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Many technological developments are occurring in the plant industry. Space does
not permit an explanation of each, but short introductory comments are included
here on several mechanical technological developments.
• A device has been developed that helps farmers in the early detection of
insect pests.
• Someday in the future, crop dusters may be flying planes by remote control.
• A high-tech microphone can tell grain operators when insects are the most
active inside stored grain.
• A robot that does monotonous, backbreaking chores could one day help to
automate the labor-intensive work of raising, shipping, and transplanting
vegetables.
• Sodar (for "sound detection and ranging" - device looks like a rocket shaped
weather vane and is mounted on a pole
Tissue Culture
Bacsal, Jefferson; Ortiz, Mary Princess; Palmario, Haydee; Santos, Carl; Ting, Mykhaellah;
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EMERGING MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PLANT INDUSTRIES
- The major advantage of tissue culture is that one leaf-tip cutting can produce
4,096 plants in a year.
• Frozen-Protected Plants
- Freezing temperatures may radically affect the productivity of certain fruit and
vegetable plant species. The amount of damage plants sustain depends on how
long temperatures remain below freezing, how far the temperatures are below
freezing, and the type of plant in question.
- Plant growth hormones cause plants to produce and activate certain genes. They
also help regulate the growth of roots, stems, and leaves, and control the
development of seeds and fruit.
• Salt-Tolerant Plants
Bacsal, Jefferson; Ortiz, Mary Princess; Palmario, Haydee; Santos, Carl; Ting, Mykhaellah;
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EMERGING MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PLANT INDUSTRIES
The use of IPM is being promoted heavily for two major reasons:
- Cultural practices make the environment less favourable for the survival,
growth, and reproduction of pests.
- Pesticides often have a primary role in pest management. The potential dangers
of pesticide chemicals to humans, food products, animals, and the environment
make them least desirable.
Bacsal, Jefferson; Ortiz, Mary Princess; Palmario, Haydee; Santos, Carl; Ting, Mykhaellah;
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