172 results about "Growth room" patented technology

A plant growing system configured for high density crop growth and yield, including an environmentally-controlled growing chamber and a vertical growth column within, the column configured to support a hydroponic plant growth module which is configured for containing and supporting plant growth media for containing and supporting a root structure of at least one gravitropic crop plant growing therein and for detachably mounting to the vertical growth column, the hydroponic plant growth module including a lateral growth opening to allow the plant to grow laterally through toward a light emitting source, a nutrient supply system to direct aqueous crop nutrient solution through an upper opening of the hydroponic plant growth module, an airflow source to direct airflow away from the growth opening and through an under-canopy of the plant, so as to disturb the boundary layer, and a control system for regulating, at least one growing condition in an area in or adjacent to the under-canopy.

A system and method of aeroponic farming includes depositing seeds in a flat containing micro-fleece cloth and placing the flat within a growth chamber. The upper side of the flat is subjected to light of the proper frequencies to promote growth in plants. A nutrient solution is sprayed onto the micro-fleece cloth and the developing root mass of the plants, while controlling temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide within the growth chamber. The plants are harvested resulting from the seeds at a desired stage of growth. The growth chambers can be stacked on each other and / or located side by side to save space within a facility, and to permit sharing the subsystems which control the nutrient solution, temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide for the growth chambers.

An aeroponic plant growing system includes a water reservoir and growing chambers for growing plants in an aeroponic environment. A pump, a water distribution manifold, and water lines are used to provide water and nutrients from the water reservoir to sprayers in the growing chambers where the water and nutrients are sprayed on the roots of plants growing therein. The water distribution manifold and water lines preferably are provided as closed loop systems, such that water is provided to all sprayers despite a blockage in the manifold or a water line. Non-absorbed water and nutrients are returned to the water reservoir from the growing chambers on water return lines via a filter that includes multiple types of filter media, including filter media that support the colonization of organisms that support plant growth.

A chicken or fowl grow out facility utilizes a ventilated floor assembly including a ventilated floor through which liquid and gas can flow, but which retains manure and other solids deposited thereon, and a bottom floor plenum underneath the ventilated floor. A liquid and vapor barrier sheet preferably covers the ground surface underneath the floor assembly which together insulate the high temperature of the grow-out facility from the heat sink effect of the lower temperature ground. Conventional tunnel ventilation of the chicken house through the ends of the house creates a negative pressure inside the house relative to the outside environment which is vented to the floor assembly plenum. As a result of this tunnel ventilation and negative pressure, moisture in the manure from urine and otherwise evaporates into the air in the growth chamber and floor assembly plenum to effectively keep dry the manure retained on the floor and reduce ammonia formation and pathogen growth.

A chicken or poultry grow out facility utilizes a ventilated floor assembly including a ventilated floor through which liquid and gas can flow, but which retains manure and other solids deposited thereon, and a bottom air plenum underneath the ventilated floor which is vented to the poultry growth chamber. A liquid and vapor barrier sheet preferably covers the ground surface underneath the floor assembly which together insulate the high temperature of the grow-out facility from the heat sink effect of the lower temperature ground. Conventional tunnel ventilation of the chicken or poultry house through the ends of the house creates a negative pressure inside the growth chamber and air plenum relative to the outside environment. As a result of this tunnel ventilation and negative pressure, moisture in the manure evaporates into the air in the growth chamber and into the bottom air plenum to effectively dry the manure retained on the floor and reduce ammonia formation and bacteria growth.

An aeroponic plant growing system includes a water reservoir and growing chambers for growing plants in an aeroponic environment. A pump, a water distribution manifold, and water lines are used to provide water and nutrients from the water reservoir to sprayers in the growing chambers where the water and nutrients are sprayed on the roots of plants growing therein. The water distribution manifold and water lines preferably are provided as closed loop systems, such that water is provided to all sprayers despite a blockage in the manifold or a water line. Non-absorbed water and nutrients are returned to the water reservoir from the growing chambers on water return lines via a filter that includes multiple types of filter media, including filter media that support the colonization of organisms that support plant growth.

