Project presentation
The project aims to explore the use of non-thermal plasma technologies to improve the performance and sustainability of agricultural crops in indoor farming, greenhouses or plant factories. The use of non-thermal plasma activated water, which can be generated using energy from photovoltaic panels, offers the potential to implement more efficient farming practices in indoor farming, maximizing resource use and minimizing environmental impact. Non-thermal plasma-activated water will be used to irrigate seeds/plants, before or after germination, representing an environmentally friendly and non-stressful plant treatment alternative that can bring benefits to plants, including disease and pest control, growth and development stimulation and improved plant resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Keywords
Sustainable farming
Renewable energy
Plasma activated water
Reactive species
Project funding
Project code: PN-IV-P8-8.3-PM-RO-BE-2024-0011
Contract no. 7BMBE ⁄ 2024
Bilateral project Romania - Belgium
Financed by UEFISCDI and WBI
Implementation period: November 2024 - December 2025
