公开(公告)号：US5209014A

公开(公告)日：1993-05-11

申请号：US364467

申请日：1989-06-09

申请人： Manfred Teichmann

发明人： Manfred Teichmann

IPC分类号： A01G9/10

CPC分类号： A01G9/1086 ,  A01G9/1006 ,  Y10S71/903

摘要： A mold for retaining a seedling during handling and transportation, whereby the mold is formed of turf, water, nutrients and a synthetic molding material. The dried form retaining mold form receives a seedling and then is packaged as needed for further handling prior to being planted and watered. The seedling then grows directly in the mold. The invention also includes the process and device for manufacturing such molds.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在处理和运输期间保持幼苗的模具，由此模具由草皮，水，营养物和合成成型材料形成。 干燥形式保持模具形式接收幼苗，然后根据需要包装以便在种植和浇水之前进一步处理。 然后，幼苗直接在模具中生长。 本发明还包括用于制造这种模具的方法和装置。

公开(公告)号：US4175355B1

公开(公告)日：1992-04-14

申请号：US92898678

申请日：1978-07-28

申请人： GRAVI MECHANICS CO

发明人： RICHARD R DEDOLPH

IPC分类号： A01G9/10 ,  A01G31/00

CPC分类号： A01G9/1073 ,  A01G9/1006 ,  A01G9/1086

摘要： A rooting media in the form of a resilient, integral body of spongy open-celled hydrophilic polymer forming a first essentially continuous phase extending throughout the body and having passages therethrough forming a second essentially continuous phase extending throughout the body, a quantity of particles of soil mixture distributed throughout the body of spongy polymer and held thereby with a substantial portion of the surface area of the particles of soil mixture exposed and in communication with the passages, the exposed particles of soil mixture providing colloidal contact exchange surfaces in communication with the passages and having collectively a porosity maintenance capacity and a water holding capacity and an ion exchange capacity and a pH buffering capacity; also disclosed is a method of making such a body of rooting media, as well as a release agent useful in that method; there further is disclosed a particular form of rooting media for use in propagation by air layering and a method of propagation by air layering.

公开(公告)号：US5088231A

公开(公告)日：1992-02-18

申请号：US573606

申请日：1990-08-24

申请人： Malcolm G. Kertz

发明人： Malcolm G. Kertz

IPC分类号： A01C1/04 ,  A01G9/10 ,  A01G31/04 ,  A01H4/00 ,  C12M1/00 ,  C12M3/00

CPC分类号： C12M41/48 ,  A01C1/042 ,  A01G9/1006 ,  A01H4/001 ,  C12M23/50 ,  C12M41/18 ,  C12M45/02 ,  Y10S47/03 ,  Y10S47/901

摘要： An automated system for growing plant material includes an first length of membrane material having a plurality of open growing chambers and a second length of membrane material having a plurality of growing chambers filled with the plant material. A media preparation unit mixes measured amounts of individual stock solutions for dispensing media into the open growing chambers by a fill unit. A fill check scanner unit determines that a sufficient amount of media has been dispensed within each growing chamber. A sterilization unit sterilizes the media filled open growing chambers which then pass to a cooling and storage unit for cooling and storing the media-filled open growing chambers until ready for planting with plant material. The second length of plant-filled growing chambers are housed in a plant culture room where the plant material is permitted to grow. A growth detection scanner determines the extent of growth of the plant material. Upon the plant material reaching a predetermined growth, the plant-filled growing chambers pass to a surface sterilization unit for surface sterilizing the plant-filled growing chambers. A cutting opens the growing chambers and the plant material is removed. The removed plant material is passed through a cutting unit where the plant material is cut into pieces. Each piece of plant material is then planted into a media-filled open growing chamber from the cooling and storing unit. A heat sealer closes the open end of the newly plant-filled growing chambers. The newly plant-filled growing chambers are then transported back to the culture room. A tractor feed apparatus transports the lengths of growing chambers throughout the automated system and a control system synchronizes and controls the operation of each of the units and tractor feed apparatus.

