About the Speaker

Professor Masafumi Jinno received his BS, MS, and PhD from Kyoto University, 
Japan. Now, he is working in the Department of Electrical and Electronic 
Engineering at Ehime University. He works in the fields of 
plasma applications and lighting science. He is also the chairman of i-Gene, 
a university-based venture company based on his research outputs, which 
has launched a plasma molecular/gene transfection system. 

Abstract

The Importance of Current and Radical Combined Stimuli to Plant Cell for Spontaneous Uptake of External Molecular

This talk will describe the spontaneous uptake of external molecules 
by plant cells induced by the combined effects of electrical and 
chemical stimuli provided by the plasma. The plasma stimulation that 
causes this phenomenon takes a very short time compared to the plasma 
treatment time required to induce a reaction in the plant by radical 
stimulation. This place suggests the effectiveness of using  combined 
current and radical stimulation to promote seed germination.