The practical advantage of the plasma treatment described in the
presentwork is the use of plasma at atmospheric pressure. As compared
with the previous studies on plasma treatment of wheat seeds, vacuum
equipment is in our case not required and the seeds can, in principle
pass continuously through the plasma zone. In addition, the low
power dissipated in the discharge ensures amild treatment, preventing
damage of the seeds. However, further investigations are required in
order to understand the mechanism responsible for enhancement o
the growth parameters investigated in this paper.