CAPSEED - A new seed conditioning process for arable and horticultural crops.

CAPSEED - 用于耕种和园艺作物的新种子调理工艺。

• 批准号: BB/N004760/1
• 负责人: Jane Thomas
• 金额: $ 15.8万
• 依托单位: National Institute of Agricultural Botany
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=BB%2FN004760%2F1
• 关键词: CAPSEED; new; seed; conditioning; process

Cold atmospheric plasmas (CAPs) have been shown to have disinfectant properties in human and animal health systems,providing surface and sub-surface activity while leaving healthy tissue undamaged. Very recently, CAPs have been shownto reduce certain plant diseases, and to modify seed and seedling behaviour, altering seed coat properties and wateruptake, resulting in improved seedling vigour and, in some cases, improved crop yield. Many horticultural crops areadversely affected by seed-borne diseases which are difficult to control with standard fungicidal products. In broad-acrearable crops, while seed-borne diseases can usually be effectively controlled, there are many establishment problems,primarily associated with lack of moisture, which result in either crop loss, or more usually sub-optimal plant populations,poor growth and lower final yields. This feasibility study will focus on understanding how CAPs could be used to conditionseed and overcome some of these problems. Contrasting seed types and problems will be addressed, to include a) controlof seed-borne disease in small seeded vegetables (celery, onion, lettuce) b) promotion of germination and vigour in largeseeded (maize) and small seeded (oilseed rape) field crops, and evaluation of crop performance. The feasibility study willinform the potential for a novel, easy to use, non-chemical technique for improving crop performance, and create acommercial opportunity for the development of safe and effective plasma generating units.

冷大气等离子体（CAP）已被证明在人类和动物健康系统中具有消毒特性，提供表面和次表面活性，同时使健康组织不受损伤。最近，CAP已被证明可以减少某些植物疾病，并改变种子和幼苗的行为，改变种皮特性和水分吸收，从而提高幼苗活力，在某些情况下提高作物产量。许多园艺作物受到种子传播的疾病的不利影响，这些疾病难以用标准的杀真菌产品控制。在广种作物中，虽然种子传播的疾病通常可以有效地控制，但存在许多建立问题，主要与缺乏水分有关，这导致作物损失，或更通常的是次优植物种群，生长不良和最终产量较低。这项可行性研究将侧重于了解如何将CAP用于条件种子并克服其中一些问题。对比种子类型和问题将得到解决，包括a）控制小种子蔬菜（芹菜，洋葱，莴苣）的种子传播疾病，B）促进大种子（玉米）和小种子（油菜）田间作物的发芽和活力，以及作物性能的评价。该可行性研究将揭示一种新型、易于使用、非化学技术的潜力，以提高作物性能，并为开发安全有效的等离子体发生装置创造商业机会。