Meta-Analysis of Plasma-Activated Water Effects on Crop Growth and Health

A 2026 meta-analysis by Nawab Ali synthesizes published studies on plasma-activated water (PAW) in agriculture. The document, shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license, calculates log response ratios and pooled estimates to evaluate PAW's impact on plant growth, biochemistry, yield, and disease resistance. It is a 1.4 MB DOCX file available on figshare.

Use Cases

• Training models to predict crop growth responses based on PAW-induced changes in chlorophyll and carotenoid content.
• Analyzing the relationship between PAW chemistry (pH, nitrate, RONS) and plant defense enzyme activity (APX, CAT, SOD).
• Evaluating the effectiveness of PAW for disease suppression based on meta-analysis results for incidence and severity.

Strengths

• The analysis is based on a meta-analysis of published studies, suggesting a structured synthesis of existing evidence.
• The description details specific measured variables like chlorophyll content, enzyme activity, and water chemistry parameters.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 1.4 MB DOCX document; the underlying tabular or statistical data is not directly accessible in a machine-readable format.
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, requiring manual extraction and inspection.
• Row count and the exact number of studies synthesized are unknown, limiting scale assessment.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Nawab Ali.

Collection Method

Meta-analysis of published studies on plasma-activated water.

Time Range

Publication date of the meta-analysis is 2026; temporal coverage of included studies is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15.

Geography

Global, as indicated by the title, but specific regions are not detailed.