Impact of mechanical stimulation on the life cycle of horticultural plant  

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

机构地区：[1]College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering,Northwest A&F University,Yangling,Shaanxi 712100,China [2]Postharvest Research Laboratory,Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology,University of Johannesburg,Johannesburg 2092,South Africa [3]School of Engineering,Computing and Mathematical Sciences,Division of Chemical Engineering,University of Wolverhampton,Wolverhampton,WV11LY,UK

出　　处：《Horticultural Plant Journal》2023年第3期381-394,共14页园艺学报（英文版）

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]。

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.

关 键 词：Mechanical stimulation PLANT SEED SEEDLING FLOWERING FRUIT 

分 类 号：S601[农业科学—园艺学]