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Plasma in Agriculture

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Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, non-thermal plasma (NTP) technology has increasingly been explored in the agricultural field as an ecofriendly alternative to the conventional agrochemical treatments used in pre and post-harvest (fertilizers, fungicides, plant growth regulators, etc.). Different approaches are used in order to obtain a circular green economy in agriculture, such as surface modification of seeds in order to modulate germination and dormancy, plasma treatment of liquid solutions in order to eliminate contaminant chemical compounds, use of plasma activated water (PAW) in order to promote plant growth, treatment of soil in order to eliminate hazardous chemical compounds, increase water uptake or nitrogen fixation, treatment of vegetables and fruits in order to eliminate fungi or endospores. The topic of “Plasma in Agriculture” is addressed at original research papers focused on the different applications of plasma technology in different crop production steps.

Dr. Ricardo Molina
Dr. Karina Balestrasse
Dr. Ana Gómez-Ramírez
Dr. Romolo Laurita
Dr. Carmen López-Santos
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Keywords

  • plasma-activated seed germination
  • dormancy
  • plasma-activated water
  • plant growth
  • soil treatment
  • disinfection
  • sterilization
  • food technology

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Agriculture
Open Access
14,692 Articles
Launched in 2011
4.5Impact Factor
7.8CiteScore
17 DaysSubmission to First Decision
2 DaysAcceptance to Publication
Q1Highest JCR Category Ranking
Biomolecules
Open Access
13,894 Articles
Launched in 2011
5.6Impact Factor
9.3CiteScore
17 DaysSubmission to First Decision
3 DaysAcceptance to Publication
Q1Highest JCR Category Ranking
Cells
Open Access
21,793 Articles
Launched in 2012
6.0Impact Factor
11.4CiteScore
15 DaysSubmission to First Decision
3 DaysAcceptance to Publication
Q2Highest JCR Category Ranking
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Open Access
116,224 Articles
Launched in 2000
5.6Impact Factor
10.0CiteScore
18 DaysSubmission to First Decision
3 DaysAcceptance to Publication
Q1Highest JCR Category Ranking
Plasma
Open Access
351 Articles
Launched in 2018
3.1Impact Factor
3.9CiteScore
17 DaysSubmission to First Decision
4 DaysAcceptance to Publication
Q2Highest JCR Category Ranking
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