The mobility of Nitrogen Ions in the Atmospheric Corona Plasma and Its Possibility to Accelerate the Growth of Mung Bean Plants

Abstract

The cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) using corona discharge technology with a multipoint-to-plate electrode configuration has been used to accelerate the growth of mung beans. Mung bean seed growth was carried out by analyzing and measuring the growth rate of sprouts, root length, leaf width, stem height, and plant dry weight every five days for 15 days. This growth was compared to seeds (control) that did not receive CAP treatment from corona discharge. The results showed that growth effectiveness increased with increasing irradiation time. Total nitrogen content was measured in green bean seeds irradiated.  We suspect that the increase in green bean growth is caused by an increase in nitrogen in the seeds by the intrusion of nitrogen ions when the seeds are irradiated by CAP species from positive corona discharges.