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[NORB YIPPLS]

I had to replace my fan tonight and had to screw an osolating tower fan to the roof cos the last one was taking up valuable head space lol​

Jobs a gooden​

 

[NORB YIPPLS]

DAY 46​

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[Corum59]

I noticed that you have Crystal things in your pots, I guess thats an experiment?

Maybe this is of interest to you.

anyway, I was reading an article on the web, https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cold-plasma-agriculture-sustainable-farms-fertilizer

which I found rather interesting and then thought about all the sciencey types on this site. and remembered the stones/crystals

The included copy paste is what i found most instantly interesting.

I will not be growing again for at least a 9 months so have no chance to test the article.I also dumped my sons plasma lamp only a couple of months ago in a clearout, thats how it goes.


Experiments led by biochemist Alexander Volkov of Oakwood University in Huntsville, Ala., offer another example of the kind of research going on in plasma agriculture. Volkov studies the ways in which plants and electromagnetism interact.


Recently, Volkov set out to study how plasma would affect 20 seeds of dragon’s-tongue, a cultivar of the bush bean Phaseolus vulgaris. The experiment was low-tech. He and colleagues balanced the seeds on a plasma ball for one minute each, then incubated the seeds in water for seven hours. Two days later, the scientists found that in plasma-treated seeds, the radicle — the little protrusion of root that makes a seed a seedling — measured 2.7 centimeters, compared with 1.8 centimeters in untreated seeds, a gain of 50 percent. The team reported the results in Functional Plant Biology in February 2021.

Roots emerge​

Biochemist Alexander Volkov and colleagues exposed bush bean seeds to plasma jets, then immersed the seeds in water for a day. Two days later, plasma-treated seeds showed larger radicles, or starter roots. The least growth occurred in untreated seeds. The others received plasma for 30 seconds, one minute, five minutes and 15 minutes (shown below). Using a plasma globe, he got less striking results.

No treatment

5 minutes

30 seconds

15 minutes

1 minute

All images: A.G. Volkov et al/Plasma Medicine 2020

Less than a centimeter of extra growth may seem modest, but Volkov was encouraged. The benefit couldn’t have come from the reactive species of nitrogen and oxygen because they can’t exit the glass sphere, but somehow, the treated seeds seemed to take up more water to grow faster.


To investigate that idea, he and colleagues studied the seeds using an atomic force microscope and magnetic resonance imaging, which reveals how tissues take up water. At the micrometer-level view of the atomic force microscope, Volkov saw that exposure had roughed up the surface of the seeds. The images looked like carved mountain ranges. Those ridges gave the water more surface area to glom on to, and more openings through which to soak the inside of the seeds, he hypothesized. MRI images of treated beans showed larger swaths of white — indicating more water inside — than untreated beans.


“When we use the plasma balls or lamps, the water can penetrate easily through the pores and accelerate germination,” he says.

 

[Bob's Auto's]

I noticed that you have Crystal things in your pots, I guess thats an experiment?

Maybe this is of interest to you.

anyway, I was reading an article on the web, https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cold-plasma-agriculture-sustainable-farms-fertilizer

which I found rather interesting and then thought about all the sciencey types on this site. and remembered the stones/crystals

The included copy paste is what i found most instantly interesting.

I will not be growing again for at least a 9 months so have no chance to test the article.I also dumped my sons plasma lamp only a couple of months ago in a clearout, thats how it goes.


Experiments led by biochemist Alexander Volkov of Oakwood University in Huntsville, Ala., offer another example of the kind of research going on in plasma agriculture. Volkov studies the ways in which plants and electromagnetism interact.


Recently, Volkov set out to study how plasma would affect 20 seeds of dragon’s-tongue, a cultivar of the bush bean Phaseolus vulgaris. The experiment was low-tech. He and colleagues balanced the seeds on a plasma ball for one minute each, then incubated the seeds in water for seven hours. Two days later, the scientists found that in plasma-treated seeds, the radicle — the little protrusion of root that makes a seed a seedling — measured 2.7 centimeters, compared with 1.8 centimeters in untreated seeds, a gain of 50 percent. The team reported the results in Functional Plant Biology in February 2021.

Roots emerge​

Biochemist Alexander Volkov and colleagues exposed bush bean seeds to plasma jets, then immersed the seeds in water for a day. Two days later, plasma-treated seeds showed larger radicles, or starter roots. The least growth occurred in untreated seeds. The others received plasma for 30 seconds, one minute, five minutes and 15 minutes (shown below). Using a plasma globe, he got less striking results.

No treatment

5 minutes

30 seconds

15 minutes

1 minute

All images: A.G. Volkov et al/Plasma Medicine 2020

Less than a centimeter of extra growth may seem modest, but Volkov was encouraged. The benefit couldn’t have come from the reactive species of nitrogen and oxygen because they can’t exit the glass sphere, but somehow, the treated seeds seemed to take up more water to grow faster.


To investigate that idea, he and colleagues studied the seeds using an atomic force microscope and magnetic resonance imaging, which reveals how tissues take up water. At the micrometer-level view of the atomic force microscope, Volkov saw that exposure had roughed up the surface of the seeds. The images looked like carved mountain ranges. Those ridges gave the water more surface area to glom on to, and more openings through which to soak the inside of the seeds, he hypothesized. MRI images of treated beans showed larger swaths of white — indicating more water inside — than untreated beans.


“When we use the plasma balls or lamps, the water can penetrate easily through the pores and accelerate germination,” he says.

Interesting experiment...And I've got the seeds to go to trial. Also got a plasma globe in my sons room...
Gonna read up on that link you provided first, then I'll mock up an experiment...

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Here's the original experiment...

https://www.publish.csiro.au/FP/FP20293

 

[NORB YIPPLS]

just back from the Den after replacing fans and some defol.​

I also found a lizard in the hallway part of the den. wtf​

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Bean the Newt got released into the wild this morning​

 

[NORB YIPPLS]

DAY 47 ​

SMELLS LIKE HEAVEN​

please excuse the photo quality.
I had to use a tablet with the front camera

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[NORB YIPPLS]

oh shit im just noticing that my fan has fell down slighty lol​

 

[Redeye Master]

Full space bro looking good!

 

[Corum59]

Interesting experiment...And I've got the seeds to go to trial. Also got a plasma globe in my sons room...
Gonna read up on that link you provided first, then I'll mock up an experiment...

Reading the articles I think there is potential, and would be most noticeable in autos through a full grow i think.

Might I suggest that when you run your experiment that you add,some seeds that have been turned over on the plasma ball, so that both sides of the seeds are exposed to the plasma, the test that shows that the seed casing changed from smooth to rough, may require both sides been exposed for an all round, even 'roughingup"

Here https://www.researchgate.net/public...eds_imbibition_germination_and_radicle_growth are a few more articles on or around the same subject.



Just a quick thought on this, the shells of cannabis seeds seem to be much harder and thicker than the average bean shell, so maybe longer plasma treatment might be in order???