Non-thermal plasma enhances growth and salinity tolerance of bok choy (<i>Brassica rapa</i> subsp. <i>chinensis</i>) in hydroponic culture.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we aimed to examine the growth, physiological and biochemical status, and responses to salinity stress of bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) cultivated in a hydroponic system with a plasma-treated solution. Plasma gas generated using a cylindrical dielectric barrier discharge or air (control) was injected into Hoagland nutrient solution once a week for different durations (0, 5, and 10 min). After 4 weeks, the length of the shoots and roots, number of leaves, and dry weight of bok choy plants significantly increased in individuals grown with Hoagland solution treated with plasma gas for 10 min. An increase in dry weight of individual plants of approximately 80.5% was observed in plants in the plasma-treated group compared to those in a control group. The

SUBMITTER: Veerana M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11456478 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature