JP7125704B2 - Agricultural support system - Google Patents

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Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law Presentation name: 2017 Graduation thesis presentation of the Biological Production and Environment Program Venue: National University Corporation Chiba University, Building E, Room 103 (648 Matsudo, Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture) Date: 2018 February 16,

The present invention relates to an agricultural support system capable of supporting facilities such as greenhouse horticulture and plant factories.

Conventionally, patent document 1 is known as a facility gardening equipment. The greenhouse gardening facility of Patent Document 1 is a facility capable of adjusting the temperature, the amount of solar radiation, and the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO ₂ concentration) in the greenhouse.

JP-A-2017-86038

In the greenhouse horticulture facility of Patent Document 1, it is stated that the environment such as the temperature, the amount of solar radiation, and the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO ₂ concentration) in the greenhouse is adjusted. is not considered at all. Therefore, it is difficult to adjust the environment while observing the growth of crops, and the actual situation is that the growth of crops cannot be controlled.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an agricultural support system capable of controlling the growth of crops.

The agricultural support system includes a growth detection device that detects biological information of a crop, an environment control device that controls the environment of a facility where the crop is grown, and the growth of the crop based on the biological information detected by the growth detection device. A growth prediction unit for prediction and a display device for displaying prediction information indicating the growth predicted by the growth prediction unit are provided. The growth detection device has an imaging device and a growth calculation unit, and the growth calculation unit calculates the leaf area index of the crop based on the crop image captured by the imaging device. The growth prediction unit obtains an integrated yield as a numerical value indicating the growth of the crop based on the leaf area index included in the biometric information. The display device displays transition of the integrated harvest amount as the prediction information.

The agricultural support system includes an environment detection device that detects environmental information indicating the environment. The growth prediction unit predicts the growth of the crop , including obtaining the integrated harvest amount , based on the biological information including the leaf area index and the environmental information detected by the environment detection device .
The leaf area index is a leaf area index for each stratum for classifying crops.

The agricultural support system includes a first acquisition unit that acquires the market information of the crop, and the display device comprises the market information acquired by the first acquisition unit and the prediction information including the transition of the integrated harvest amount. to display.
The agricultural support system includes a second acquisition unit that acquires a target yield indicating a target yield of the crop, and the display device comprises: the market information, the forecast information including changes in the cumulative yield , the second The target yield acquired by the acquisition unit is displayed.

The display device can display, on the same screen, the price transition indicating the transition of the market price as the market information and the transition of the cumulative harvest amount as the prediction information.
The environment control device controls the environment based on the prediction information including transition of the integrated harvest amount .
The environment control device controls the environment based on the prediction information including the transition of the integrated harvest amount and the target yield.
The display device displays a work plan drawn up based on the prediction information including the transition of the cumulative harvest amount .

According to the agricultural support system, it is possible to control the growth of crops.

It is a figure which shows the agriculture support system in 1st Embodiment. It is a growth environment screen M1 and is a figure which shows an example of a thriving index. It is a growth environment screen M1 and is a figure which shows an example of stratified LAI. FIG. 10 is a growth environment screen M1 showing an example of a wilting index. It is a figure which shows an example of drive information and environment information. It is a figure which shows the example which displays a thriving index and environmental information. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of displaying stratified LAI and environmental information; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of displaying a wilting index and environmental information; It is a figure which shows an example of the item setting screen M2. It is a figure which shows an example of the condition setting screen M3. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a setting change screen M4; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting of growth environment control. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of setting of growth environment control; It is a figure which shows the agriculture support system in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the input screen M5. FIG. 10 is a growth environment screen M6 showing an example of a thriving index, environmental information, and maintenance work (work content); FIG. 10 is a growth environment screen M6 showing an example of stratified LAI, environmental information, and care work (work content). FIG. 10 is a growth environment screen M6 showing an example of wilting index, environmental information, and care work (work content). The agricultural support system in 3rd Embodiment is shown. 3 is a block diagram of a simulation model; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the input screen M7. It is a figure which shows an example of the input screen M8. FIG. 10 is a business management screen M9 showing an example of a price transition P1, a cumulative harvest amount transition P2, and a target yield transition P3. The business management screen M9, showing an example of the price transition P1, the cumulative harvest amount transition P2, the target yield transition P3, the profit transition P4, the actual cumulative harvest amount transition P5, and the corrected cumulative harvest amount P6. is. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a production management screen M10; FIG. The agriculture support system in 4th Embodiment is shown. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship among facility identification information, biometric information, and environment information assigned to each house; It shows the flow of information acquisition in the management device. FIG. 11 is a growth environment screen M11 showing an example of a thriving index. FIG. 11 is a growth environment screen M11 showing an example of stratified LAI. FIG. 11 is a growth environment screen M11 showing an example of a wilting index. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a setting change screen M12; FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a condition setting screen M13; FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the agriculture support system in 4th Embodiment. It is an explanatory view explaining division. It is a figure which shows an example of division information. FIG. 14 is a growth environment screen M14 showing an example of a thriving index. FIG. 14 is a growth environment screen M14 showing an example of a stratified LAI. FIG. 14 is a growth environment screen M14 showing an example of a wilting index. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a condition setting screen M15; FIG. It is an explanatory view explaining an example of information conversion processing. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a thriving index and maintenance work. It is a figure which shows the relationship between plant height and maintenance work.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows an agricultural support system in the first embodiment. The agricultural support system is a system that supports agriculture in facilities such as greenhouse horticulture and plant factories.
First, facilities for greenhouse horticulture (greenhouse horticulture facilities) will be described as an example.

As shown in FIG. 1, a greenhouse horticulture facility 1 includes a greenhouse 10 for growing crops such as strawberries, tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, watermelons, eggplants, and melons, and an environment control device 20 for controlling the environment inside the greenhouse 10. I have. The house 10 has a frame 12 configured by connecting a plurality of structural members 11 and a covering member provided on the frame 12 . The structural members 11 are various steel materials such as I-shaped steel, H-shaped steel, C-shaped steel, square steel, and round steel. A frame 12 composed of a plurality of structural members 11 constitutes the framework of the greenhouse horticulture facility 1 . The covering material is a translucent member that allows at least sunlight to enter, and is made of synthetic resin, glass, or the like.

The environment control device 20 is a device that controls at least one of temperature, humidity, light, carbon dioxide, wind direction and wind speed (air flow) in the house 10 .
The environmental control device 20 includes a skylight device 20a and a side window device 20b. The skylight device 20a includes a window portion (main body) 31 provided on the upper portion of the frame 12 so as to be freely opened and closed, and an opening/closing mechanism for opening and closing the window portion.

