Physiology of Germination and Postharvest Deterioration in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) Seeds Treated with Non-Thermal Plasma

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Vélez, Ada S.; Fina, Brenda Lorena; Arguello, Juan Alberto; Ferreyra, Matías Germán; Santamaría, Brenda; Vélez, Pablo S.; Zilli, Carla Giannina; Prevosto, Leandro; Balestrasse, Karina Beatriz
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2025
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Chickpea seed quality is highly susceptible to mechanical damage during handling and to rapid deterioration under postharvest storage. Atmospheric pressure Non-Thermal Plasma (NTP) has shown positive effects on seed quality in several species, but its long-term impact on chickpea remains poorly understood. This study evaluated the effect of NTP on the physiological germination process and postharvest deterioration of Cicer arietinum L. (Fabaceae) ’Felipe UNC-INTA’ seeds. Seeds were treated for three minutes with dielectric barrier discharge using O2 and N2 as carrier gases. Results showed that NTP optimized the triphasic germination response in embryo, especially in phases II and III, where radicle protrusion occurred earlier in treated (27 and 30 h) than in control (33 h) seeds, accompanied with a partition ratio < 1, indicating the roots’ preferential assimilate allocation. Fungal incidence decreased notably, e.g., Aspergillus decreased from 31% (control) to 11% (N2) and 10% (O2). O2-treated seeds exhibited higher germination (94%) than the control (90%) and an 11% reduction in individual electrical conductivity, indicating enhanced membrane integrity. After six months of storage, both treatments delayed aging, maintaining higher vigor than untreated seeds. Overall, NTP emerges as a promising postharvest technology to enhance and preserve seed vigor and viability in C. arietinum.
Fil: Vélez, Ada S.. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Cs.agropecuarias. Escuela Para Graduados; Argentina
Fil: Fina, Brenda Lorena. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.venado Tuerto. Departamento de Ing.electromecanica. Laboratorio de Descargas Eléctricas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina
Fil: Arguello, Juan Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Cs.agropecuarias. Escuela Para Graduados; Argentina
Fil: Ferreyra, Matías Germán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.venado Tuerto. Departamento de Ing.electromecanica. Laboratorio de Descargas Eléctricas; Argentina
Fil: Santamaría, Brenda. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.venado Tuerto. Departamento de Ing.electromecanica. Laboratorio de Descargas Eléctricas; Argentina
Fil: Vélez, Pablo S.. Provincia de Córdoba. Ministerio de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro de Excelencia en Productos y Procesos de Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Zilli, Carla Giannina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Prevosto, Leandro. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.venado Tuerto. Departamento de Ing.electromecanica. Laboratorio de Descargas Eléctricas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina
Fil: Balestrasse, Karina Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; Argentina
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Non-thermal plasma
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spelling Physiology of Germination and Postharvest Deterioration in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) Seeds Treated with Non-Thermal PlasmaVélez, Ada S.Fina, Brenda LorenaArguello, Juan AlbertoFerreyra, Matías GermánSantamaría, BrendaVélez, Pablo S.Zilli, Carla GianninaPrevosto, LeandroBalestrasse, Karina BeatrizNon-thermal plasmaSeed healthSeed physiological qualitySeed storagehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Chickpea seed quality is highly susceptible to mechanical damage during handling and to rapid deterioration under postharvest storage. Atmospheric pressure Non-Thermal Plasma (NTP) has shown positive effects on seed quality in several species, but its long-term impact on chickpea remains poorly understood. This study evaluated the effect of NTP on the physiological germination process and postharvest deterioration of Cicer arietinum L. (Fabaceae) ’Felipe UNC-INTA’ seeds. Seeds were treated for three minutes with dielectric barrier discharge using O2 and N2 as carrier gases. Results showed that NTP optimized the triphasic germination response in embryo, especially in phases II and III, where radicle protrusion occurred earlier in treated (27 and 30 h) than in control (33 h) seeds, accompanied with a partition ratio < 1, indicating the roots’ preferential assimilate allocation. Fungal incidence decreased notably, e.g., Aspergillus decreased from 31% (control) to 11% (N2) and 10% (O2). O2-treated seeds exhibited higher germination (94%) than the control (90%) and an 11% reduction in individual electrical conductivity, indicating enhanced membrane integrity. After six months of storage, both treatments delayed aging, maintaining higher vigor than untreated seeds. Overall, NTP emerges as a promising postharvest technology to enhance and preserve seed vigor and viability in C. arietinum.Fil: Vélez, Ada S.. