The Advancement and Prospects of the Tree Trunk Injection Technique in the Prevention and Control of Diseases and Pests
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Mechanism of Tree Trunk Injection
2.1. Transportation within Plants
2.2. Theory of Transpiration-Cohesion-Tension
2.3. Hypothesis of Stress Flow
3. The Development Process of Tree Trunk Injection
4. Advantages of Trunk Injection
4.1. Easy and Accessible Operations
4.2. High Pesticides Utilization Rate and Prolonged Efficacy
4.3. Wide Range
4.4. Reducing the Contamination of Pesticides
5. Injecting Methods and Devices
5.1. Low-Pressure Injection Method
5.2. No-Pressure Injection Method
5.3. High-Pressure Injection Method
6. Critical Technological Challenges
6.1. Selection of Injectable Pesticides
6.2. Injection Site and Depth
6.3. Timing of Administration
6.4. Protection of Injection Wound
7. Conclusions and Prospects
7.1. Summary of Trunk Injection Technology
7.2. Looking Ahead to Future Research Directions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Classification Basis | Name | Explanations of Measures and References | Features |
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No-Pressure Injection | Duane Cronenwett | Insert the capsule-shaped container into the borehole and administer the pesticides by piercing the sealed cap with an external needle [63]. | |
Low-Pressure Injection | West Otho S | Injecting a treatment liquid into a hole drilled into a trunk of a tree comprising a container for receiving the treatment liquid and a closure for closing the container [64]. | |
William | The needle portion of the device may be inserted into the plant either by applying force to the body of the device or by drilling hole sized relative to the width of the needle in the plant and inserting the needle therein [65]. | ||
Gillespie John | Utilize manual hydraulic cylinders for the infusion process, enhancing the efficiency of pesticides administration through multiple outlets [66]. | ||
High-Pressure Injection | Peter Wild | Improvement design of pesticides injection device, merge the connecting rod and piston rod, with both ends of the merged component equipped with pistons [67]. | |
Qingqing Shang | Portable high-pressure large-capacity tree injection device, incorporating a circular self-retracting serrated blade and a needle with excellent sealing properties to the tree trunk [68]. |
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Shang, Q.; Lu, H.; Yang, M.; Wu, Y.; Chen, Q. The Advancement and Prospects of the Tree Trunk Injection Technique in the Prevention and Control of Diseases and Pests. Agriculture 2024, 14, 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14010107
Shang Q, Lu H, Yang M, Wu Y, Chen Q. The Advancement and Prospects of the Tree Trunk Injection Technique in the Prevention and Control of Diseases and Pests. Agriculture. 2024; 14(1):107. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14010107
Chicago/Turabian StyleShang, Qingqing, Hongcai Lu, Mengdi Yang, Yujie Wu, and Qing Chen. 2024. "The Advancement and Prospects of the Tree Trunk Injection Technique in the Prevention and Control of Diseases and Pests" Agriculture 14, no. 1: 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14010107