A flexible mobile or stationary automated plant growth and display system having a plurality of inter-connected removable or non-removable growing trays. It can be sized as needed and operates in a single or multiple modes using a pump, controller, and mixer that distribute plant nutrients via hydroponic and / or aeroponic water lines to grow chambers using one or more growth methods. It houses a storage area, dual hose bib for external use and a quick access door or lid for the addition of plant nutrients or servicing of pump if submerged. Fluid is recycled from the grow trays through a filter to the plant solution reservoir. The system is equipped with wheels for mobility and anchors for secure and safe operation. It can be mounted on, attached to vehicle or other device, or constructed as part of a vehicle or other device and operated indoors and outdoors.

A system and method of aeroponic farming includes depositing seeds in a flat containing micro-fleece cloth and placing the flat within a growth chamber. The upper side of the flat is subjected to light of the proper frequencies to promote growth in plants. A nutrient solution is sprayed onto the micro-fleece cloth and the developing root mass of the plants, while controlling temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide within the growth chamber. The plants are harvested resulting from the seeds at a desired stage of growth. The growth chambers can be stacked on each other and / or located side by side to save space within a facility, and to permit sharing the subsystems which control the nutrient solution, temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide for the growth chambers.

The invention relates to a culture method of hericium erinaceus. A culture medium of hericium erinaceus is prepared from the following components in parts by weight: 65-70 parts of saw dust, 12-17 parts of walnut shell, 5-6 parts of solidago decurrens, 1-2 parts of vinegar residue, 12-15 parts of wheat bran, 5-8 parts of bean pulp, 1-2 parts of gypsum powder, 1-2 parts of cicada slough powder, 0.2-0.3 part of potassium dihydrogen phosphate, 1-2 parts of citric acid residues, 1-2 parts of gynostemma pentaphyllum powder, 1-2 parts of japanese metaplexis pericarp powder, 0.5-0.8 part of hawthorn powder, 1-2 parts of poncirus leaf powder and 3-4 parts of modified zeolite powder. The culture method comprises the following steps of: mixing the components in proportion; adding water and uniformly mixing; bagging; sterilizing; inoculating; growing fungi in a fungus growth room; fruiting; and harvesting. The culture medium has a scientific formula; cultured hericium erinaceus has rich nutrition, high content of microelements, vitamins and calcium, a hypertension relieving healthcare function and high anti-infection capacity during a fruiting period, and the yield of hericium erinaceus is high; meanwhile, the waste is changed into an edible substance, and an effect of turning waste into wealth is achieved so as to make contribution to the conservation-oriented society.

The invention discloses a bagged mushroom production method which comprises the steps of strain making, nutrient preparation, bagging, sterilization, inoculation, mycelium culture, coloring, inducement to primordium of mushroom and harvesting. The method is characterized in that 1, in the nutrient preparation step, 78% of miscellaneous tree sawdust, 20% of wheat bran, 1% of sucrose and 1% of gypsum in percentage by weight are evenly mixed, then 55-58% of water is added, and blending is performed; 2, the nutrient is put in barrel bags within 4 hours; 3, the bags are piled in the shape of a well and are sterilized; 4, when the bags are cooled to 25-28 DEG C, inoculation is performed; 5, the mushroom bags are transferred into a mushroom growth room of 20-25 DEG C and subjected to mycelium culture, and puncturing ventilation is performed twice in the mycelium culture period; and 6, in the mushroom growth management period, artificially-aided inducement to primordium of mushroom, dry stimulation and other treatment operations are performed. According to the invention, large-scale bagged mushroom production can be realized, the mushroom survival rate is high, the deformed mushroom defective rate is below 5%, the cost can be reduced and the product quality is high.

The invention provides a ganoderma lucidum mycelia powder production process which comprises the following steps of: (1) making grain culture mediums; (2) preparing liquid strains; (3) inoculating the grain culture mediums; (4) sending bottles with inoculated strains into a mycelia growth room; (5) sending the bottles into a bottle digging workshop after the bottles of culture mediums are full of mycelia and digging the mycelia out of the bottles; (7) drying the mycelia in a hot air dryer; (7) grinding the dried corn mycelia, wheat mycelia and soybean mycelia into coarse powder in a proportion of 58-62%: 34-36%: 4-6%; (8) placing the ground coarse powder into a mixing agitator, adding water to agitate evenly and puffing after the water content is up to 10%, wherein the puffing temperature is controlled within 109-111 DEG C; and (9) sending the puffed granular mycelia into an ultra-micro grinder to grind into 150-mesh powder, and packing to obtain finished products. The ganoderma lucidum mycelia powder produced by the method is good in taste and easy to digest and has the advantages of adjusting the immunity and improving the anti-hypoxia capability of organisms.

