Table 3 Effect of atmospheric pressure cold plasma applied for 10 min to M. oleifera dry or soaked seeds on chlorophyll content of seedling after 30 days emerged from water soaked or H2O2 soaked seeds.

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)

Chlorophyll content (mg/100 g seedling leaf materials)

Water-soaked seeds

H2O2 soaked seeds

Chl a

Chl b

Chl a

Chl b

0 (control)

6.7 ± 0.3

5.3 ± 0.3

6.9 ± 0.4

5.4 ± 0.5

2.46

7.3 ± 0.4

6.2 ± 0.5

7.6 ± 0.4

6.4 ± 0.4

4.35

7.9 ± 0.4

6.6 ± o.4

8.6 ± 0.3

6.9 ± 0.4

10.94

7.3 ± 0.5

5.6 ± 0.4

6.1 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.3

18.51

6.3 ± 0.3

4.3 ± 0.5

5.2 ± 0.4

3.7 ± 0.5

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