ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY OF OKRA AND MAIZE BY USING COLD PLASMA TECHNIQUE
| dc.contributor.author | Khaldi, Shaher | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-10T05:36:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-10T05:36:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-06-09 | |
| dc.description | Background: The need to increase food productivity pushes toward increasing both the planted area and the unit area's productivity. Cold Plasma treatment is a physicochemical method that can enhance seed germination crop yield and control pathogens held on seed coats. Amis: This study aims to investigate the effect of cold plasma seeds treatments on some agronomic traits of okra and maize plants, and the effect of cold plasma seeds treatments on crop water needs and irrigation water saving for okra and maize plants. Materials and methods: The treatment period with cold plasma was 5 minutes for maize, while okra seeds were treated for 5 and 10 minutes. In addition, the assessment of the impact of reducing the irrigation quantity by 50%. The source of plasma treatment was a cold plasma generator device available by Nova plasma company. This experiment was conducted in NARC in Qabatia – Jenin in the north of West Bank in July, August, September and October of 2021. Results: The results of okra crops show significant differences between plants treated with plasma and those not treated in flowering, SPAD, and total production. The plants treated with plasma show enhanced flowering; consequently, 58 and 60% for the 5 and 10 minutes treatment. While the SPAD value increased by 9%. In Maize plants, the results indicated that plant diameter; , root moisture content; , plant height and total production have been significantly enhanced. The cold -treated plants have a higher root moisture content of 68% than those not treated 14% for plant diameter 6.48% for plant height; and 20.2% for total production. In water treatment, reducing the irrigation quantity by 50% showed a significant reduction in the measured parameters between plants irrigated with 50% to those irrigated with 100%. The WUE was enhanced with irrigation compared to raid–fed plants. However, at the same time, WUE in 50% irrigation is higher than 100% irrigation in both crops. Conclusion: The main conclusion of the results is that cold plasma enhances the productivity and WUE of maize and okra. In Okra, it is recommended to treat the seeds for 10 minutes to achieve higher production | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: The need to increase food productivity pushes toward increasing both the planted area and the unit area's productivity. Cold Plasma treatment is a physicochemical method that can enhance seed germination crop yield and control pathogens held on seed coats. Amis: This study aims to investigate the effect of cold plasma seeds treatments on some agronomic traits of okra and maize plants, and the effect of cold plasma seeds treatments on crop water needs and irrigation water saving for okra and maize plants. Materials and methods: The treatment period with cold plasma was 5 minutes for maize, while okra seeds were treated for 5 and 10 minutes. In addition, the assessment of the impact of reducing the irrigation quantity by 50%. The source of plasma treatment was a cold plasma generator device available by Nova plasma company. This experiment was conducted in NARC in Qabatia – Jenin in the north of West Bank in July, August, September and October of 2021. Results: The results of okra crops show significant differences between plants treated with plasma and those not treated in flowering, SPAD, and total production. The plants treated with plasma show enhanced flowering; consequently, 58 and 60% for the 5 and 10 minutes treatment. While the SPAD value increased by 9%. In Maize plants, the results indicated that plant diameter; , root moisture content; , plant height and total production have been significantly enhanced. The cold -treated plants have a higher root moisture content of 68% than those not treated 14% for plant diameter 6.48% for plant height; and 20.2% for total production. In water treatment, reducing the irrigation quantity by 50% showed a significant reduction in the measured parameters between plants irrigated with 50% to those irrigated with 100%. The WUE was enhanced with irrigation compared to raid–fed plants. However, at the same time, WUE in 50% irrigation is higher than 100% irrigation in both crops. Conclusion: The main conclusion of the results is that cold plasma enhances the productivity and WUE of maize and okra. In Okra, it is recommended to treat the seeds for 10 minutes to achieve higher production | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11888/18014 | |
| dc.language.iso | other | en_US |
| dc.publisher | جامعة النجاح الوطنية | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cold Plasma, Okra, Maize, WUE, yield, growth parameters. | en_US |
| dc.supervisor | Dr. Tawfiq A.H. Qubbaj Dr. Abdallah Omari | en_US |
| dc.title | ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY OF OKRA AND MAIZE BY USING COLD PLASMA TECHNIQUE | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY OF OKRA AND MAIZE BY USING COLD PLASMA TECHNIQUE | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |