Safe Farming: Ultrafine Bubble Water Reduces Insect Infestation and Improves Melon Yield and Quality
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. UFW Treatment Improved the Growth of Melon Seedlings
2.2. UFW Reduced Aphid Infestation of Seedlings
2.3. Effect of Hydrogen-Rich (UF+H2) or Oxygen-Rich (UF+O2) Ultrafine Water on Trichome Development
2.4. Enrichment of Hydrogen-Induced Jasmonic Acid Accumulation
2.5. Effect of UF Water on Photosynthesis Parameters, Fruit Yield and Quality
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Ultrafine Water Preparation
4.2. Plant Materials and Growth Conditions
4.3. Insect Materials
4.4. Observation of Trichome Density
4.5. Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscopy
4.6. Total RNA Isolation and Real-Time PCR
4.7. Detected JA and Methyl-JA Content
4.8. SPAD Value and Photosynthesis Rate of Melon
4.9. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hung, J.-C.; Li, N.-J.; Peng, C.-Y.; Yang, C.-C.; Ko, S.-S. Safe Farming: Ultrafine Bubble Water Reduces Insect Infestation and Improves Melon Yield and Quality. Plants 2024, 13, 537. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13040537
Hung J-C, Li N-J, Peng C-Y, Yang C-C, Ko S-S. Safe Farming: Ultrafine Bubble Water Reduces Insect Infestation and Improves Melon Yield and Quality. Plants. 2024; 13(4):537. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13040537
Chicago/Turabian StyleHung, Jo-Chi, Ning-Juan Li, Ching-Yen Peng, Ching-Chieh Yang, and Swee-Suak Ko. 2024. "Safe Farming: Ultrafine Bubble Water Reduces Insect Infestation and Improves Melon Yield and Quality" Plants 13, no. 4: 537. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13040537