IFAR Conducts Field Trial of Plasma-Treated Cotton Seeds in Kashkadarya Region

A research team from the Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research (IFAR) has launched a new field experiment in the Qarshi district of the Kashkadarya region 🇺🇿 to evaluate the effects of plasma-treated cotton seeds under high abiotic stress conditions. The total experimental plot spans 10 hectares.

As shown in the images, cotton plants grown from plasma-treated seeds are showing significantly stronger development. The treated group has reached a height of 30–40 cm, while the control group remains at just around 10 cm — clearly demonstrating the positive impact of plasma technology on early plant growth.

The goal of the trial is to assess the performance of plasma-treated seeds in harsh environmental conditions, where stress factors such as heat and drought are high. Previous field experiments conducted by IFAR in the Tashkent region under less severe conditions recorded a 17.6% increase in yield.

Encouraged by those results, the IFAR team is now expanding trials to different regions to validate the scalability and effectiveness of the technology. Researchers hope that plasma seed treatment will become a reliable solution for improving crop yields, even in ecologically challenging areas.

This work reflects IFAR’s commitment to sustainable agriculture and technological innovation in food security.