An apparatus and method for growing plants in a growing room includes a hanging member having a substantially planar configuration, oriented vertically. At least one carriage is disposed on the hanging member to support growing plants. A nutrient delivery system has a conduit to deliver nutrients to the hanging member and to recycle any unused nutrients.

A hydroponics plant growing system comprises a bamboo tower having a grow chamber and a water chamber formed therein. A plurality of grow cups are attached to side of the tower adjacent the grow chamber. Cutouts in a sidewall of the tower form passageways between the grow cups and grow chamber. A low voltage electric pump is disposed in the water chamber to pump water to the top of the grow chamber.

The invention discloses a space plant culture device and belongs to the technical field of space plant culture. The culture device mainly comprises a plant growth room, a plant culture dish, a root system water supply module, a temperature control module, a humidity control module, a light illumination module, a photographing module and a controller; the root system water supply module is used for providing growth supporting and needed moisture and nutrient liquid to plants; the temperature control module is used for controlling the temperature of the plant growth room; the humidity control module is used for controlling the humidity in the growth room; the light illumination module provides suitable light intensity to the growth of the plants; gas circularly passes through a draught fan and a ventilation pipeline so that the circulation of air in the growth room is realized; the photographing module realizes monitoring and photographing of the growth of the plants; the control modules realize functions including automatic control of a whole plant culture box, data acquisition and the like.

A system and method are provided for indoor agriculture using at least one growth chamber illuminated by laser light. In an example embodiment of the agriculture system, a growth chamber is provided having one or more walls defining an interior portion of the growth chamber. The agriculture system may include a removable tray disposed within the interior portion of the growth chamber. The agriculture system also includes a light source, which may be disposed outside the growth chamber. The one or more walls may include at least one aperture. The light source is configured to illuminate at least a part of the interior portion of the growth chamber. In embodiments in which the light source is disposed outside the growth chamber, the light source is configured to transmit the laser light to the interior portion of the growth chamber via the at least one aperture.

A method of making tree seedling plugs which permits the plug to be transplanted earlier is provided. The tree seeds are planted in a structured soil growing medium, and a miniplug is formed which may is then transferred to a standard size growing cell for further development to form the plug.

A process and apparatus for growing a group (III) metal nitride film by remote plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition are described. The process comprises heating an object selected from the group consisting of a substrate and a substrate comprising a buffer layer in a growth chamber to a temperature in the range of from about 400 DEG C to o about 750 DEG C, producing active neutral nitrogen species in a nitrogen plasma remotely located from the growth chamber and transferring the active neutral nitrogen species to the growth chamber. A reaction mixture is formed in the growth chamber, the reaction mixture containing a species of a group (III) metal that is capable of reacting with the nitrogen species so as to form a group (III) metal nitride film and a film of group (III) s metal nitride is formed on the heated object under conditions whereby the film is suitable for device purposes. Also described is a group (III) metal nitride film which exhibits an oxygen concentration below 1.6 atomic%.

The present invention relates to an observation technique of plant root system. In particular, said invention provides a plant root system root chamber observation system. It includes growing chamber, micro-root tubes and digital photographic system, in which the growing chamber includes a growing channel, the plant to be observed is planted in the growing channel, the microroot tubes are distributed in said growing channel, at least one ed is connected to the exterior of growing channel, the digital photographic system includes a digital camera, said digital camera can be used for obtaining internal image of growing channel by means of micro-root tubes.

A plant growing system configured for high density crop growth and yield, including an environmentally-controlled growing chamber and a vertical growth column within, the column configured to support a hydroponic plant growth module which is configured for containing and supporting plant growth media for containing and supporting a root structure of at least one gravitropic crop plant growing therein and for detachably mounting to the vertical growth column, the hydroponic plant growth module including a lateral growth opening to allow the plant to grow laterally through toward a light emitting source, a nutrient supply system to direct aqueous crop nutrient solution through an upper opening of the hydroponic plant growth module, an airflow source to direct airflow away from the growth opening and through an under-canopy of the plant, so as to disturb the boundary layer, and a control system for regulating, at least one growing condition in an area in or adjacent to the under-canopy.