The window (main body) 31 is of a flip-up type that opens and closes by swinging the tip with respect to the frame 12, a slide type that opens and closes by sliding horizontally with respect to the frame 12, and winds up the covering material itself. It is a winding type that opens and closes by pulling it, and a lifting type that opens and closes by moving it up and down with a member such as a wire.
The opening/closing mechanism of the skylight device 20a includes working members such as wires and shafts connected to the window portion 31 . The opening degree of the window part 31 can be changed by operating the operating member of the skylight device 20a or by driving the first driving device 41 such as an electric motor with an electric signal. For example, if an operating member such as a switch provided on the control panel of the skylight device 20a is operated, the first driving device 41 is driven, and the driving of the first driving device 41 can open and close the window 31.

The side window device 20b includes a window portion (main body) 32 provided on the side portion of the frame 12 so as to be freely opened and closed, and an opening/closing mechanism for opening and closing the window portion. The window part (main body) 32 is, like the skylight device 20a, of a flip-up type, a slide type, a roll-up type, or the like. The opening/closing mechanism of the side window device 20b includes working members such as wires and shafts connected to the window portion 32 of the side window device 20b. The opening degree of the window portion 32 can be changed by operating the moving member of the side window device 20b with a mechanical device or by driving the second driving device 42 such as an electric motor with an electric signal. For example, by operating an operation member such as a switch provided on the control panel of the side window device 20b, the second driving device 42 is driven and the window portion 32 can be opened and closed.

Therefore, by opening and closing the skylight device 20a and the side window device 20b, the house 10 can be naturally ventilated, and the environment in the house 10, such as the temperature, humidity, and concentration of carbon dioxide, can be controlled. Although the first driving device 41 and the second driving device 42 are configured separately in the above-described embodiment, they may be integrated, or their control panels may be integrated.

The environment control device 20 includes a ventilation fan 20c. The ventilation fan 20 c is a device provided on the frame 12 to discharge the air inside the house 10 to the outside and take in the outside air into the house 10 . The ventilation fan 20c includes a rotatably supported fan and a third driving device 43 such as an electric motor that imparts rotational force to the fan.
For example, by operating an operation member such as a switch provided on the control panel of the ventilation fan 20c, the third driving device 43 can be driven, and the rotation speed of the fan can be changed by the operation amount of the operation member. can. As a result, forced ventilation in the house 10 can be performed by the ventilation fan 20c, and the environment in the house 10, such as the temperature, humidity, and concentration of carbon dioxide, can be controlled.

The environment control device 20 includes a circulation fan 20d. The circulation fan 20d is installed in the house 10 and is a device that circulates the air in the house 10 in a predetermined direction. The circulation fan 20d includes a rotatably supported fan and a fourth driving device 44 such as an electric motor that imparts rotational force to the fan.
For example, by operating an operation member such as a switch provided on the control panel of the circulation fan 20d, the fourth driving device 44 can be driven, and the rotation speed of the fan can be changed according to the operation amount of the operation member. can be done. As a result, the circulation fan 20d can forcibly generate an air current in the house 10, and the environment of the wind direction and wind speed (air flow) in the house 10 can be controlled.

Climate controller 20 includes a solar controller. The solar radiation control device is a device that controls the amount of solar radiation by blocking light entering the house 10 from the outside. The solar control device is the curtain 20e. The curtain 20 e is provided on the top or side of the frame 12 and includes a light blocking portion (main body) 33 made of a member capable of blocking light, and an opening/closing mechanism for opening and closing the light blocking portion 33 . The light shielding part 33 is made of a light shielding sheet, nonwoven fabric, or the like, and can cover the upper part and/or the side part of the frame 12 . The number of light shielding portions 33 (the number of layers) of the light shielding portions 33 is one (layer) to three (layers). Note that the number of layers of the light shielding portion 33 is not limited.

The opening/closing mechanism of the curtain 20 e includes moving members such as wires and shafts connected to the light shielding portion 33 . The position of the light blocking portion 33 with respect to the frame 12 can be changed by operating the moving member of the curtain 20e with a mechanical device or by driving the fifth driving device 45 such as an electric motor with an electric signal. For example, the fifth driving device 45 is driven by operating an operating member such as a switch provided on the control panel of the curtain 20e. The position of the light shielding portion 33 can be set by the amount of operation of the operating member or the like.

Therefore, by opening and closing the light shielding part 33, a predetermined portion of the house 10 (covering material 13) can be covered or exposed, and the environment such as light and temperature inside the house 10 can be controlled.
The environmental control device 20 includes a heat exchange device 20f. The heat exchange device 20f is a device that can change the temperature of the house 10, and is configured as a heat pump, for example. A heat pump (heat exchange device) 20f is installed in the house 10 and is a device that supplies a heat source (warm air) to the inside of the house 10 . The heat pump 20f includes a hot air generator having at least two fans and a sixth drive device 46, such as an electric motor, for driving the hot air generator. The hot air generator generates hot air by taking in outside air and exchanging heat with it.

For example, by operating an operating member such as a switch provided on the control panel of the heat pump 20f, the sixth driving device 46 can be driven, and the rotational speed of the fan and the hot air generating device can be controlled depending on the operation amount of the operating member. It is possible to change the temperature of the hot air generated. As a result, one of the two fans drives the outside air and heat-exchanges the warm air inside, and the other fan drives the warm air into the house 10 . The heat pump 20f can introduce warm air into the house 10 and control the environment such as the temperature inside the house 10. FIG.

The heat pump 20f described above generates hot air by exchanging heat with the outside air, but the method of generating hot air is not limited, and hot air is generated by exchanging geothermal heat or hot water. It may be a method of generating warm air by burning heavy oil, and the method is not limited.
The climate controller 20 includes a spray device 20g. The spraying device 20g is installed in the house 10 and is a device for spraying mist or the like into the house 10 . The spray device 20g includes a nozzle 34 for spraying mist or the like, a pipe member connected to the nozzle 34, and a seventh driving device 47 for supplying water or the like to the pipe member. The seventh driving device 47 is a pump that supplies water to the pipe and/or an on-off valve provided in the middle of the pipe. When the seventh driving device 47 is a pump, the ejection amount of mist or the like ejected from the nozzle 34 can be set by changing the discharge amount of the pump. Alternatively, when the seventh driving device 47 is an on-off valve, the injection amount of mist or the like injected from the nozzle 34 can be set by changing the opening degree of the on-off valve.

