GB2164536A - Plant support means - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G31/00—Soilless cultivation, e.g. hydroponics
- A01G31/02—Special apparatus therefor
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P60/00—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries
- Y02P60/20—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in agriculture, e.g. CO2
- Y02P60/21—Dinitrogen oxide [N2O], e.g. using aquaponics, hydroponics or efficiency measures
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Abstract
Means for growing and supporting a plant during hydroponic cultivation comprising a pocket of hydrophilic absorbent sheet material, said pocket being open at its upper edge and having two or more dependent portions of said material for conveying, in use, nutrient solutions to a seed or other plant reproductive material placed in said pocket. <IMAGE>
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Plant support means
The present invention concerns plant support means and more particularly concerns means for growing and supporting a plant during hydroponic cultivation.
In our GB-A-2,1 13,518 we have disclosed a novel method of cultivating a planthydroponicallywherein the root system ofthe plant is induced to develop in the form of two or more separate portions and wherein each portion is supplied with a separate nutrient solution. This method, besides having operational advantages, results in a plant having enhanced lateral communication between the different vascular bundles in the xylem.The method is applicable to both static hydroponic systems, in which two or more storage vessels for the nutrient solutions may be utilised, and the plant may be supported on a dividing wall between the vessels, with or without the presence of rooting medium; and to recirculating hydroponic systems wherein the conventional nutrient gully or channel is replaced by a number of channels each carrying a nutrient solution.
The dual or multiple channels required can be conveniently constructed by providing one or more dividing walls projecting upwardly from the base of a conventional gully, to maintain the separation ofthe nutrient solutions. Conveniently one or more dividing walls running parallel with the sides ofthe gully and thereby dividing the gully into two more channels can support the stem of the plant, with portions ofthe root system in each ofthechannels.
In both static and circulating hydroponic systems, it is necessary to have some means of supporting the plant on the dividing wall between the vessels of a static system or the channels of a recirculating system.
Although a blockof rooting medium can be used, we have foundthat absorbent sheet material such as capillary matting can be used to provide a particularly simple and efficient propagation pocket for supporting a plantfor hydroponic cultivation.
Thus according to our invention meansforgrowing and supporting a plant during hydroponic cultivation comprises a pocket of hydrophilicabsorbentsheet material, said pocket being open at its upper edge and having two or more dependent portions of said material for conveying, in use, nutrient solutions to a seed or other plant reproductive material placed in said pocket.
The pocket is preferably forned by a pleat in a sheet of said material, as illustrated in Figure 1 (A) described hereinafter. The pleat may be retained by stitching, staples, adhesive, heat-welding or other suitable attachment means. Alternatively a sheet of folded material may be slit along a portion ofthefold and the slit portion formed into a pocket by stitching, staples, adhesive, heatwelding orothersuitable means, oran equivalent device may be fashionedfrom two or more separate pieces of sheet material suitably attached together. It is sometimes practicable, particularly in the case of large seeds, to leave the bottom ofthe pocket open.
The seed, germinating in the pocket, develops a root system extending into each of the two or more dependent portions of sheet material, which portions depend into adjacent channels or static containers for the nutrient solutions. The sheet material thus supports the plant secu rely from the earliest stage of development. Moreover it provides sufficient resist encetotheemerging shoottoensurethatthe remnants of seed husk are separated from the cotyledons, thus overcoming a problem well-known to nurserymen wherebythetips ofthe cotyledons are trapped inside the desiccated husk.
Thesheetmaterial is preferablythe material known as capillary matting, as used for covering glasshouse benches and the like. This is a non-woven cellulosic fabric. Any other suitable type of woven or non-woven fabric, felt or open-celled foam material may be used, provided it permits the roots to develop freely and has adequate capillarityto maintain the nutrition of the seedling.
Our invention is illustrated diagrammatically by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: Figs. 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) are perspective views of three different propagation pockets in accordance with our invention.
Referring now to Fig. 1 (A), the propagation pocket comprises a single length of capillary matting forming two dependent portions 10 and 11 and having a central pleat 16 retained by staples 17. The pocket portion 18 is available to receive a seed (not shown).
In Fig. 1 the pocket isfashioned from two pieces of capillary matting attached by staples 17.
In Fig. 3(C) a single piece of capillary matting has been folded and the central portion ofthefold cut to form the seed pocket 18. The fold is retained by stitching 19.
