Recently,botanical extracts are gaining popularity as biostimulants in vegetable production.In present study,the effect of aqueous garlic bulb extract(AGE)was studied on the growth and physiology of eggplant grown in ...Recently,botanical extracts are gaining popularity as biostimulants in vegetable production.In present study,the effect of aqueous garlic bulb extract(AGE)was studied on the growth and physiology of eggplant grown in plastic tunnel.AGE was foliage sprayed with various frequencies,i.e.,0,S1(once),S2(twice)and S3(three times)at two independent growth stages,pre-and post-transplant.The results showed that the treated plants exhibited stimulatory responses in growth and physiology in accord with the repetition of AGE spray and growth stages of the plants,respectively.A single foliage sprayed pre-transplant resulted in improved growth,i.e.,plant morphology and biomass,and enhanced antioxidants enzymes(superoxide dismutase,SOD;peroxidase,POD),photosynthesis and chlorophyll abundance observed at vegetative,first flowering and fruit setting stages,respectively.However,thrice application inhibited the plant growth and development and resulted in lipid peroxidation,i.e.,increased malondialdehyde(MDA)content.In addition,the post-transplant application also showed growth stimulation and interestingly,an overall positive influence was observed with respect to the AGE application and no significant increase in the MDA content indicated the post-transplant seedlings responded well.Our findings demonstrate that AGE can act as a biostimulant to enhance the eggplant growth in plastic tunnel production.展开更多
Restitution coefficient(RC)of garlic bulb is an important mechanical property that is required to establish the kinematics model of bulb collision and research the damage mechanism of bulb collision.In this study,kine...Restitution coefficient(RC)of garlic bulb is an important mechanical property that is required to establish the kinematics model of bulb collision and research the damage mechanism of bulb collision.In this study,kinetic equations of bulb collision were established based on Hertz's contact theory.The kinematics characteristics,elastoplastic deformation and contact damage during bulb collision were analyzed by using high-speed photography.The effects of bulb mass,moisture content,collision material,material thickness and release height on the RC were investigated by mixed orthogonal experiments and single-factor experiments.The results showed that the movement of bulb in the compression stage was translation,and the movement in the rebound stage was translation and rotation.During collision,the larger the rotational angular velocity of the bulb was,the smaller the measured RC would be.The contact damage of bulb included internal damage of the tissue,epidermis stretch and tear.The significance of effects of factors on RC decreased with the following sequence:collision material,release height,material thickness,bulb mass,and moisture content.Collision material,release height,material thickness,and bulb mass were significant factors.The RC between the bulb and Q235,nylon,and rubber decreased sequentially.The RC decreased with the increase of release height and bulb mass.The RC increased with the increase of material thickness of Q235,while it decreased with the increase of material thickness of rubber or Nylon.The determination coefficients of the regression equations between the significant factors and the RC were all greater than 0.96.The results will be helpful for damage mechanism analysis and design of garlic production equipment.展开更多
基金funded by the Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Project of China(2016KTCL02-01)
文摘Recently,botanical extracts are gaining popularity as biostimulants in vegetable production.In present study,the effect of aqueous garlic bulb extract(AGE)was studied on the growth and physiology of eggplant grown in plastic tunnel.AGE was foliage sprayed with various frequencies,i.e.,0,S1(once),S2(twice)and S3(three times)at two independent growth stages,pre-and post-transplant.The results showed that the treated plants exhibited stimulatory responses in growth and physiology in accord with the repetition of AGE spray and growth stages of the plants,respectively.A single foliage sprayed pre-transplant resulted in improved growth,i.e.,plant morphology and biomass,and enhanced antioxidants enzymes(superoxide dismutase,SOD;peroxidase,POD),photosynthesis and chlorophyll abundance observed at vegetative,first flowering and fruit setting stages,respectively.However,thrice application inhibited the plant growth and development and resulted in lipid peroxidation,i.e.,increased malondialdehyde(MDA)content.In addition,the post-transplant application also showed growth stimulation and interestingly,an overall positive influence was observed with respect to the AGE application and no significant increase in the MDA content indicated the post-transplant seedlings responded well.Our findings demonstrate that AGE can act as a biostimulant to enhance the eggplant growth in plastic tunnel production.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51805282)Funds for Central Universities,China(XDJK2018AC001)National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFD0701305-02).
文摘Restitution coefficient(RC)of garlic bulb is an important mechanical property that is required to establish the kinematics model of bulb collision and research the damage mechanism of bulb collision.In this study,kinetic equations of bulb collision were established based on Hertz's contact theory.The kinematics characteristics,elastoplastic deformation and contact damage during bulb collision were analyzed by using high-speed photography.The effects of bulb mass,moisture content,collision material,material thickness and release height on the RC were investigated by mixed orthogonal experiments and single-factor experiments.The results showed that the movement of bulb in the compression stage was translation,and the movement in the rebound stage was translation and rotation.During collision,the larger the rotational angular velocity of the bulb was,the smaller the measured RC would be.The contact damage of bulb included internal damage of the tissue,epidermis stretch and tear.The significance of effects of factors on RC decreased with the following sequence:collision material,release height,material thickness,bulb mass,and moisture content.Collision material,release height,material thickness,and bulb mass were significant factors.The RC between the bulb and Q235,nylon,and rubber decreased sequentially.The RC decreased with the increase of release height and bulb mass.The RC increased with the increase of material thickness of Q235,while it decreased with the increase of material thickness of rubber or Nylon.The determination coefficients of the regression equations between the significant factors and the RC were all greater than 0.96.The results will be helpful for damage mechanism analysis and design of garlic production equipment.