For example, by operating an operating member such as a switch provided on the control panel of the spray device 20g, the seventh driving device 47 can be driven. can be adjusted. Therefore, the environment such as temperature and humidity in the house 10 can be controlled by the spray device 20g.
The environment control device 20 includes a carbon dioxide supply device 20h. The carbon dioxide supply device 20 h is installed in the house 10 and forcibly supplies carbon dioxide into the house 10 . The carbon dioxide supply device 20h includes a combustion section that generates carbon dioxide by burning fuel, a fan that sends out the carbon dioxide generated in the combustion section, and an eighth driving device 48 that drives the combustion section and/or the fan. contains. The eighth driving device 48 controls the combustion of carbon dioxide in the combustion section (such as the amount of fuel supplied to the combustion section) and controls the rotational speed of the fan.

Therefore, by operating an operation member such as a switch provided on the control panel of the carbon dioxide supply device 20h, the eighth driving device 48 can be driven, and the carbon dioxide in the combustion section can be driven based on the operation amount of the operation member. It is possible to change the presence or absence of carbon generation, the amount of carbon dioxide to be supplied, the rotation speed of the fan, and the like. As a result, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the house 10 can be controlled by the carbon dioxide supply device 20h.

Climate control system 20 includes a watering system 20i. The irrigation device 20 i is installed in the house 10 and is a device for supplying water or the like to the section 80 provided in the house 10 . The watering device 20i includes a pipe member installed in the compartment 80 and a ninth drive device 49 for supplying water or the like to the pipe member. The ninth driving device 49 is a pump that supplies water to the pipe and/or an on-off valve provided in the middle of the pipe. When the ninth driving device 49 is a pump, the amount of water supplied to the section 80 (irrigation amount) can be adjusted by changing the discharge amount of the pump. Alternatively, when the ninth driving device 49 is an on-off valve, the amount of water (irrigation amount) supplied to the section 80 can be adjusted by changing the opening degree of the on-off valve.

For example, by operating an operating member such as a switch provided on the control panel of the watering device 20i, the ninth driving device 49 can be driven, and the amount of watering can be set by the amount of operation of the operating member. .
The climate control device 20 includes a fertilizing device 20j. The fertilizing device 20j is installed in the house 10 and is a device that supplies fertilizer or the like to the section 80 provided in the house 10 . The fertilizing device 20j includes a case for storing fertilizer and a supply device for supplying the fertilizer in the case to the compartment 80. FIG. Fertilizer can be supplied to the compartment 80 by activating the supply device. The supply device includes a delivery unit for delivering fertilizer and an electric motor for operating the delivery unit, and the amount of fertilizer applied can be adjusted by changing the number of rotations of the electric motor.

For example, by operating an operation member such as a switch provided on the control panel of the fertilization device 20j, the electric motor or the like of the fertilization device 20j can be driven, and the fertilization amount or the like can be set according to the operation amount of the operation member. can be done.
In the above-described embodiment, the environment control device 20 includes the skylight device 20a, the side window device 20b, the ventilation fan 20c, the circulation fan 20d, the curtain 20e, the heat pump 20f, the spray device 20g, the carbon dioxide supply device 20h, the water sprinkling device 20i, Although the fertilizing device 20j is included, all need not be included, and at least one may be included. A control panel is provided for each of the skylight device 20a, the side window device 20b, the ventilation fan 20c, the circulation fan 20d, the curtain 20e, the heat pump 20f, the spray device 20g, the carbon dioxide supply device 20h, the watering device 20i, and the fertilization device 20j. However, a control panel common to a plurality of devices (integrated control panel) may be provided.

The greenhouse horticulture facility 1 has an environment detection device 50 . The environment detection device 50 is, for example, a device capable of detecting any of the environment inside the house 10, such as temperature, humidity, amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, wind speed, and the like. The temperature, humidity, amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, wind speed, etc. detected by the environment detection device 50 are output to the communication device 53 . The environment detection device 50 may detect the environment outside the house 10 in addition to the environment inside the house 10 .

The greenhouse horticultural facility 1 is equipped with a growth detection device 51 . The growth detection device 51 is installed in the greenhouse horticultural facility 1 (inside the house 10) and detects biological information (biological information) of crops growing in the greenhouse horticultural facility 1 or the like. The growth detection device 51 includes an imaging device 51a composed of a CCD camera or the like. The imaging device 51a captures an image of the entire crops in the greenhouse 10 from above, or captures an image of stems, leaves, fruits, etc. of the crops from above or from the side.

The growth detector 51 has a growth calculator 51b. The growth calculation unit 51b is composed of electric/electronic parts, programs, etc. provided in the growth detection device 51. As shown in FIG. The growth calculation unit 51b calculates an index (numerical value) relating to the growth (growth) of the crop based on the image of the crop (captured image), and uses the calculated result as biometric information.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the growth calculator 51b calculates the flourishing state of the crops growing in the greenhouse 10 based on the captured image captured by the imaging device 51a. The growth calculation unit 51b extracts an image (crop image) corresponding to the crop from the captured images captured by the imaging device 51a, digitizes the ratio of the crop image to the captured image, and uses the digitized value as the flourishing state. The indicated value (growth index). For example, a large thriving index indicates a good thriving state, and a small thriving index indicates that the growth is immature. It should be noted that the method of obtaining the thriving state is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the growth calculation unit 51b divides a predetermined crop into colonies based on the crop image and calculates a stratified LAI (leaf area index) for each colony. The growth calculation unit 51b extracts a predetermined crop image from the captured images captured by the imaging device 51a, and divides the crops into three stages of colonies in the crop image of the predetermined crop. The growth calculator 51b obtains the leaf area index for each of the three colonies. In addition, when calculating the leaf area index, the leaf area index may be obtained for all the crops in the greenhouse horticultural facility 1. may be determined in advance, and the leaf area index may be obtained for the crop.

As shown in FIG. 2C, the growth calculator 51b calculates the wilting state of a given crop based on the crop image. The growth calculation unit 51b extracts the crop image from the images captured by the imaging device 51a, performs image processing on the crop image, quantifies the degree of wilting, and uses the digitized value as the wilting state. The indicated value (withering index). For example, the growth calculation unit 51b uses a crop image of a crop without wilting as a reference, and compares the reference crop image with the crop image detected by the growth detection device 51 to obtain the wilting index. For example, if the wilting index is high, the crop is wilting heavily, and if the wilting index is low, the crop is wilting less. In addition, when calculating the wilting index, the wilting index may be obtained for all the crops in the greenhouse horticultural facility 1. A wilting index may be obtained for the crop.

As described above, according to the growth detection device 51, the crop image, the state of thriving (thickness index), the leaf area index (LAI), and the wilting state (wilting index) can be detected as biological information. In addition, the biometric information mentioned above is an example, and is not limited. For example, the growth detection device 51 provides biological information such as slope coverage of crops, plant height, inter-fruit cluster length, leaf emergence speed, number of leaves, stem diameter, photosynthetic speed/water potential of leaves, size of flowers, number of flowers, Flower color, transpiration rate, stomatal opening, leaf temperature, chlorophyll fluorescence, etc. may be detected.

