Influence of Different Liquid Spray Pollination Parameters on Pollen Activity of Fruit Trees—Pear Liquid Spray Pollination as an Example

Liquid spray pollination (LSP) is widely used in fruit tree pollination. However, the LSP parameters that affect the pollen activity are still unclear. In this study, three LSP parameters that mainly affect the pollen activity were studied: storage time of pollen suspensions, sprayer parameters and...

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Published in:Horticulturae 2023-03, Vol.9 (3), p.350
Main Authors: Liu, Limin, Liu, Ziyan, Han, Hu, Jiang, Yulin, He, Xiongkui, Liu, Yajia, Wang, Dongsheng, Guo, Xianping, Liang, Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air flow
Atomizing
Comparative analysis
Downwash
downwash airflow
Drone aircraft
Environmental aspects
Fruit trees
Fruits
Grain
Humidity
Nozzles
Parameters
Pear
Physiological aspects
Plant reproduction
Pollen
Pollination
Pollinators
Pressure
rotary atomizer
sprayer
Sprayers
Spraying
spraying pressure
Sprays
Sucrose
UAVS
Unmanned aerial vehicles
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Summary:Liquid spray pollination (LSP) is widely used in fruit tree pollination. However, the LSP parameters that affect the pollen activity are still unclear. In this study, three LSP parameters that mainly affect the pollen activity were studied: storage time of pollen suspensions, sprayer parameters and unmanned aerial vehicle sprayer (UAVS) downwash airflow. In addition, sprayer parameters include the recirculation device, pump type, spraying pressure, nozzle size and revolutions per minute (rpm) of the rotary atomizer (RA). The results showed that, with the exception of nozzle size and UAVS downwash airflow, the pollen activity was significantly influenced by LSP parameters. The mean pollen activity decreased by 20.20% when the pollen suspension was stored for 30 min compared to 0 min. The activity of pollen in the tank was dramatically reduced using the recirculation device. The mean pollen activity decreases as the pump production maximum pressure increases. The mean pollen activity decreased from 40.7% to 29.02% when the spraying pressure increased from 0.3 MPa to 2.5 MPa. Additionally, the mean pollen activity decreased from 44.25% to 14.14% as the rpm of RA increased from 3000 rpm to 14,000 rpm. Our study demonstrated that pollen activity would be ensured by appropriate LSP parameters. This study provides a reliable theoretical basis for optimizing and advancing pear LSP technology.
ISSN:2311-7524
2311-7524
DOI:10.3390/horticulturae9030350