Atmosphere Non-Thermal Plasma for Seed Treatment

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Seed treatments are usually done to protect it from pathogens which can damage the seed during the early seedling growth. If this step is neglected, it can simply cause plant diseases, insects, and pathogens to attack, the intervention of germination process and plant growth. However, some of the seed treatments involve chemical is very harmful because it might cause accidental poisoning, damage the seeds and dangerous for workers or farmers due to exposure of the chemical when treating huge quantities of seeds. The biggest concern in the agriculture industry today is the presence of microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) that will affect the crops. Recently in the agriculture industry, they have done several ways to control the reproduction of bacteria and fungi from crops. There are various ways to control the bacteria in the agriculture industry by the development of resistant varieties, using chemical fumigants, soil drainage, and specific tillage practices (Jiang et al., 2014).