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Cs.agropecuarias. Escuela Para Graduados; ArgentinaFil: Fina, Brenda Lorena. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.venado Tuerto. Departamento de Ing.electromecanica. Laboratorio de Descargas Eléctricas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Arguello, Juan Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Cs.agropecuarias. Escuela Para Graduados; ArgentinaFil: Ferreyra, Matías Germán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.venado Tuerto. Departamento de Ing.electromecanica. Laboratorio de Descargas Eléctricas; ArgentinaFil: Santamaría, Brenda. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.venado Tuerto. Departamento de Ing.electromecanica. Laboratorio de Descargas Eléctricas; ArgentinaFil: Vélez, Pablo S.. Provincia de Córdoba. Ministerio de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro de Excelencia en Productos y Procesos de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Zilli, Carla Giannina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Prevosto, Leandro. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.venado Tuerto. Departamento de Ing.electromecanica. Laboratorio de Descargas Eléctricas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Balestrasse, Karina Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; ArgentinaMDPI2025-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/279027Vélez, Ada S.; Fina, Brenda Lorena; Arguello, Juan Alberto; Ferreyra, Matías Germán; Santamaría, Brenda; et al.; Physiology of Germination and Postharvest Deterioration in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) Seeds Treated with Non-Thermal Plasma; MDPI; Seeds; 4; 4; 12-2025; 1-192674-1024CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1024/4/4/69info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/seeds4040069info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2026-01-14T12:21:06Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/279027instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982026-01-14 12:21:06.374CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Physiology of Germination and Postharvest Deterioration in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) Seeds Treated with Non-Thermal Plasma
title Physiology of Germination and Postharvest Deterioration in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) Seeds Treated with Non-Thermal Plasma
spellingShingle Physiology of Germination and Postharvest Deterioration in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) Seeds Treated with Non-Thermal Plasma
Vélez, Ada S.
Non-thermal plasma
Seed health
Seed physiological quality
Seed storage
title_short Physiology of Germination and Postharvest Deterioration in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) Seeds Treated with Non-Thermal Plasma
title_full Physiology of Germination and Postharvest Deterioration in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) Seeds Treated with Non-Thermal Plasma
title_fullStr Physiology of Germination and Postharvest Deterioration in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) Seeds Treated with Non-Thermal Plasma
title_full_unstemmed Physiology of Germination and Postharvest Deterioration in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) Seeds Treated with Non-Thermal Plasma
title_sort Physiology of Germination and Postharvest Deterioration in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) Seeds Treated with Non-Thermal Plasma
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vélez, Ada S.
Fina, Brenda Lorena
Arguello, Juan Alberto
Ferreyra, Matías Germán
Santamaría, Brenda
Vélez, Pablo S.
Zilli, Carla Giannina
Prevosto, Leandro
Balestrasse, Karina Beatriz
author Vélez, Ada S.
author_facet Vélez, Ada S.
Fina, Brenda Lorena
Arguello, Juan Alberto
Ferreyra, Matías Germán
Santamaría, Brenda
Vélez, Pablo S.
Zilli, Carla Giannina
Prevosto, Leandro
Balestrasse, Karina Beatriz
author_role author
author2 Fina, Brenda Lorena
Arguello, Juan Alberto
Ferreyra, Matías Germán
Santamaría, Brenda
Vélez, Pablo S.
