In the face of crop failure driven by climate change, a teenager from Turkey has developed a “drought-defying plasma-powered crop solution” that is a runner-up for The Earth Prize. Beyza, 17, and Diyar, 18, entered their solution into The Earth Prize, a global environmental sustainability competition for students that provides mentoring and funding for winning ideas. Plantzma, which can prevent crop loss by as much as 60% and reduce fertilizer usage by up to 40%, uses low-temperature plasma in two ways - directly treating seeds before planting, and indirectly treating water with plasma so it becomes an environmentally friendly, nitrogen enriched plasma fertilizer. “The solution can be implemented anywhere in the world where agriculture is [prevalent], including many places that don’t have access to modern technologies,” says Beyza.
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