1. Means for growing and supporting a plant during hydroponic cultivation comprising a pocket of hydrophilic absorbent sheet material, said pocket being open at its upper edge and having two or more dependent portions of said material for conveying, in use, nutrient solutions to a seed or other plant reproductive material placed in said pocket
2. Means according to claim 1 wherein said sheet material comprises a non-woven fabric.
3. Means according to claims 1 or 2 wherein said sheet material comprises a cel lulosic fabric.
4. Means acording to claim 1 wherein said sheet material comprises an open-celled foam.
5. Means according to any ofthe preceeding claimswherein said pocket isformed by a pleat in said sheet material.
6. Means according to claim wherein said pleat is retained by stitching, staple, adhesive or heat-welding means.
7. Means according to any of claims 1 to 4wherein said sheet material isfolded to form said two dependentportions,there being aslitalonga portion ofthefold, the slit portion being formed into said pocket by suitable attachment means.
8. Means according to claim 7 wherein said attachment means comprises stitching, staple, adhesive or heat-welding means.
9. Means according to any of claims 1 to 4 wherein
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Claims (16)
1. Means for growing and supporting a plant during hydroponic cultivation comprising a pocket of hydrophilic absorbent sheet material, said pocket being open at its upper edge and having two or more dependent portions of said material for conveying, in use, nutrient solutions to a seed or other plant reproductive material placed in said pocket
2. Means according to claim 1 wherein said sheet material comprises a non-woven fabric.
3. Means according to claims 1 or 2 wherein said sheet material comprises a cel lulosic fabric.
4. Means acording to claim 1 wherein said sheet material comprises an open-celled foam.
5. Means according to any ofthe preceeding claimswherein said pocket isformed by a pleat in said sheet material.
6. Means according to claim wherein said pleat is retained by stitching, staple, adhesive or heat-welding means.
7. Means according to any of claims 1 to 4wherein said sheet material isfolded to form said two dependentportions,there being aslitalonga portion ofthefold, the slit portion being formed into said pocket by suitable attachment means.
8. Means according to claim 7 wherein said attachment means comprises stitching, staple, adhesive or heat-welding means.
9. Means according to any of claims 1 to 4 wherein two or more pieces of said sheet material are attached together and said pocket is formed therebetween.
10. Means according to any ofthe preceding claims wherein the bottom of said pocket is closed.
11. Means according to any of claims two 9 wherein the bottom of said pocket is open.
12. Means accordingto claim 1, substantially as described herein.
13. Meansforgrowing and supporting aplant during hydroponic cultivation, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 1 (A) oft he accompanying drawings.
14 Means for growing andsupportinga plant during hydroponic cultivation, substantially as illus traded in Fig. 1(B) of the accompanying drawings.
15. Means for growing and supporting a plant during hydroponiccultivation,substantially as illustrated in Fig. 1(C) of the accompanying drawings.
16. Means according to any ofthe preceding claims having a seed or other plant reproductive material in said pocket.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB08506029A GB2164536B (en) | 1982-01-19 | 1985-03-08 | Plant support means |
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| GB8201408 | 1982-01-19 | ||
| GB08506029A GB2164536B (en) | 1982-01-19 | 1985-03-08 | Plant support means |
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| GB8506029D0 GB8506029D0 (en) | 1985-04-11 |
| GB2164536A true GB2164536A (en) | 1986-03-26 |
| GB2164536B GB2164536B (en) | 1986-08-20 |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US7047691B2 (en) * | 2004-04-30 | 2006-05-23 | Bellegarden Llc | Unbreakable flexible live plant holder with desired drainage flow |
| FR3056376A1 (en) * | 2016-09-29 | 2018-03-30 | Marc Cases | ROLL-UP STRIP FOR THE CULTIVATION OF NON-GROUND PLANTS, AN ASSOCIATED PLANT AND GROWTH DEVICE. |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7047691B2 (en) * | 2004-04-30 | 2006-05-23 | Bellegarden Llc | Unbreakable flexible live plant holder with desired drainage flow |
| FR3056376A1 (en) * | 2016-09-29 | 2018-03-30 | Marc Cases | ROLL-UP STRIP FOR THE CULTIVATION OF NON-GROUND PLANTS, AN ASSOCIATED PLANT AND GROWTH DEVICE. |
| WO2018060941A1 (en) * | 2016-09-29 | 2018-04-05 | Cases Marc | Rollable strip for the out-of-ground cultivation of plants, associated growth device and installation |
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| GB2164536B (en) | 1986-08-20 |
| GB8506029D0 (en) | 1985-04-11 |
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