摘要翻译： 用于生长植物材料的自动化系统包括具有多个开放生长室的第一长度的膜材料和具有填充有植物材料的多个生长室的第二长度的膜材料。 介质制备单元通过填充单元将测量量的用于分配介质的单独储存溶液混合到开放生长室中。 填充检查扫描器单元确定在每个生长室内已经分配了足够量的介质。 消毒单元对填充有介质的开放式生长室进行消毒，然后将其传送到冷却和存储单元，用于冷却和储存填充有介质的开放生长室，直到准备种植植物材料。 植物填充生长室的第二长度被放置在允许植物材料生长的植物培养室中。 生长检测扫描仪确定植物材料的生长程度。 当植物材料达到预定的生长时，植物填充的生长室通过表面杀菌单元，用于对植物填充的生长室进行表面杀菌。 切割打开生长室，并移除植物材料。 去除的植物材料通过切割单元，其中植物材料被切成块。 然后将每片植物材料从冷却和储存单元种植到填充介质的开放生长室中。 热封机封闭了新装满植物的生长室的开口端。 新装满植物的生长室然后被运回到培养室。 拖拉机进料装置将生长室的长度输送到整个自动化系统中，并且控制系统同步并控制每个单元和拖拉机进料装置的操作。

公开(公告)号：US4978505A

公开(公告)日：1990-12-18

申请号：US278681

申请日：1988-12-01

申请人： Malcolm G. Kertz

发明人： Malcolm G. Kertz

IPC分类号： A01C1/04 ,  A01G9/10 ,  A01G31/04 ,  A01H4/00 ,  C12M1/00 ,  C12M3/00 ,  C12M3/06

CPC分类号： A01G9/1006 ,  A01C1/042 ,  A01H4/001 ,  Y10T436/11

摘要： An automated system for growing plant material includes an first length of membrane material having a plurality of open growing chambers and a second length of membrane material having a plurality of growing chambers filled with the plant material. A media preparation unit mixes stock solutions for dispensing into the growing chambers by a fill unit. A scanner unit determines that a sufficient amount of media has been dispensed within each chamber. A sterilization unit sterilizes the chambers which then pass to a cooling and storage unit until ready for planting with plant material. The second length of plant-filled growing chambers are housed in a plant culture room where the plant material is permitted to grow. A scanner determines the extent of growth of the plant material. Upon the material reaching a predetermined growth, the growing chambers pass to a surface sterilization unit. A cutting unit opens the chambers and the plant material is removed. The material is passed through a cutting unit where the material is cut into pieces. Each piece of material is then planted into a media-filled chamber from the cooling and storing unit. A heat sealer closes the open end of the newly plant-filled growing chambers. The newly plant-filled growing chambers are then transported back to the culture room. A tractor feed apparatus transports the lengths of growing chambers throughout the automated system and a control system controls the operation of each of the units and tractor feed apparatus.

摘要翻译： 用于生长植物材料的自动化系统包括具有多个开放生长室的第一长度的膜材料和具有填充有植物材料的多个生长室的第二长度的膜材料。 介质制备单元通过填充单元混合用于分配到生长室中的储备溶液。 扫描仪单元确定在每个室内已经分配了足够量的介质。 灭菌单元对腔室进行消毒，然后将其传递到冷却和储存单元，直到准备种植植物材料。 植物填充生长室的第二长度被放置在允许植物材料生长的植物培养室中。 扫描仪确定植物材料的生长程度。 当材料达到预定的生长时，生长室通过表面消毒单元。 切割单元打开腔室并移除植物材料。 材料通过切割单元，其中材料被切割成块。 然后将每块材料从冷却和存储单元种植到介质填充的室中。 热封机封闭了新装满植物的生长室的开口端。 新装满植物的生长室然后被运回到培养室。 拖拉机进料装置在整个自动化系统中输送生长室的长度，并且控制系统控制每个单元和拖拉机进料装置的操作。

公开(公告)号：US4245431A

公开(公告)日：1981-01-20

申请号：US71569

申请日：1979-08-31

申请人： Adrian Barbulescu ,  Rodrique Boulet ,  Jean-Paul Charland ,  Paul Fortin

发明人： Adrian Barbulescu ,  Rodrique Boulet ,  Jean-Paul Charland ,  Paul Fortin

IPC分类号： A01G9/00 ,  A01G9/10 ,  B65B1/00

CPC分类号： A01G9/1006

摘要： The apparatus comprises a delumper-sifter and a mixer used to prepare a mixture of peat and water which is placed in storage; the mixture is then passed to a forming device, is extruded in the form of continuous cylinder and is covered with a sheet of degradable paper; the covered product is cut up by means of a rotating spiral cutter, the rotational speed of which is synchronized with the speed at which the mixture emerges from the forming device, thus making it possible to obtain cylindrical extrusions of a predetermined length; the cut extrusions pass to a conveyor-distributor which arranges them in rows and then allows them to fall, in a vertical position, onto a supporting conveyor above which a drum, equipped with cylindrical protuberances, produces in the extrusions cavities in which seeds are subsequently placed and covered with sand; the final operation carried out by the apparatus is to group the seedling tubes thus produced and to wrap them in packages.