Zilli, Carla Giannina
Prevosto, Leandro
Balestrasse, Karina Beatriz
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Non-thermal plasma
Seed health
Seed physiological quality
Seed storage
topic Non-thermal plasma
Seed health
Seed physiological quality
Seed storage
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Chickpea seed quality is highly susceptible to mechanical damage during handling and to rapid deterioration under postharvest storage. Atmospheric pressure Non-Thermal Plasma (NTP) has shown positive effects on seed quality in several species, but its long-term impact on chickpea remains poorly understood. This study evaluated the effect of NTP on the physiological germination process and postharvest deterioration of Cicer arietinum L. (Fabaceae) ’Felipe UNC-INTA’ seeds. Seeds were treated for three minutes with dielectric barrier discharge using O2 and N2 as carrier gases. Results showed that NTP optimized the triphasic germination response in embryo, especially in phases II and III, where radicle protrusion occurred earlier in treated (27 and 30 h) than in control (33 h) seeds, accompanied with a partition ratio < 1, indicating the roots’ preferential assimilate allocation. Fungal incidence decreased notably, e.g., Aspergillus decreased from 31% (control) to 11% (N2) and 10% (O2). O2-treated seeds exhibited higher germination (94%) than the control (90%) and an 11% reduction in individual electrical conductivity, indicating enhanced membrane integrity. After six months of storage, both treatments delayed aging, maintaining higher vigor than untreated seeds. Overall, NTP emerges as a promising postharvest technology to enhance and preserve seed vigor and viability in C. arietinum.
Fil: Vélez, Ada S.. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Cs.agropecuarias. Escuela Para Graduados; Argentina
Fil: Fina, Brenda Lorena. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.venado Tuerto. Departamento de Ing.electromecanica. Laboratorio de Descargas Eléctricas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina
Fil: Arguello, Juan Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Cs.agropecuarias. Escuela Para Graduados; Argentina
Fil: Ferreyra, Matías Germán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.venado Tuerto. Departamento de Ing.electromecanica. Laboratorio de Descargas Eléctricas; Argentina
Fil: Santamaría, Brenda. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.venado Tuerto. Departamento de Ing.electromecanica. Laboratorio de Descargas Eléctricas; Argentina
Fil: Vélez, Pablo S.. Provincia de Córdoba. Ministerio de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro de Excelencia en Productos y Procesos de Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Zilli, Carla Giannina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Prevosto, Leandro. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Reg.venado Tuerto. Departamento de Ing.electromecanica. Laboratorio de Descargas Eléctricas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina
Fil: Balestrasse, Karina Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales; Argentina
description Chickpea seed quality is highly susceptible to mechanical damage during handling and to rapid deterioration under postharvest storage. Atmospheric pressure Non-Thermal Plasma (NTP) has shown positive effects on seed quality in several species, but its long-term impact on chickpea remains poorly understood. This study evaluated the effect of NTP on the physiological germination process and postharvest deterioration of Cicer arietinum L. (Fabaceae) ’Felipe UNC-INTA’ seeds. Seeds were treated for three minutes with dielectric barrier discharge using O2 and N2 as carrier gases. Results showed that NTP optimized the triphasic germination response in embryo, especially in phases II and III, where radicle protrusion occurred earlier in treated (27 and 30 h) than in control (33 h) seeds, accompanied with a partition ratio < 1, indicating the roots’ preferential assimilate allocation. Fungal incidence decreased notably, e.g., Aspergillus decreased from 31% (control) to 11% (N2) and 10% (O2). O2-treated seeds exhibited higher germination (94%) than the control (90%) and an 11% reduction in individual electrical conductivity, indicating enhanced membrane integrity. After six months of storage, both treatments delayed aging, maintaining higher vigor than untreated seeds. Overall, NTP emerges as a promising postharvest technology to enhance and preserve seed vigor and viability in C. arietinum.
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