The growth detection device 51 can detect biological information based on predetermined conditions (detection conditions). Detection conditions include time, time period, temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed, CO ₂ concentration (concentration of carbon dioxide), and the like. When the detection condition is time, the growth detection device 51 detects the biometric information at the same time by executing the imaging with the imaging device 51a at the same time determined by the detection condition.

Moreover, when the detection condition is a time period, the growth detection device 51 detects the biological information in the same time period by executing the imaging of the imaging device 51a in the same time period. Similarly, if the detection condition is any one of temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed, and CO ₂ concentration, any of the temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed, and CO ₂ concentration measured by the environment detection device 50 is the detection condition. When the value matches the predetermined value, the growth detection device 51 performs imaging with the imaging device 51a in the same time period, thereby obtaining biometric information at the same temperature, biometric information at the same humidity, and biometric information at the same humidity. It is possible to detect biometric information at the amount of solar radiation, biometric information at the same wind speed, and biometric information at the same CO ₂ concentration.

As shown in FIG. 1, the agricultural support system includes a management device 52A and a communication device 53. 52 A of management apparatuses are comprised by external equipment, such as a server, a portable terminal, and a personal computer. In this embodiment, the management device 52A is composed of a server.
The communication device 53 is a device that connects the equipment of the greenhouse horticulture facility 1 (house 10) and the outside, and can be connected to the management device 52A by wire or wirelessly. That is, the communication device 53 and the management device 52A can mutually transmit and receive various data (information).

The environment control device 20 is connected to the communication device 53 . In this embodiment, the communication device 53 includes a skylight device 20a, a side window device 20b, a ventilation fan 20c, a circulation fan 20d, a curtain 20e, a heat pump 20f, a spray device 20g, a carbon dioxide supply device 20h, a watering device 20i, and a fertilization device 20j. is connected. That is, each of the first driving device 41 to the ninth driving device 49 is connected to the communication device 53 . The environment detection device 50 and the growth detection device 51 are also connected to the communication device 53 .

Now, the agriculture support system can acquire drive information and environment information when the environment is controlled by the environment control device 20 and biometric information detected by the growth detection device 51 .
As shown in FIG. 3, the driving information is information regarding driving of the environment control device 20 when the environment control device 20 controls the environment. The driving information includes, for example, the opening degree of the window portion 31 of the skylight device 20a, the opening degree of the window portion 32 of the side window device 20b, the air volume and direction of the ventilation fan 20c, the air volume and direction of the circulation fan 20d, and the light shielding portion of the curtain 20e. Position of 33, presence/absence of opening/closing, temperature of hot air from heat pump 20f, air volume, injection amount from spraying device 20g, supply amount and concentration of carbon dioxide from carbon dioxide supply device 20h, amount of water (irrigation amount) from sprinkling device 20i, fertilization They are the amount of fertilizer applied by the device 20j, and the like. Environmental information includes temperature, humidity, amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, wind speed, etc. detected by the environment detection device 50 . Therefore, the communication device 53 receives drive information when the environment control device 20 controls the environment (when the environment control device 20 is driven), environment information detected by the environment detection device 50 (temperature, humidity, amount of insolation, carbon dioxide carbon, wind speed, etc.) can be obtained.

In addition, the communication device 53 can acquire biological information such as crop images, growth index, leaf area index, and wilting index. The biological information, driving information, and environmental information acquired by the communication device 53 are transmitted from the communication device 53 to the management device 52A, and the management device 52A can acquire the biological information, driving information, and environmental information. When the management device 52A acquires the biological information, the drive information and the environmental information, the acquired biological information, the drive information and the environmental information are stored in the storage unit 54 . The environment information acquired by the environment detection device 50 may be stored in the storage unit 54 separately from the biological information.

As shown in FIG. 1, the growth calculator 51b included in the growth detection device 51 may be replaced by the management device 52A. In this case, the management device 52</b>A acquires the captured image captured by the imaging device 51 a of the growth detection device 51 via the communication device 53 . The growth calculation unit 51b calculates a flourishing index, a leaf area index, a wilting index, etc., based on the captured image. The growth index, leaf area index, and wilting index calculated by the growth calculation unit 51b are stored in the storage unit 54. FIG.

The agricultural support system includes a display device 55A. The display device 55A is a device capable of displaying environmental information and biological information in association with each other. The display device 55A is a monitor provided in the management device 52A, a monitor of a terminal 57A connectable to the communication device 53 or the management device 52A. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the display device 55A is a monitor of a terminal 57A connectable to the communication device 53 or the management device 52A. The terminal 57A is a fixed terminal such as a personal computer, or a mobile terminal such as a tablet, a smart phone, or a PDA.

For example, when the terminal 57A logs into the management device 52A and a predetermined operation is performed, the display device 55A of the terminal 57A can display the environmental information and biological information stored in the storage unit 54 of the management device 52A.
4A to 4C show an example of the growing environment screen M1 displaying the environmental information and biological information displayed on the display device 55A. As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the growing environment screen M1 includes a state display portion 56a displaying biological information and an environment display portion 56b displaying environment information. The state display section 56a and the environment display section 56b are arranged vertically or horizontally, and the scales of the time axes correspond to each other. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the display device 55A displays the thriving index in chronological order such as time and date on the state display section 56a. In addition, the display device 55A displays environmental information such as temperature, amount of solar radiation, CO ₂ concentration, etc. in the form of numerical values, graphs, etc., in relation to (corresponding to) the time, date, etc. of the vegetation index on the environment display section 56b.
As shown in FIG. 4B, the display device 55A displays the stratified LAI in chronological order on the status display section 56a. In addition, the display device 55A displays environmental information such as temperature, humidity, CO ₂ concentration, etc. in the form of numerical values, graphs, etc., in association with (corresponding to) the time, date, etc. of the stratified LAI on the environment display section 56b.

As shown in FIG. 4C, the display device 55A displays the wilting index in chronological order on the state display section 56a. In addition, the display device 55A displays environmental information such as temperature, humidity, amount of watering, and amount of fertilizer application in the form of numerical values, graphs, etc. in association with (corresponding to) the time or date of the wilting index on the environment display section 56b. .
Therefore, since the display device 55A displays the environmental information and the biological information in association with each other, the result of controlling the environment in the greenhouse 10 by the environment control device 20 can be directly compared with the biological information of the crops. The environment in the house 10 can be automatically or manually adjusted by the environment control device 20 according to the information.

