Impact of mechanical stimulation on the life cycle of horticultural plant

作     者：Zhengguang Liu Tobi Fadiji Jun Yang Zhiguo Li Fideline Tchuenbou-Magaia Zhengguang Liu;Tobi Fadiji;Jun Yang;Zhiguo Li;Fideline Tchuenbou-Magaia

作者机构：College of Mechanical and Electronic EngineeringNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingShaanxi 712100China Postharvest Research LaboratoryDepartment of Botany and Plant BiotechnologyUniversity of JohannesburgJohannesburg 2092South Africa School of EngineeringComputing and Mathematical SciencesDivision of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of WolverhamptonWolverhamptonWV11LYUK 

出 版 物：《Horticultural Plant Journal》 (园艺学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2023年第9卷第3期

页      面：381-394页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 09[农学] 0902[农学-园艺学] 0834[工学-风景园林学（可授工学、农学学位）] 

基　　金：supported by a European Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (Grant Nos. 326847 and 912847) a Chinese Universities Scientific Fund (Grant No. 2452018313) a High-End Foreign Expert Recruitment Program (Grant No. G2022172006L) an Agricultural Science Innovation and Transformation Project of Shaanxi Province [Grant No. NYKJ2022-YL(XN)12] 

主　　题：Mechanical stimulation Plant Seed Seedling Flowering Fruit 

摘      要：Mechanical stimulation technology is critical in agricultural crop production because it is constantly regarded as a developing green technology to regulate plants to meet people s need for green and healthy agricultural products. Various environmental mechanical stimulation impacts seed germination, seedling growth, flowering date, fruit quantity, and fruit quality throughout the life cycle of a horticultural plant. This study first outlines the basic characteristics of six types of common mechanical stimulation in nature:precipitation, wind, gravity,touch, sound, and vibration. The effects of various mechanical stimulation types on the seed, seedling, flowering, and fruit of horticultural plants throughout their whole life cycle are then presented, as reviewed in the recent 100 years of existing literature. Finally, potential future study directions are discussed. The main challenge in mechanical stimulation technology is to uncover its potential capabilities for regulating and controlling plant development and fruit quality in green agriculture instead of agricultural chemicals.