{"title":"Pollination of Tomato Flowers by a Pulsating Air Jet","authors":"D. Nahir, S. Gan-Mor, I. Rylski, H. Frankel","doi":"10.13031/2013.32891","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT A device to induce pollination in tomatoes grown out of season has been developed. Two prototypes versions were constructed: one tractor-mounted for field-grown tomatoes and one back-pack model for green-house-grown tomatoes. Both models employ a pulsating air jet as a vibration energy carrier. In field tests the use of these prototypes resulted in an increased pollination rate and greater yield of tomatoes.","PeriodicalId":23120,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the ASABE","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"1984-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"11","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Transactions of the ASABE","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.32891","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ABSTRACT A device to induce pollination in tomatoes grown out of season has been developed. Two prototypes versions were constructed: one tractor-mounted for field-grown tomatoes and one back-pack model for green-house-grown tomatoes. Both models employ a pulsating air jet as a vibration energy carrier. In field tests the use of these prototypes resulted in an increased pollination rate and greater yield of tomatoes.
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This peer-reviewed journal publishes research that advances the engineering of agricultural, food, and biological systems. Submissions must include original data, analysis or design, or synthesis of existing information; research information for the improvement of education, design, construction, or manufacturing practice; or significant and convincing evidence that confirms and strengthens the findings of others or that revises ideas or challenges accepted theory.