摘要翻译： 该设备包括用于制备放置在储存器中的泥炭和水的混合物的除水器和混合器; 然后将混合物通入成形装置，以连续圆筒的形式挤出并用一片可降解纸覆盖; 被覆盖的产品通过旋转的螺旋切割机被切割，旋转的螺旋切割器的旋转速度与混合物从成形装置出来的速度同步，从而可以获得预定长度的圆柱形挤压件; 切割的挤出物传递到输送机 - 分配器，其将它们排列成一排，然后允许它们在垂直位置下降到支撑输送机上方，配备有圆柱形突出部的滚筒在其中随后种子的挤出腔中产生 放置并覆盖着沙子; 由该设备进行的最终操作是对如此生产的幼苗管进行分组并将其包装成包装。

公开(公告)号：US4221749A

公开(公告)日：1980-09-09

申请号：US928789

申请日：1978-07-28

申请人： Richard R. Dedolph

发明人： Richard R. Dedolph

IPC分类号： A01G9/10 ,  B29D27/04

CPC分类号： A01G9/1006

摘要： A rooting media in the form of a resilient, integral body of spongy open-celled hydrophilic polymer forming a first essentially continuous phase extending throughout the body and having passages therethrough forming a second essentially continuous phase extending throughout the body, a quantity of particles of soil mixture distributed throughout the body of spongy polymer and held thereby with a substantial portion of the surface area of the particles of soil mixture exposed and in communication with the passages, the exposed particles of soil mixture providing colloidal contact exchange surfaces in communication with the passages and having collectively a porosity maintenance capacity and a water holding capacity and an ion exchange capacity and a pH buffering capacity; also disclosed is a method of making such a body of rooting media, as well as a release agent useful in that method; there further is disclosed a particular form of rooting media for use in propagation by air layering and a method of propagation by air layering.

摘要翻译： 一种具有弹性，整体的海绵状开孔亲水性聚合物形式的生根培养基，形成延伸穿过整个身体的第一基本上连续的相，并具有穿过其中的通道，形成延伸穿过整个身体的第二基本上连续的相，一定量的土壤颗粒 混合物分布在整个海绵状聚合物体中并由此保持土壤混合物颗粒的表面积的大部分暴露并与通道连通，暴露的土壤混合物颗粒提供与通道连通的胶体接触交换表面， 具有孔隙度维持能力和保水能力以及离子交换容量和pH缓冲能力; 还公开了制造这种生根培养基的方法，以及可用于该方法的脱模剂; 还公开了用于通过空气分层传播的生根培养基的特定形式和通过空气分层传播的方法。

公开(公告)号：US4215513A

公开(公告)日：1980-08-05

申请号：US928902

申请日：1978-07-28

申请人： Richard R. Dedolph

发明人： Richard R. Dedolph

IPC分类号： A01C11/02 ,  A01G9/08 ,  A01G9/10 ,  A01G9/02

CPC分类号： A01G9/085 ,  A01C11/02 ,  A01G9/086 ,  A01G9/1006 ,  Y10S111/919 ,  Y10S264/37

摘要： A field transplant system including a machine for sequentially forming groups of polymerized soil plugs having seed receiving recesses in one end thereof and supported on a carrier, and in certain cases interconnected by strips, the carrier being used to transport the soil plugs through a seeding station and then to a germination station and then to a growing station either in the flat or on a plant turning machine in a greenhouse to grow the germinated seeds to transplant size, and then using the carrier to transport the soil plugs with the transplants growing therein to the field for transplanting by an automatic transplanter; several forms of soil plugs are disclosed, and several methods for supplying seeds to the soil plugs are disclosed, as well as an improved method of mounting a mat of soil plugs on the cylinder of a plant turning machine.

