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Plasma Agriculture oxygen plasma effects on garlic

Garlic is popular, versatile, and tasty. The Allium crop is beloved worldwide as a food, spice and herbal remedy, but is also widely researched and used in disciplines ranging from medicine to farming. However, what if the growth and yield of garlic could be influenced simply by physically treating...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Holc, Matej (Autor), Junkar, Ita (Autor), Mozetič, Miran (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publisher 2020
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Garlic is popular, versatile, and tasty. The Allium crop is beloved worldwide as a food, spice and herbal remedy, but is also widely researched and used in disciplines ranging from medicine to farming. However, what if the growth and yield of garlic could be influenced simply by physically treating its cloves? This is the principle behind plasma agriculture, an emerging field of science which introduces physical concepts to agricultural practice. Here, seeds or other plant materials are briefly exposed to gas plasma, which alters the surface properties, stimulates the growth and strengthens the plant
Descripción Física:1 online resource illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1527560473
9781527560475