Table 2 Percentage germination and average leaf area of Moringa oleifera seeds treated with different doses of atmospheric pressure cold plasma for 10 min.

From: Characterization and evaluation of cold atmospheric plasma as seedborne fungal disinfectant and promoting mediator for physico-chemical characteristics of Moringa oleifera seedlings

Dose of cold plasma (mJ)

Water-soaked seed

1% H2O2 soaked seed

% Germination

Germination rate

Leaf area (cm2)

% Germination

Germination rate

Leaf area (cm2)

0 (control)

81.3 ± 3.2

8.0 ± 0.5

1.126 ± 0.092

81.3 ± 3.2

8.0 ± 0.7

1.120 ± 0.082

2.46

86.4 ± 2.9

9.6 ± 0.5

1.237 ± 0.083

83.5 ± 2.7

9.3 ± 0.6

1.175 ± 0.091

4.35

93.1 ± 3.0

8.8 ± 0.4

1.529 ± 0.081

90.8 ± 3.0

8.5 ± 0.6

1.398 ± 0.075

10.94

72.6 ± 2.8

6.8 ± 0.6

0.742 ± 0.88

77.4 ± 2.8

7.5 ± 0.5

0.825 ± 0.068

18.51

38.4 ± 2.9

5.5 ± 0.4

0.604 ± 0.91

43.8 ± 2.2

6.0 ± 0.6

0.732 ± 0.078

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