrographispaniculataseedsbymodifyingtheseedcoat,combinedwiththeeffectsoftheactiveplasmaspecies,andthatdifferenttreatingdoseshavedifferenteffects.
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出版日期 2014年03月13日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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