As shown in FIG. 4D, the display device 55A may display an item setting screen M2 for setting items to be displayed on the growing environment screen M1 so that the items can be changed. On the item setting screen M2, it is possible to select items of biometric information (eg, thriving index, stratified LAI, wilting index, etc.) to be displayed on the state display section 56a. Also, on the item setting screen M2, it is possible to select environment information to be displayed on the environment display section 56b. As a result, various combinations of biological information and environmental information can be displayed on the growing environment screen M1 of the display device 55A.

Now, the management device 52A can change the detection conditions for the growth detection device 51 to detect. In a situation where a terminal 57A having a display device 55A is connected to the management device 52A, when the terminal 57A requests to change the detection conditions, the management device 52A displays the display device 55A as shown in FIG. 4E. Display the condition setting screen M3. The condition setting screen M3 displays an input section (detection condition input section) 56c for inputting detection conditions for time, time period, temperature, humidity, amount of solar radiation, wind speed, and CO ₂ concentration. When the input of the detection condition to the input unit 56c is completed, the input detection condition is transmitted to the management device 52A. When receiving the detection conditions, the management device 52A stores the received detection conditions in the storage unit 54 . Further, when the detection conditions are updated, the management device 52A transmits the updated detection conditions to the communication device 53 and rewrites the detection conditions stored (set) in the growth detection device 51 . By doing so, the detection conditions can be arbitrarily changed using the management device 52A (display device 55A).

As described above, the environmental control by the environment control device 20 can be manually performed by an operator or the like by operating the operation members (switches, etc.) such as the control panel provided in each of the environment control devices 20. However, it is possible to change the setting values set by the operation members of the control panel of the environment control device 20 by the setting signal from the management device 52A.
Next, the relationship between environment control by the environment control device 20 and the management device 52A will be described.

52 A of management apparatuses can transmit a setting signal via the communication apparatus 53 to the 1st drive device 41 of the skylight apparatus 20a. Upon receiving the setting signal, the first driving device 41 changes the opening degree of the window portion 31 based on the setting signal. In addition, the management device 52A can transmit a setting signal to the second driving device 42 of the side window device 20b via the communication device 53. As shown in FIG. Upon receiving the setting signal, the second driving device 42 changes the opening degree of the window portion 32 based on the setting signal. The management device 52A can transmit a setting signal via the communication device 53 to the third driving device 43 of the ventilation fan 20c. Upon receiving the setting signal, the third driving device 43 changes the number of revolutions of the fan, the direction of the fan, etc. (air volume and direction of the ventilation fan 20c) based on the setting signal. The management device 52A can transmit a setting signal via the communication device 53 to the fourth drive device 44 of the circulation fan 20d. Upon receiving the setting signal, the fourth driving device 44 changes the rotation speed of the fan, the direction of the fan, etc. (the air volume and direction of the circulation fan 20d) based on the setting signal.

52 A of management apparatuses can transmit a setting signal to the 5th drive device 45 of the curtain 20e via the communication apparatus 53. FIG. Upon receiving the setting signal, the fifth driving device 45 changes the position of the light blocking portion 33 based on the setting signal. The management device 52A can transmit a setting signal to the sixth driving device 46 of the heat pump 20f via the communication device 53. FIG. Upon receiving the setting signal, the sixth driving device 46 changes the temperature of the hot air from the heat pump 20f and the air volume due to rotation of the fan, etc., based on the setting signal. The management device 52A can transmit a setting signal via the communication device 53 to the seventh driving device 47 of the spray device 20g. When receiving the setting signal, the seventh driving device 47 changes the injection amount and the like based on the setting signal.

The management device 52A can transmit a setting signal via the communication device 53 to the eighth drive device 48 of the carbon dioxide supply device 20h. Upon receiving the setting signal, the eighth driving device 48 changes the supply amount, concentration, etc. of carbon dioxide based on the setting signal. 52 A of management apparatuses can transmit a setting signal via the communication apparatus 53 to the 9th drive device 49 of the watering apparatus 20i. When receiving the setting signal, the ninth driving device 49 changes the amount of water (irrigation amount) based on the setting signal. 52 A of management apparatuses can transmit a setting signal via the communication apparatus 53 to the fertilization apparatus 20j. When receiving the setting signal, the fertilizing device 20j changes the amount of fertilization based on the setting signal.

FIG. 4F shows the setting change screen M4 displayed on the display device 55A. As shown in FIG. 4F, the setting change screen M4 displays the current setting value ST1 of the environmental control device 20, and allows the setting value ST3 to be changed by changing the position of the indicator ST2. When the change of the setting value ST3 is completed on the setting change screen M4, the terminal 57A transmits the setting value ST3 to the management device 52A. The management device 52A transmits the received setting value ST3 to the communication device 53 as a setting signal.

Therefore, when the management device 52A transmits a setting signal to a predetermined environment control device 20, the environment control by the environment control device 20 can be changed.
Now, the environment control device 20 can control the environment inside the house 10 based on the biological information detected by the growth detection device 51 .
For example, when the wilting index detected by the growth detection device 51 is greater than a predetermined threshold value, the management device 52A sends a setting signal to the ninth driving device to increase the current watering amount set in the watering device 20i. 49 to increase the watering amount.

Further, when the growth index detected by the growth detection device 51 rises slowly, the management device 52A, for example, outputs a setting signal to the fifth driving device 45 of the curtain 20e so as to promote photosynthesis. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the house 10 is increased by increasing the amount or by outputting a setting signal to the eighth driving device 48 of the carbon dioxide supply device 20h.
Alternatively, the management device 52A outputs a setting signal to the first driving device 41 and the second driving device 42 to increase or decrease the opening degrees of the windows 31 and 32 from the current values, thereby increasing the temperature and humidity (saturation). ), altering the air flow. Alternatively, the management device 52A outputs a setting signal to the third driving device 43 and the fourth driving device 44 to increase or decrease the air volume of the ventilation fan 20c and the circulation fan 20d from the current values, thereby increasing or decreasing the air volume in the house 10. Change the state of flow. Alternatively, the management device 52A outputs a setting signal to the seventh driving device 47 to increase or decrease the injection amount of the spray device 20g from the current value, thereby changing the humidity (saturation) in the house 10 to an appropriate value. do. Alternatively, the management device 52A changes the temperature in the house 10 by outputting a setting signal to the sixth driving device 46 of the heat pump 20f to increase or decrease the supply amount of hot air, etc. from the current value. In the above-described embodiments, the temperature, humidity (saturation), amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, air flow, and the like have been described in order to promote photosynthesis, but the specific method is an example and is not limited.

