Cost-efective and high-performance atmospheric cold plasma technology for wheat, canola, and lentil

To design and build a small-scale atmospheric cold plasma (ACP) unit for treating wheat, canola and lentil seeds.

To determine the efficacy of ACP decontamination on bioinoculant treated seed germination and plant growth.

To determine the optimum conditions for the application of ACP technology for germination improvement in wheat, canola, and lentil seeds.

To conduct an economic analysis for the application of ACP technology in large-scale seed processing.

To investigate the effectiveness of ACP technology in the elimination of pathogens in wheat, canola, and lentil seeds.