On the possibility of using corona discharge in agriculture

In this work, we investigated the mechanisms of corona discharge impact on the surfaces of weakly conductive media and conducted experiments to study the effectiveness of corona discharge applications in agriculture and animal husbandry. In particular, we have carried out experiments on the effects of corona discharge to remove ammonia vapors in the air, and to remove mold from the surface of infected grains. The results obtained showed that the corona discharge was effective in eliminating ammonia in the air, up to 2.5 times over a period of 15 minutes. In experiments to study the removal of the fungus from the surface of the grains of agricultural crops using a corona discharge, the results of its almost complete removal from the surface of the grains were achieved with processing times up to 3 hours.