According to the above, the environment control device 20 controls the environment based on the biological information detected by the growth detection device 51, for example, in the direction of improving the wilting state of crops and in the direction of promoting photosynthesis of crops. It is possible to control the environment reflecting the growth (growth) of crops.
The setting of whether or not to change the environment in the house 10 based on biometric information (valid or invalid) (setting of growing environment control) can be set by the terminal 57A, set by the environment control device 20, or set by the communication device 53, for example. It is preferable that the environment control device 20 changes the setting value according to the setting signal from the management device 52A only when the setting is valid.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, the setting of the growth environment control is performed by setting the skylight device 20a, the side window device 20b, the ventilation fan 20c, the circulation fan 20d, the curtain 20e, the heat pump 20f, the spray device 20g, the carbon dioxide supply device 20h, and the watering device. 20i and fertilization device 20j, and if enabled, the setting value is changed based on the setting signal of the management device 52A as described above, and if disabled , the setting value is not changed based on the setting signal of the management device 52A.

In the above-described embodiment, the environment control setting is set to be valid or invalid for the environment control device 20. However, as shown in FIG. You can set whether For example, the growth environment control is effective for the wilting index, and the growth index and stratified LAI are invalid. No environmental control.

The setting of the growing environment control may be performed by connecting the terminal 57A to the management device 52A, or by providing a switch or the like for setting the growing environment control in the communication device 53 or the environment control device 20. Good, the setting method is not limited.
The control of the environment by the management device 52A and the environment control device 20 described above does not have to be based on biological information detected under the same conditions, and the environment is controlled based on biological information obtained under various circumstances. . Alternatively, the management device 52A and the environment control device 20 may control the environment based on biological information detected under the same conditions. For example, the management device 52A refers to biometric information at the same time or time period, and controls the environment based on the biometric information at the same time or time period. The specific control of the environment is the same as in the above-described embodiment, so the explanation is omitted.

As described above, the agriculture support system includes the environment control device 20 and the growth detection device 51 . Therefore, the environmental control device 20 can be controlled based on the biological information of the crops grown in the greenhouse horticulture facility 1 or the like. That is, the environment can be controlled according to changes in biological information, and the growth of crops can be promoted.
The growth detection device 51 detects biological information based on predetermined conditions, and the environment control device 20 controls the environment based on the biological information detected under the same conditions. Therefore, changes in biological information under the same conditions can be grasped, and the growth of crops can be stabilized by controlling the environment under the same conditions.

A management device 52A for changing conditions is provided. Therefore, biometric information can be grasped under various situations by changing the conditions.
A growth calculation unit 51b for calculating the growth of the crop obtained from the biological information detected by the growth detection device 51 is provided, and the display device 55A displays the growth of the crop obtained by the growth calculation unit 51b. The growth of crops can be easily obtained by the growth calculator 51b, and the obtained result (the growth of the crops) can be immediately confirmed by the display device 55A.

Moreover, according to the agricultural support system, the display device 55A is provided. Therefore, the relationship with the environment of the greenhouse horticulture facility 1 can be grasped by looking at the display device 55A. As shown in FIG. 4A, for example, it is possible to grasp how the growth index is related to the temperature, the amount of solar radiation, and the CO ₂ concentration. As shown in FIG. 4B, it is possible to understand how the leaf area index is related to the temperature, the amount of solar radiation, and the CO ₂ concentration. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4C, it is possible to grasp how the wilting index is related to temperature, humidity, watering amount, and fertilizer application amount. In other words, while various environmental controls are being carried out in the greenhouse horticultural facility 1, the relationship between the environmental control by the environmental control device 20 and the biological information of the crops is found, and the growth of the crops is controlled. can be promoted.

In the above-described embodiment, the environment in the house 10 is controlled based on the biometric information detected by the growth detection device 51 when the setting of the growing environment control is valid, but the setting of the growing environment control is invalid. In this case, the management device 52A may control the environment control device 20 based on the current environment inside the house 10 (temperature, humidity, amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, wind speed, etc.).
First, an operator or the like sets the environment (temperature, humidity, amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, wind speed, etc.) in the house 10 using the display device 55A. For example, the display device 55A displays an input section for inputting the environment (environmental setting values) such as temperature, humidity, amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, and wind speed, and sets the values input to the input section as the environmental setting values. The environmental setting values set on the display device 55A and the like are transmitted to the management device 52A. In the above-described embodiment, the operator uses the display device 55A to set the environment setting values. good too. Alternatively, the environment setting value may be set for each time.

For example, if the environment information detected by the environment detection device 50 is larger or smaller than a predetermined environment set value, the management device 52A adjusts the environment control device 20 so that the current environment matches the environment set value. Control.
The management device 52A acquires the current environment (environment current value) from the environment detection device 50 and compares the environment current value with the environment setting value. When the deviation between the current environment value and the environment setting value is a predetermined value or more (when there is a deviation), the management device 52A outputs a setting signal to the first driving device 41 and the second driving device 42 to By changing the openings of 31 and 32 from their current values, the temperature and humidity (saturation) deviations are reduced. Alternatively, if the deviation between the current environment value and the environment set value is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the management device 52A outputs a setting signal to the third drive device 43 and the fourth drive device 44 to operate the ventilation fan 20c and the circulation fan 20d. By increasing or decreasing the air volume from the current value, the deviation of the wind speed is reduced. Alternatively, when the deviation between the current environment value and the environment set value is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the management device 52A outputs a setting signal to the seventh driving device 47 to increase or decrease the injection amount of the spray device 20g from the current value. By doing so, the deviation of the humidity (saturation difference) in the house 10 is reduced. Alternatively, if the deviation between the current environment value and the environment setting value is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the management device 52A outputs a setting signal to the sixth driving device 46 of the heat pump 20f to set the supply amount of hot air, etc., to the current value. By increasing or decreasing the temperature, the deviation of the temperature inside the house 10 is reduced. In the above-described embodiment, the method of changing the temperature, humidity (saturation), amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, air flow, etc. so that the current environmental value matches the environmental setting value has been described. , by way of example and not limitation.

According to the above, the agriculture support system includes the environment detection device 50 that detects the environment information indicating the environment of the greenhouse horticulture facility 1, the growth detection device 51 that detects the biological information of the crops, and the environment of the facility where the crops are grown. and an environment control device 20 for controlling, the environment control device 20 controlling the environment based on the environment information detected by the environment detection device 50 . According to this, even in a facility having a growth detection device 51 for detecting biological information of crops, the growth of crops can be promoted by controlling the environment of the greenhouse horticulture facility 1 while feeding back the current environmental information. can.

