PMID- 36613422
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230111
IS  - 2304-8158 (Print)
IS  - 2304-8158 (Electronic)
IS  - 2304-8158 (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 1
DP  - 2023 Jan 3
TI  - Helium Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Effects on Two Cultivars of Triticum 
      aestivum L.
LID - 10.3390/foods12010208 [doi]
LID - 208
AB  - The use of cold plasma in the treatment of seeds before sowing presents a 
      promising technique for sustainable agriculture. The objective of this study is 
      to evaluate the effect of cold plasma treatment on the morphology of wheat seeds 
      (Triticum aestivum L. 'Dacic' and 'Otilia'), their germination, biochemical 
      composition, and the nutritional quality of wheat grass. Wheat seeds were 
      morphologically and elementally characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM), 
      scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy 
      (SEM-EDX), X-ray computer tomography (CT), and particle-induced X-ray emission 
      (PIXE). Helium was used as a working gas for plasma generation and the analysis 
      of the species produced showed the presence of NO(gamma), OH, N(2) and N(2)(+) and O. 
      Evaluation of germination and plant growth for 10 days (wheat grass stage) 
      highlighted a specific trend for each cultivar. The biochemical analysis of wheat 
      grass highlighted an increase in the chlorophyll content in the plasma-treated 
      variants, an increase in the flavonoid and polyphenol content in 'Dacic'-treated 
      variant, while the soluble protein content, antioxidant activity, and color were 
      not affected. The analysis of the nutritional quality of wheat grass by the 
      FT-NIR analytical technique highlighted an increase in the ash content in the 
      plasma-treated wheat cultivars, while the humidity, proteins, neutral detergent 
      fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), and energy values were not affected.
FAU - Burducea, Ion
AU  - Burducea I
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7764-3432
AD  - "Horia Hulubei" National Institute for Research & Development in Physics and 
      Nuclear Engineering, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
FAU - Burducea, Cristina
AU  - Burducea C
AD  - "Horia Hulubei" National Institute for Research & Development in Physics and 
      Nuclear Engineering, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
FAU - Mereuta, Paul-Emil
AU  - Mereuta PE
AD  - "Horia Hulubei" National Institute for Research & Development in Physics and 
      Nuclear Engineering, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
FAU - Sirbu, Stefan-Robert
AU  - Sirbu SR
AD  - "Horia Hulubei" National Institute for Research & Development in Physics and 
      Nuclear Engineering, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
FAU - Iancu, Decebal-Alexandru
AU  - Iancu DA
AD  - "Horia Hulubei" National Institute for Research & Development in Physics and 
      Nuclear Engineering, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
FAU - Istrati, Melania-Beatrice
AU  - Istrati MB
AD  - "Horia Hulubei" National Institute for Research & Development in Physics and 
      Nuclear Engineering, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
FAU - Straticiuc, Mihai
AU  - Straticiuc M
AD  - "Horia Hulubei" National Institute for Research & Development in Physics and 
      Nuclear Engineering, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
FAU - Lungoci, Constantin
AU  - Lungoci C
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9055-3578
AD  - Department of Plant Science, Iasi University of Life Sciences, 3 Sadoveanu Alley, 
      700490 Iasi, Romania.
FAU - Stoleru, Vasile
AU  - Stoleru V
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0485-0312
AD  - Department of Horticulture, Iasi University of Life Sciences, 3 Sadoveanu Alley, 
      700490 Iasi, Romania.
FAU - Teliban, Gabriel-Ciprian
AU  - Teliban GC
AD  - Department of Horticulture, Iasi University of Life Sciences, 3 Sadoveanu Alley, 
      700490 Iasi, Romania.
FAU - Robu, Teodor
AU  - Robu T
AD  - Department of Plant Science, Iasi University of Life Sciences, 3 Sadoveanu Alley, 
      700490 Iasi, Romania.
FAU - Burducea, Marian
AU  - Burducea M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6142-438X
AD  - Research and Development Station for Aquaculture and Aquatic Ecology, "Alexandru 
      Ioan Cuza" University, Carol I, 20A, 700505 Iasi, Romania.
FAU - Nastuta, Andrei Vasile
AU  - Nastuta AV
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2299-7169
AD  - Physics and Biophysics Education Research Laboratory (P&B-EduResLab), Biomedical 
      Science Department, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, 'Grigore T. Popa' 
      University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Str. M. Kogalniceanu No. 9-13, 700454 
      Iasi, Romania.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230103
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Foods
JT  - Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101670569
PMC - PMC9818699
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - antioxidant activity
OT  - atmospheric-pressure plasma
OT  - biochemical analyses
OT  - chlorophyll
OT  - germination
OT  - nutrients
OT  - plasma agriculture
OT  - polyphenols
OT  - seed morphology
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/01/09 06:00
MHDA- 2023/01/09 06:01
PMCR- 2023/01/03
CRDT- 2023/01/08 01:18
PHST- 2022/11/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/12/23 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/12/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/01/08 01:18 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/01/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/01/09 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2023/01/03 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - foods12010208 [pii]
AID - foods-12-00208 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/foods12010208 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Foods. 2023 Jan 3;12(1):208. doi: 10.3390/foods12010208.