A method for the just-in-time delivery of harvested plant material and plant compounds grown in a genetically-isolated growth environment is provided. The desired crop is grown in an underground growth chamber according to a predetermined growing model in which all growing conditions are controlled. Component yield and completion time can be accurately forecast such that the harvest time of the plant material, or the completion of upstream plant extract recovery, can be accurately forecast. The use of an underground growth chamber allows for complete control over environmental factors in growth of the plant material, and also allows for the best possible protection of the growing environment against any contamination of genetic material from outside of the chamber, as well as protection of the outdoor environment against any contamination of genetic material from inside of the chamber. The method will be particularly useful in the production of plant-made pharmaceuticals and nutraceutical.

The invention discloses a rhizobox culture device applicable for sampling rhizosphere in a forest seedling stage. The device a seedling growing chamber and a rhizosphere sampling chamber, wherein water-draining holes are arranged on the bottoms of both the seedling growing chamber and the rhizosphere sampling chamber; the two chamber are movably connected through a connecting part and then communicated with each other; isolating meshes are covered on the vertical plane, in which the connecting part is positioned, and on the water-draining holes respectively; and in the rhizosphere sampling chamber, an isolating layer for sampling soil at the positions with different distances from the root is arranged near the vertical plane of the connecting part. The device is suitable for the forest seedling stage with relatively thick root system and can sample microzone soil at the positions with different distances from the root conveniently, effectively and precisely.

The invention discloses a plant rhizosphere soil and rhizosphere exudate collecting device. The device comprises a rhizosphere observation box, a collector and a non-rhizosphere-soil test tube, wherein the rhizosphere observation box comprises a root growth chamber and a collecting chamber, and a vertical separation net is arranged between the root growth chamber and the collecting chamber; the collector is a hollow tube with two ends open, sealing nets A are arranged at the two ends of the collector respectively, the two ends of the non-rhizosphere-soil test tube are open, and a sealing net B is arranged at one end of the non-rhizosphere-soil test tube. The invention further discloses a plant rhizosphere soil and rhizosphere exudate collecting method. By the adoption of the device and method, plants can be studied without disturbing plant roots or damaging the plant rhizosphere environment under the soil culture condition, secretion and absorption of the rhizosphere of a soil culture plant can be dynamically monitored and analyzed for different root positions and different time periods under the controllable condition, and rhizosphere soil and rhizosphere exudates can be obtained at the same time.

The invention relates to a networking interactive system, which is characterized by including a teacher working desktop, a student studying desktop and a parents assisting desktop, wherein, the teacher working desktop includes routine office work, lesson preparation before class, lesson teaching in class, guidance after class, specialty files and interactive window; the student studying desktop includes listening class, resource library, growth room, self-study room, experience library and interactive window; the parent assisting desktop includes growth book, busy book, reading library, message board, message access and contact book. The invention realizes the networking of teaching resource and technology, meets the desire of teachers and realizes the teaching demands for various requirements and changes. The invention can ensure more schools to share better educational equipments and more students to enjoy better study conditions, reduce dust pollution caused by the traditional blackboard teaching mode in classrooms, improve the interest of students in study and the teaching effect, promote the process of education info, and accord with the promotion requirement of Class Access to ICTs.

An indoor gardening appliance includes a liner defining a grow chamber and a grow module mounted within the grow chamber for receiving a plurality of plant pods. A lighting assembly is positioned within the grow chamber and includes a plurality of lights that are independent movable and adjustable. A controller detects an abnormal growth condition, e.g., a plant growing in a single direction, the presence and location of bare or void regions within a particular plant, growth toward a pinch point, and other growth abnormalities. The lighting assembly may be adjusted to correct the abnormal grow condition, e.g., by modifying an illumination schedule, an illumination direction, an intensity, a wavelength, or another parameter of the generated light.

