Using less land better - manipulating growth of individual plants, synchronising maturity and reducing crop wastage

更好地使用更少的土地 - 控制单个植物的生长，同步成熟并减少作物浪费

• 批准号: 2882733
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Harper Adams University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2882733
• 关键词: Using; less; land; better; manipulating

This project will study whole head lettuce as an example of a transplanted, high value leafy vegetable crop. The hypothesis underpinning this studentship is that plants identified as developing significantly faster than the crop population average could have their growth delayed or held by treatments to reduce variation of plant size at harvest. The student will investigate whether growth may be transiently reduced through a) environmental stress treatments, or b) the application of hormones and/or anti-transpirants that temporarily reduce photosynthesis. This approach will also have application for other leafy vegetables where size is a measure of maturity, particularly brassicas.

该项目将研究整个头部生菜，以移植，高价值绿叶植物作物的一个例子。该学生资格的基础的假设是，被确定的生长速度明显超过农作物的平均水平可能会使其生长延迟或受到治疗的延迟或持有，从而减少收获时植物大小的变化。学生将研究是否可以通过a）环境压力处理来暂时降低生长，或者b）暂时减少光合作用的激素和/或抗转移剂的应用。这种方法还将适用其他绿叶蔬菜，其中大小是成熟度的量度，尤其是铜管。