This change in the surface may have increased the transmission of oxygen or water (moisture) through the seed coat or Hilum to the embryo for germination process so that an increase in the germination rate was possible for plasma-treated seeds.
This change in the surfacemay have increased the transmission of oxygen orwater (moisture) through the seed coat or Hilum tothe embryo for germination process so that anincrease in the germination rate was possible forplasma-treated seeds.