Atmospheric Low-Temperature Plasma Treatment of Wisconsin Fast Plants Under Hydroponic Temperature Variation

In recent years, usable agricultural land has decreased and the prevalence of infectious pathogens resulting from climate change has grown. Low temperature plasmas have previously expressed the ability to increase the growth and yield of treated plants. With this, comes the question of whether this phenomenon extends to being able to heal plants when exposed to stressors. If the ability to revive these plants rings true, it is assumed that the yield and heartiness level will remain significant. A series of tests comparing plasma treated to non-plasma-treated Wisconsin Fast Plants while simultaneously encountering various aquatic temperature stressors are run. Room temperature (25°C), cold (15°C), and hot (35°C) water are used. These values were determined based on the ideal water temperatures for Wisconsin Fast Plants. An initial test using room temperature water was run as a baseline. Plants in the plasma group were treated 30 seconds each, three times per week, using an atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) utilized in previous studies. Similar results between the control and plasma-treated plants were exhibited. It is expected that the plasma-treated plants will exhibit a larger difference in height, flower number, and leaf number than that of the non-treated crops