公开(公告)号：US4196543A

公开(公告)日：1980-04-08

申请号：US928987

申请日：1978-07-28

申请人： Richard R. Dedolph

发明人： Richard R. Dedolph

IPC分类号： A01G9/10 ,  A01G7/00

CPC分类号： A01G9/1086 ,  A01G9/1006 ,  A01G9/1073

摘要： A rooting media in the form of a resilient, integral body of spongy open-celled hydrophilic polymer forming a first essentially continuous phase extending throughout the body and having passages therethrough forming a second essentially continuous phase extending throughout the body, a quantity of particles of soil mixture distributed throughout the body of spongy polymer and held thereby with a substantial portion of the surface area of the particles of soil mixture exposed and in communication with the passages, the exposed particles of soil mixture providing colloidal contact exchange surfaces in communication with the passages and having collectively a porosity maintenance capacity and a water holding capacity and an ion exchange capacity and a pH buffering capacity; also disclosed is a method of making such a body of rooting media, as well as a release agent useful in that method; there further is disclosed a particular form of rooting media for use in propagation by air layering and a method of propagation by air layering.

摘要翻译： 一种具有弹性，整体的海绵状开孔亲水性聚合物形式的生根培养基，形成延伸穿过整个身体的第一基本上连续的相，并具有穿过其中的通道，形成延伸穿过整个身体的第二基本上连续的相，一定量的土壤颗粒 混合物分布在整个海绵状聚合物体中并由此保持土壤混合物颗粒的表面积的大部分暴露并与通道连通，暴露的土壤混合物颗粒提供与通道连通的胶体接触交换表面， 具有孔隙度维持能力和保水能力以及离子交换容量和pH缓冲能力; 还公开了制造这种生根培养基的方法，以及可用于该方法的脱模剂; 还公开了用于通过空气分层传播的生根培养基的特定形式和通过空气分层传播的方法。

公开(公告)号：US4043231A

公开(公告)日：1977-08-23

申请号：US732522

申请日：1976-10-14

申请人： Herbert L. Friedberg

发明人： Herbert L. Friedberg

IPC分类号： A01G9/10 ,  B26D3/08

CPC分类号： A01G9/1006 ,  Y10S83/949 ,  Y10T83/0215 ,  Y10T83/023 ,  Y10T83/6491

摘要： Cut sod sections are conveyed through a first scoring and trimming apparatus which produces plural parallel cuts or scores through the sod in one coordinate direction while trimming the ends of each section to a uniform length. The cuts or scores are not made entirely through the root network. The sod sections are turned ninety degrees and placed in pairs on trays employed in subsequent packaging and are conveyed through a second scoring apparatus which produces plural parallel scores in the sod sections in a second coordinate direction. The first and second scorings are made in the soil side of the sod while it is conveyed grass side down.

摘要翻译： 切割的纱条部分通过第一刻痕和修剪装置传送，该装置在沿着一个坐标方向产生多个平行切割或分数，同时将每个部分的端部修剪成均匀的长度。 削减或分数不是完全通过根网络完成的。 草地部分被转动九十度并且成对地放置在随后包装中使用的托盘上，并通过第二刻痕装置输送，该第二刻划装置在第二坐标方向上在草皮部分中产生多个平行分数。 第一次和第二次的刻痕是在草皮的土壤一侧制成的，而草地一侧向下输送。

公开(公告)号：US3883989A

公开(公告)日：1975-05-20

申请号：US41079973

申请日：1973-10-29

申请人： JIFFY PRODUCTS INT LTD

发明人： MELVOLD ODD S

IPC分类号： A01G1/00 ,  A01G9/06 ,  A01G9/10 ,  A01G23/04 ,  A01G31/00 ,  C05F11/02

CPC分类号： A01G9/1086 ,  A01G9/1006

摘要： Plants are grown in expanded peat moss units which have been produced by intermixing an aqueous bituminous emulsion with peat moss in critical proportions of peat moss to bitumen, drying the mixture, and compressing portions thereof uni-directionally to form rigid bodies. The compressed bodies have a thickness which is a small fraction of their original thickness. These bodies are expanded by contact with water to form soft cakes, which retain their shape without the need for external constraint, while permitting normal plant and root growth therein. The expanded shape-retaining cakes have a thickness intermediate their original and compressed thicknesses.

摘要翻译： 植物生长在膨化的泥炭苔单元中，这些单元通过将含有泥炭苔的水泥沥青乳液与泥炭苔的重要比例混合到沥青中，将混合物干燥并单向压缩其部分以形成刚体而制备。 压缩体的厚度是其原始厚度的一小部分。 这些物体通过与水接触而膨胀以形成软蛋糕，其保持其形状而不需要外部约束，同时允许正常的植物和根生长。 膨胀的形状保持蛋糕具有中间其原始和压缩厚度的厚度。