Research progress in current status and equipment for full process mechanization of Pinellia ternata （Thunb.）Breit.

Pinellia ternata（Thunb.）Breit. is one of the important genuine Chinese medicinal materials．In recent years, with increasing demand, artificial cultivation of Pinellia ternata（Thunb.）Breit. has become main supplier in market．Currently, Pinellia ternata（Thunb.）Breit. cultivation process is basically mechanized, but there are fewer various regions suitable for local supporting machinery, which cannot meet needs of Pinellia ternata（Thunb.）Breit. industrialization, restricting rapid development of China's Pinellia ternata（Thunb.）Breit. industry．Based on technical mode of full process mechanization, development status of Pinellia ternata（Thunb.）Breit. in production mechanization was analyzed from aspects of tillage machinery, sowing machinery, field management machinery, and harvesting machinery．Weak links of sowing, weeding, and harvesting in full mechanization of Pinellia ternata（Thunb.）Breit. production was clarified．Future development direction of Pinellia ternata（Thunb.）Breit. full process mechanization was proposed, such as positive bud Pinellia ternata（Thunb.）Breit. seeder, laser welding machine, and high-efficiency Pinellia ternata（Thunb.）Breit. harvester, to make up for shortcomings of Pinellia ternata（Thunb.）Breit. full process mechanization and to accelerate industrialization process．