3. Results and discussion
3.1. Low-pressure plasma increases growth of germinated brown rice
The germination percentage of brown rice with plasma exposure
is illustrated in Fig. 1. Significant increases in the germination
percentage of unexposed brown rice were observed with progressive
increases in germination time and were approximately 40%
after 24 h. After plasma exposure, brown rice had a higher
germination percentage than unexposed brown rice at all germination
times, and the maximum value was about 62% from a 3-kV
exposure after a 24 h germination time.