Moreover, the management device 52A may control the environment control device 20 based on both the environment information (environmental current value) detected by the environment detection device 50 and the biological information detected by the growth detection device 51 . For example, when the biological information (thriving state (thriving index), leaf area index (LAI), wilting index) detected by the growth detection device 51 is outside the threshold, the management device 52A detects the current environmental values (temperature, humidity, solar radiation, carbon dioxide, wind speed, etc.), and if the current environment value can be changed (the environment has room to change), the environment is changed so that the biometric information satisfies the threshold. On the other hand, even if the biological information (thriving state (thriving index), leaf area index (LAI), wilting index) detected by the growth detection device 51 is outside the threshold, the current environmental value is the upper limit or lower limit. If it is close to , and the current environment value cannot be substantially changed (a state in which there is no room to change the environment), the environment is not changed. In other words, the management device 52A executes control in consideration of the environmental current value when performing control based on biological information.
[Second embodiment]
FIG. 6 shows an agricultural support system in the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, descriptions of the same configurations as in the first embodiment are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the agriculture support system includes a work acquisition unit 60 and a display device 55B. The work acquisition unit 60 is provided in an external device such as a server, mobile terminal, or personal computer. In this embodiment, the work acquisition unit 60 is provided in the management device 52A. The work acquisition unit 60 is composed of electrical/electronic components, programs, and the like provided in the management device 52A. The work acquisition unit 60 acquires that the crops have been tended.

The display device 55B is a device that can associate and display the biometric information and the maintenance work acquired by the work acquisition unit 60 . The display device 55B is a monitor provided in the management device 52A, a monitor of a terminal 57B connectable to the communication device 53 or the management device 52A. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the display device 55B is a monitor of a terminal 57B connectable to the management device 52A. The terminal 57B is a fixed terminal such as a personal computer, or a mobile terminal such as a tablet, a smart phone, or a PDA. Note that the display device 55A of the terminal 57A described above may be provided with the functions of the display device 55B shown in this embodiment. In other words, the display device 55A and the display device 55B may be shared by making the terminal 57A and the terminal 57B the same terminal (integrated terminal).

Next, the terminal 57B and display device 55B will be described in detail.
After the terminal 57B logs in to the management device 52A, when the terminal 57B requests input of work details, the management device 52A causes the display device 55B of the terminal 57B to display an input screen M5 as shown in FIG. . The input screen M5 includes a time input section 61 and a work input section 62 . In the time input section 61, it is possible to input the date, time, etc., when the work was performed. It is possible to input work contents to the work input unit 62 . The work input unit 62 displays a list of work contents registered in advance in the management device 52A, and by selecting a predetermined work content from the list, the work content can be input to the work input unit 62. can.

As shown in FIG. 7, the work contents include, as care work, core picking, bud picking, attracting, harvesting, appropriate leaves, fruit picking, pruning, extending lateral branches (lateral buds), hanging, and the like. Here, the maintenance work is a work that changes the shape of the crop as a whole by putting a hand on the crop. For example, in harvesting, leaves and stems remain and fruits are lost, in suitable leaves, the number of leaves decreases, in fruit thinning, the number of fruits decreases, and in pruning, part of the stems and leaves are lost, resulting in crop growth. The overall shape changes. In other words, maintenance work is work that directly changes the shape of crops in agricultural work such as greenhouse gardening.

On the input screen M5, when the input to the time input unit 61 and the input to the work input unit 62 are completed, the terminal 57B displays the work content (picking, bud picking, attracting, Harvesting, appropriate leaves, fruit thinning, pruning, lateral branch (lateral bud) extension, hanging, etc.) and time are transmitted to the management device 52A. The work acquisition unit 60 of the management device 52A acquires maintenance work when the management device 52A receives the time and work content. When the work acquisition unit 60 of the management device 52A acquires the time and work content, the management device 52A stores the time and work content in the storage unit 54. FIG. Each time the maintenance work is performed, that is, each time the work acquisition section 60 acquires the work content, the storage unit 54 accumulates the work content indicating the maintenance work and the time during which the maintenance work was performed.

In the above-described embodiment, a list of pre-registered work contents is displayed on the input screen M5, and a predetermined work content is selected from the list. If not, the unregistered work content can be registered in the management device 52A by inputting the work content that is not registered in the display device 55B of the terminal 57B and then transmitting it to the management device 52A.

Further, when the terminal 57B logs in to the management device 52A and a predetermined operation is performed, the display device 55B of the terminal 57B displays the growing environment screen M6.
8A to 8C show an example of the growing environment screen M6 displaying the environmental information and biological information displayed on the display device 55B. As shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the growing environment screen M6 includes a status display section 56a, an environment display section 56b, and a work display section 56d. The work display section 56d is a section for displaying work content, and displays the work content stored in the storage section 54 of the management device 52A in association with time, date, or the like. For example, the work display unit 56d displays a section from the start time or start date of harvesting, suitable leaves, fruit thinning, pruning, etc. to the end time or end date using a bar such as a rectangle.

The state display section 56a, the environment display section 56b, and the work display section 56d are arranged vertically or horizontally, and the scales of the time axes correspond to each other. It is possible to understand the relationship with the work content.
As shown in FIG. 8A, the display device 55B displays the growth index on the state display section 56a, environmental information such as temperature, amount of solar radiation, CO ₂ concentration on the environment display section 56b, and work content on the work display section 56d. Here, when maintenance work is included in the work content, the display device 55B displays the environment information before maintenance work and the environment information after maintenance work separately. For example, the display device 55B displays, in the environment display section 56b, the environment information before the maintenance work in the portion of the time or day before the start time or the start date of the maintenance work. A display indicating that the environmental information is after the maintenance work is provided in a portion that is the time or day later than the end time or end date of . Alternatively, the display device 55B displays a section (maintenance section) between the start time or start date and the end time or end date of the maintenance work on the environment display section 56b, thereby distinguishing before or after the maintenance work. .

As shown in FIG. 8B, the display device 55B displays the stratified LAI in the state display section 56a, displays environmental information such as temperature, humidity, CO ₂ concentration in the environment display section 56b, and displays work information in the work display section 56d. Show content.
As shown in FIG. 8C, the display device 55B displays the wilting index on the state display section 56a, displays environmental information such as temperature, humidity, watering amount, and fertilization amount on the environment display section 56b, and displays work display section 56d. View your work.

In the above-described embodiment, the display device 55B distinguishes between the environmental information before maintenance work and the environment information after maintenance work. may be displayed separately. For example, the display device 55B displays, in the state display section 56a, the part indicating the time or day before the start time or date of the maintenance work, indicating that the biometric information is before the maintenance work. In the portion of the time or day after the end time or end date of , a display is made to indicate that the biometric information is after the care work. Alternatively, the display device 55B displays a section (maintenance section) between the start time or start date and the end time or end date of the maintenance work on the state display section 56a, thereby distinguishing before or after the maintenance work. .

