Title :
PPPS-2013: Growth control of leaf lettuce using pulsed electric field
Author :
Sonoda, Takuji ; Douyan Wang ; Namihira, Takao ; Akiyama, Hidenori
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Kumamoto Univ., Kumamoto, Japan
Abstract :
Physical phenomena caused by pulsed electromagnetic energy have a variety of applications on biotechnologies. Electroporation method for agricultural applications was started around 15 years ago in order to improve juice extraction yield of fruits and root vegetables. Some reported that the drying time of root vegetables can be reduced to about 1/3 due to promotion of cell-disruption after applying pulsed electric field1, and germination rate of Nicotiana tabacum was increased using by applying pulsed electromagnetic field2. Those studies suggest that pulsed electromagnetic energy owns a certain effect on plant for its growth control.
Keywords :
agricultural engineering; biotechnology; crops; fertilisers; pulsed power technology; Nicotiana tabacum; agricultural applications; biotechnologies; electroporation method; fruits; juice extraction yield improvement; leaf lettuce growth control; liquid fertilizers; pesticide-free plant factories; pulse application period; pulsed electric field; pulsed electromagnetic energy; root vegetables; Computer science; Educational institutions; Electric fields; Electrical engineering; Organizations; Production facilities;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science (ICOPS), 2013 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2013.6634812
