ArticlePloS one2014
Non-thermal plasma treatment diminishes fungal viability and up-regulates resistance genes in a plant host.
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- Benzalkonium Chloride and Benzethonium Chloride Effectively Reduce Spore Germination of Ginger Soft Rot Pathogens:Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Seed Treatment with Electromagnetic Field Induces Different Effects on Emergence, Growth and Profiles of Biochemical Compounds in Seven Half-Sib Families of Silver Birch.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Sensitivity of Fungi Colonising Buckwheat Grains to Cold Plasma Is Species Specific.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Role of Non-Thermal Plasma inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Modulatory Effects of Non-Thermal Plasma on Seed's Morphology, Germination and Genetics-A Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- In vitro antifungal activity of cold atmospheric microwave plasma and synergistic activity against Malassezia pachydermatis when combined with chlorhexidine gluconate.Veterinary medicine and science · 2022Article
- Application of Non-Thermal Plasma to Fungal Resources.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Development of Cold Plasma Technologies for Surface Decontamination of Seed Fungal Pathogens: Present Status and Perspectives.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Plasma-activated interfaces for biomedical engineering.Bioactive materials · 2021Review
- Enhancement of seed germination and microbial disinfection on ginseng by cold plasma treatment.Journal of ginseng research · 2021Article
- Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge plasma: a suitable measure against fungal plant pathogens.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Cold plasma treatment to release dormancy and improve growth in grape buds: a promising alternative to natural chilling and rest breaking chemicals.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Plant Disease Control by Non-Thermal Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma.Frontiers in plant science · 2020Review
- Cold Atmospheric Plasma-Activated Water Irrigation Induces Defense Hormone and Gene expression in Tomato seedlings.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Enhancement of vitality and activity of a plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) by atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Dynamics of nitric oxide level in liquids treated with microwave plasma-generated gas and their effects on spinach development.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- The State of Research on Antimicrobial Activity of Cold Plasma.Polish journal of microbiology · 2019Review
- A Critical Review on Selected External Physical Cues and Modulation of Cell Behavior: Magnetic Nanoparticles, Non-thermal Plasma and Lasers.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2018Review
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Abstract
Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species can have either harmful or beneficial effects on biological systems depending on the dose administered and the species of organism exposed, suggesting that application of reactive species can possibly produce contradictory effects in disease control, pathogen inactivation and activation of host resistance. A novel technology known as atmospheric-pressure non-thermal plasma represents a means of generating various reactive species that adversely affect pathogens (inactivation) while simultaneously up-regulating host defense genes. The anti-microbial efficacy of this technology was tested on the plant fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici and its susceptible host plant species Solanum lycopercicum. Germination of fungal spores suspended in saline was decreased over time after exposed to argon (Ar) plasma for 10 min. Although the majority of treated spores exhibited necrotic death, apoptosis was also observed along with the up-regulation of apoptosis related genes. Increases in the levels of peroxynitrite and nitrite in saline following plasma treatment may have been responsible for the observed spore death. In addition, increased transcription of pathogenesis related (PR) genes was observed in the roots of the susceptible tomato cultivar (S. lycopercicum) after exposure to the same Ar plasma dose used in fungal inactivation. These data suggest that atmospheric-pressure non-thermal plasma can be efficiently used to control plant fungal diseases by inactivating fungal pathogens and up-regulating mechanisms of host resistance.
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