As the demand for more secure and more sustainable agricultural practice increases, the new method is appearing, which can change the way we plant crops. This method involves the use of Ultrafine Bubble Water (UFW), which is a unique water that shows encouraging results in enhancing plant growth and elasticity. This innovation method provides the potential to reduce dependence on chemical pesticides and improve crop yield and quality in natural ways.
Recent discovery shows that using UFW in melon farming can significantly reduce insects’ invasion while improving the yield and quality of melon. This pioneering research is a researcher led by a Season Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., a researcher led by Ching-Chieh Yang, and Dr. SUAK KO of Sinica academic circles and Jo-Chi HUNG, NING-JUAN Li and NING-JUAN Li. And Ching-Yen Peng. The works published in the “Plants” magazine showed that a hopeful alternative to use traditional pesticides in the cultivation of melon cultivation.
Traditionally, melon agriculture is seriously dependent on pesticides to treat pests, such as aphids, thrips and powder, which will seriously damage crops and reduce yield. However, excessive use of pesticides will bring serious environment and health risks. This enabled researchers to explore more sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practice. The team behind this study found that in this regard, UFW’s nano -bubbles containing hydrogen and oxygen may change the rules of the game.
In their experiments, Dr. Yang, KO and the team observed that compared with the water -watered melon plants, compared with conventional reverse penetration (RO) water, the melon plant irrigated melons showed enhanced growth and development. It is worth noting that plants treated with UFW will form more root hair and higher buds, and produce more flowers. A great discovery is that the infection of UFW irrigated melon plants has been significantly reduced. This effect is attributed to the increase in the density and robustness of the burrs caused by UFW.
Researchers further discussed whether the hydrogen or oxygen in UFW is responsible for these useful functions. Both hydrogen and oxygen -rich UFWs increase the density of hair, but the UFW rich in hydrogen -rich UFW is particularly effective in enhancing gene expression GLABRA2 (GL2), This is a key gene related to the development of hair -like body, emphasizing the key role of hydrogen in enhanced plant defense.
UFW irrigation also improves the overall quality of melon fruits. Compared with melon growing with conventional water, the melon irrigated melon with UFW has a higher amount of root biological amount, and the larger fruit weight and sweetness. These improvements may be caused by the enhancement of UFW irrigation plants, such as higher chlorophyll content and better air hole conductors.
Ching-Chieh Yang emphasizes the potential of UFW in completely changing the harmful biological management in agriculture, and pointed out: “This method provides a natural, non-toxic method to control harmful creatures, which can significantly reduce pesticides in melon breeding. “Demand.” The team’s thought, UFW can easily integrate into the existing irrigation system, so as to provide farmers with a practical solution to improve the output and quality of crops and minimize environmental impacts.
Dr. Yang, Dr. KO and his colleagues believe that the discovery of this study has paved the way for further research on the further research of UFW on the molecular mechanism of plant growth and drug resistance. They saw UFW’s potential applications expanded to melon, providing promising sustainable agricultural tools for various high -value crops.
Journal reference
Hung, J.-C., Li, N.-J., PENG, C.-Y., Yang, C.-C. , & Ko, S.-S. “Safe cultivation: ultra -iron bubble water reduces the infection of insects and improves melon production and quality.” Plant, 2024. Doi: https: //doi.org/10.3390/plants13040537
About the author
Ching-Chieh yang He is the CEO of Taiwan Ji Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. (he has accumulated more than 263 invention patents in the fields of biological and mechanical and electrical -related fields. He also serves as the chairman of the Green Energy Agricultural Committee of the Taiwan ESG Sustainable Development Association.
Swee-Suak (Rachel) KO He is an associate researcher at the academic community of the academic technology center in southern Taiwan. She is interested in agricultural biotechnology, functional genome research of rice and orchids, and carbon exchange rates on Nipil grass.
Qiaoqi hangs to death It is the main research help of the Sinica Biotechnology Center in southern Taiwan. She focuses on agricultural biotechnology and rice functional genome.
Ning-juan li He is a senior manager of Taiwan Jiqi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.. She is an agricultural and aquaculture plan and management expert.
Ching-yen peng It is a consultant to Taiwan Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. Taiwan. He is an expert in the research and development of microbial fertilizers and edible fungi.
