Trunk Injection as a Tool to Deliver Plant Protection Materials—An Overview of Basic Principles and Practical Considerations
Trunk injection is a targeted delivery of pesticides, insecticides, nutrients, or other plant protection materials into the stem or trunk of woody plants as an alternative to spraying or soil drenching. Trunk injection has historically been used for disease and pest management of high-value forest t...
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| description | Trunk injection is a targeted delivery of pesticides, insecticides, nutrients, or other plant protection materials into the stem or trunk of woody plants as an alternative to spraying or soil drenching. Trunk injection has historically been used for disease and pest management of high-value forest tree species or ornamental plants when aerial applications are problematic due to spatial problems and health-related concerns. An interest in using the injection technique for protection of agricultural crops in commercial production systems has emerged more recently, where foliar applications and soil drenches have proven ineffective or pose environmental hazards. This review provides an overview of the basic principles of trunk injection and the plant physiological implications, its current use in commercial agriculture and other plant systems, and associated risks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2cf80e594554403bb4469981dc504e682023-11-23T16:56:00ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242022-06-018655210.3390/horticulturae8060552Trunk Injection as a Tool to Deliver Plant Protection Materials—An Overview of Basic Principles and Practical ConsiderationsLeigh Archer0Jonathan H. Crane1Ute Albrecht2Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Horticultural Sciences Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Immokalee, FL 34142, USATropical Research and Education Center, Horticultural Sciences Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Homestead, FL 33031, USASouthwest Florida Research and Education Center, Horticultural Sciences Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Immokalee, FL 34142, USATrunk injection is a targeted delivery of pesticides, insecticides, nutrients, or other plant protection materials into the stem or trunk of woody plants as an alternative to spraying or soil drenching. Trunk injection has historically been used for disease and pest management of high-value forest tree species or ornamental plants when aerial applications are problematic due to spatial problems and health-related concerns. An interest in using the injection technique for protection of agricultural crops in commercial production systems has emerged more recently, where foliar applications and soil drenches have proven ineffective or pose environmental hazards. This review provides an overview of the basic principles of trunk injection and the plant physiological implications, its current use in commercial agriculture and other plant systems, and associated risks.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/6/552horticultural cropscrop protectionendotherapychemotherapysystemic delivery |
| spellingShingle | Leigh Archer Jonathan H. Crane Ute Albrecht Trunk Injection as a Tool to Deliver Plant Protection Materials—An Overview of Basic Principles and Practical Considerations Horticulturae horticultural crops crop protection endotherapy chemotherapy systemic delivery |
| title | Trunk Injection as a Tool to Deliver Plant Protection Materials—An Overview of Basic Principles and Practical Considerations |
| title_full | Trunk Injection as a Tool to Deliver Plant Protection Materials—An Overview of Basic Principles and Practical Considerations |
| title_fullStr | Trunk Injection as a Tool to Deliver Plant Protection Materials—An Overview of Basic Principles and Practical Considerations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trunk Injection as a Tool to Deliver Plant Protection Materials—An Overview of Basic Principles and Practical Considerations |
| title_short | Trunk Injection as a Tool to Deliver Plant Protection Materials—An Overview of Basic Principles and Practical Considerations |
| title_sort | trunk injection as a tool to deliver plant protection materials an overview of basic principles and practical considerations |
| topic | horticultural crops crop protection endotherapy chemotherapy systemic delivery |
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