Revolutionising Controlled Environment Agriculture: The Power of ActivatedAir Seed Priming

ActivatedAir seed priming is a game-changer. Increased uniform germination and rapid plant development offer a route to bigger yields, more crop cycles, and increased profits.

ActivatedAir involves treating seeds with plasma-generated reactive species, which stimulate plant growth, enhance nutrient uptake, and protect crops from diseases and pests. This groundbreaking approach not only increases crop yields but also reduces reliance on fertilisers and pesticides, enhancing sustainability.

Trials have revealed that any seed can be stimulated using ActivatedAir seed priming and can be optimised for any crop grown in a controlled environment. Early adopters have tended to be indoor and glasshouse leafy salad and microgreen growers, but development projects are ongoing across a range of different sectors.

What is ActivatedAir and How Does it Work?

ActivatedAir uses high-energy plasma to prime the seed for sowing and kill any pathogens present on the seed surface. This increases the seed’s overall resilience, kick-starting its metabolic processes and preparing it for germination.

Plasma, often referred to as the fourth state of matter, is a highly ionized gas consisting of positively and negatively charged particles. When plasma is applied to seeds, it stimulates the release of reactive species such as hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide.

These reactive species play a crucial role in boosting germination and plant growth by increasing the availability of nutrients in the soil. This improves root development and triggers physiological responses, therefore leading to stronger and healthier plants.

Plasma technology has been found to have antimicrobial properties, effectively combating plant pathogens and pests. The reactive species disrupt the cellular structure of pathogens, preventing their growth and spread. This protection against diseases and pests reduces the need for traditional pesticides, thus creating green, residue-free, and sustainable alternative to traditional crop protection solutions.

Advantages of ActivatedAir Seed Priming

Increased Crop Yields

Plasma has shown remarkable potential for boosting crop yields. By stimulating plant growth and improving nutrient uptake, ActivatedAir-treated crops exhibit enhanced productivity.

Zayndu has successfully demonstrated significant yield increases in various leafy greens, herbs, and root vegetables. This increase in productivity is a game-changer for growers, producing bigger crops, faster.

Tailored to each growing system

Whether growers are operating in the latest high-tech indoor system or a more traditional glasshouse, every ActivatedAir seed priming system is tailored to the conditions.

The experts at Zayndu collaborate with the grower to install, test, and optimise the system for their growing facility. Each system is remotely monitored using Zayndu’s SeedCloud to deliver peak performance and detect anomalies.

The most sophisticated seed priming treatment tool available today is as easy to use as a domestic microwave.

More crop cycles per year

Not only does ActivatedAir seed priming produce bigger yields, it also allows growers to hit their customers’ specifications faster.

Growers can fit in more growing cycles in their production system with the same fixed costs and assets. This spreads production costs and dramatically increases profits.

Find out more

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