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Journal of Biotechnology & Bioresearch

Applications of Plant Responses to Sound in Biotechnology and Agriculture

  • Open or CloseCarlos M Vicient*

    Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain

    *Corresponding author:Carlos M Vicient, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain

Submission: June 23, 2021; Published: August 12, 2021

Abstract

Sound has been identified as a mechanical stimulus that gives rise to various physiological and molecular changes in plants: promote seed germination and plant growth (in vivo and in vitro), induce stress responses (biotic and abiotic), induce changes in the concentrations of different plant compounds, induce mutations, facilitate genetic transformation, etc. Some of these changes may have important benefits at different scales: research, agriculture, biotechnology or food processing. Here, we summarize the possible applications of sound treatments and the pros and cons of its application.

Keywords: Sound; Ultrasound; Mechano-stimulation; Plant growth

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