The invention discloses a device for growing large-diameter silicon carbide crystal by a PVT method, comprising a vacuum cavity as well as a growth chamber and a heater which are arranged in the vacuum cavity, wherein the vacuum cavity is mainly composed of an upper cover, side walls and a lower cover which are hermetically connected sequentially and is characterized in that the upper cover, side walls and lower cover of the vacuum cavity are made of stainless steel and are of a hollow structure, and each of the upper cover, side walls and lower cover is respectively provided with a cooling water inlet and a cooling water return port; the outside of the growth chamber is coated with a thermal insulation material; the heater is of a cylindrical structure and is positioned outside the thermal insulation material; the heater and the growth chamber are coaxially arranged; the heater is a resistance heater; and the vacuum cavity is provided with an extraction opening connected with a vacuum system and an air inlet connected with protective gas. According to the device disclosed by the invention, the resistance heater is used for realizing uniform heating, so that the accuracy of temperature control can be increased; and the device is easy to process, and the size of a temperature field is not limited, so that the device is especially suitable for growth of large-size silicon carbide single crystal.

A method of growing plants includes providing a plant growing apparatus that includes a vertical stack plant assembly including plant pot holders for pots, a movable light array adjustable to allow effective light for the plants, and an outer shell assembly including at least one of a wall, a floor, a ceiling creating a grow room. Potted plants are placed in the grow room, and light, water, and nutrients are provided to the plants, where the light is provided by the movable light array, water is provided by a watering system, and nutrients are provided by a nutrient delivery system. A plant growing apparatus includes a vertical stack plant assembly including plant pot holders for pots, a movable light array adjustable to allow effective light for the plants, and an outer shell assembly including at least one of a wall, a floor, and a ceiling creating a grow room.

The invention relates to a method for identifying fleahopper-resistant cotton. The method has the following steps: a control variety and a checked variety are planted in a screen growth room; the fleahopper are released at the full bud period of cotton growth; harm to blades and squares of the control variety and the checked variety is investigated six days after larvae are inoculated and the cotton variety resistant to the fleahopper is identified according to the blade harm index decreasing rate and the square harm index decreasing rate. The method provided by the invention features good practicability and operability and stable and reliable identification result.

An epitaxial growth system comprises a housing around an epitaxial growth chamber. A substrate support is located within the growth chamber. A gallium source introduces gallium into the growth chamber and directs the gallium towards the substrate. An activated nitrogen source introduces activated nitrogen into the growth chamber and directs the activated nitrogen towards the substrate. The activated nitrogen comprises ionic nitrogen species and atomic nitrogen species. An external magnet and / or an exit aperture control the amount of atomic nitrogen species and ionic nitrogen species reaching the substrate.

The application discloses monocrystal growth equipment used for the monocrystal growth in a physical gas phase transmission method. The equipment comprises a tubular vacuum growth room, a high frequency or intermediate frequency power, a vacuum system, a pneumatic pressure control system, a graphite crucible used for arranging monocrystal raw material powder and the grown parent monocrystal, an induction heating coil, and flange plates at the upper end and the lower end of a sealed vacuum growth room. The application is characterized in that the tubular vacuum growth room is made of ceramic material. Because the monocrystal growth equipment of the present invention adopts the vacuum growth room made of industry ceramics, the mechanical strength of the vacuum growth room is high, easy fragmentation and the problem of the micritization of a quartz glass cell are not existed. The monocrystal growth equipment can work in high temperature environment, and has low price, thereby reducing the equipment cost.

The invention provides a pleurotus ostreatus cultivation medium and cultivation method. In the method, a high-temperature sterilization and disinfection process is saved by use of raw material fermentation and box-type cultivation, the cost of the fuel used by the high-temperature sterilization method is over half of the whole production cost of pleurotus ostreatus, and the box cultivation saves space and enables three-dimensional placement to facilitate control on the temperature and humidity in a growth room. The shortcoming is that the transportation cost is increased, so that the pleurotus ostreatus is suitable to be sold nearby. Live bodies are picked, and citizens can buy a whole case home to witness the growth process so as to really feel the interest in growing and eating and enjoy the harvest process, and the selling price is obviously over 30% higher than that of common pleurotus ostreatus. By changing the planting pattern, the added value of products is increased, and the benefits of farmers are obviously increased.