Abstract

Plasma technologies are based on the use of ionized gases, and impact our everyday life with a huge number of applications and products in the field of microelectronics, semiconductors, polymers, packaging, environment, hygiene, and health, as reported in recent review papers. Such technologies are now gaining great attention in food and agricultural scenario for their multiple applications, especially on seeds, having been applied for the decontamination of crops and for increasing the growth of lentils, soybeans, peas, radishes, tomatoes, sweet peppers, oats, wheat, and many others vegetable. Little, though, has been published on the plasma deposition of protective coatings on seeds. This talk will mostly address this topic highlighting the advantages of this approach.