Therefore, since the display device 55B displays the environmental information, the biological information, and the care work in association with each other, the relationship between the result of controlling the environment in the greenhouse 10 by the environment control device 20, the biological information of the crops, and the care work is displayed. can be directly compared, and the environment in the house 10 can be adjusted by the environment control device 20 while observing each relationship. In particular, since the display device 55B distinguishes between the environmental information or biological information before maintenance work and the environmental information or biological information after maintenance work, the environment based on the maintenance work (change point) is displayed. Changes between information and biological information can be grasped.

Now, the environment control device 20 controls the environment based on at least the care work. Specifically, the environment control device 20 controls the environment based on the biological information detected by the growth detection device 51 and maintenance work. For example, when the wilting index detected by the growth detection device 51 drops below the threshold after maintenance work, the management device 52A sends a setting signal to increase the current watering amount set in the watering device 20i to the ninth Output to the driving device 49 to increase the amount of sprinkling water. On the other hand, if the wilting index detected by the growth detection device 51 does not reach the threshold value after the maintenance work, the management device 52A maintains the current watering amount set by the watering device 20i.

Moreover, if the degree of increase in the vegetation index in the predetermined period after maintenance work is moderate, the environment control device 20 changes the environment so as to promote photosynthesis. On the other hand, after the care work, if the increase in the growth index in the predetermined period is not less than the threshold value and is not moderate, the environment control device 20 controls the environment based on the current set values.
When changing the environment for promoting photosynthesis, the management device 52A outputs a setting signal to the environment control device 20. FIG. Note that the method of changing the environment for promoting photosynthesis is the same as in the above-described embodiment, so the description is omitted.

Also, the environment control device 20 may control the environment based on the content of maintenance work. For example, if the care work is harvesting, after the care work, the environment in the house 10 is set to an environment in which commutation to fruit progresses. That is, control is performed on the environment in which the commutation from the source organ to the sink organ progresses.
For example, the management device 52A outputs a setting signal to the first driving device 41 and the second driving device 42 to increase or decrease the opening degrees of the windows 31 and 32 from the current values, thereby increasing the temperature inside the house 10. is set to the region where commutation proceeds to the fruit.

Alternatively, the management device 52A outputs a setting signal to the fifth driving device 45 of the curtain 20e to increase the amount of solar radiation, or outputs a setting signal to the eighth driving device 48 of the carbon dioxide supply device 20h to increase the amount of sunlight in the house 10. promotes translocation to the fruit by increasing the concentration of carbon dioxide in Note that the method for promoting translocation to fruits is an example, and is not limited to the above-described embodiments.
As described above, according to the agriculture support system, the environment control device 20 and the work acquisition unit 60 are provided. According to this, the environment control device 20 can control the environment based on maintenance work. In other words, the environmental control device 20 controls the temperature, humidity, light, CO ₂ concentration, wind direction and wind speed (air flow), watering amount, fertilizer application amount during and after maintenance work such as harvesting, suitable leaves, fruit thinning, and pruning. etc. can be changed. For example, when the environment is controlled by the environment control device 20 according to various works before, during, and after maintenance work, it is possible to precisely promote the growth of crops. For example, by adjusting the environment after harvesting, suitable leaves, fruit thinning, trimming, etc., it is possible to grow crops while emphasizing either vegetative growth or reproductive growth. Accordingly, the display device 55B distinguishes between the environment information before the maintenance work and the environment information after the maintenance work. Therefore, the environment can be changed while comparing the environment information before the maintenance work and the environment information after the maintenance work.

The biological information detected by the growth detection device 51 may be corrected based on the care work. FIG. 24A is a diagram showing the relationship between maintenance work and a growth index, which is one of biological information. As shown in FIG. 24A, when maintenance work is not performed, the growth index tends to increase over time. For example, when maintenance work is performed in period Q1, the growth index decreases in period Q1. The growth calculation unit 51b calculates the difference between the growth index L10 before (immediately before) the maintenance work and the growth index L11 after (immediately after) the maintenance work, that is, the decrease value L12 of the growth index during the maintenance work. , the newly calculated growth index L13 is added to the decrease value L12 to correct the growth index after maintenance work. According to this, after the period Q1, the growth index after maintenance work can be virtually set to the growth index L14, and various controls can be performed using the corrected growth index L14.

For example, as shown in FIG. 24B, when the biometric information is the plant height of a crop, if maintenance work is performed to adjust the plant height at time Q1, the plant height after the maintenance work decreases in the same manner as the growth index. The growth calculation unit 51b calculates the difference between the plant height L20 before (immediately before) the maintenance work and the plant height L21 after (immediately after) the maintenance work. By adding the newly calculated plant height L23 to L22, the plant height after the care work is corrected. According to this, after the period Q1, the plant height after the care work can be virtually set to the plant height L24, and various controls can be performed using the plant height L24.

In the above-described embodiment, correction of biometric information has been described by taking the growth index and plant height as examples, but biometric information is not limited to the above examples as long as it changes after maintenance work.
As shown in FIGS. 24A, 24B, etc., the display device 55B displays the biometric information before correction (L11, L12, K13, L21, L22, L23) and the biometric information after correction (L14, L24). may
[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 9 shows an agricultural support system in the third embodiment. In the third embodiment, descriptions of the same configurations as in the first embodiment or the second embodiment are omitted. Also, the third embodiment can be applied to each of the first embodiment and the second embodiment. Also, both the first embodiment and the second embodiment may be applied to the third embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the agricultural support system has a growth prediction section 65 . The growth prediction unit 65 is provided in an external device such as a server, mobile terminal, or personal computer. In this embodiment, the growth prediction unit 65 is provided in the management device 52A. The growth prediction unit 65 is composed of electric/electronic parts, programs, etc. provided in the management device 52A. The growth prediction unit 65 predicts the growth of crops based on environmental information when the environment is controlled by the environment control device 20 .

The growth prediction unit 65 can calculate the integrated yield of fruits as the growth of crops based on a predetermined simulation model. FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a simulation model. As shown in FIG. 10, the growth prediction unit 65 obtains the amount of photosynthate P _g from the environmental information (amount of solar radiation, CO ₂ concentration, temperature, etc.) detected by the environment detection device 50, and determines the amount of maintenance respiration from the amount of photosynthate P _g . Total dry matter is determined by subtracting the amount M _resp and losses due to vegetative respiration. In addition, the growth prediction unit 65 obtains the sink strength of each organ (leaf, stem, fruit), determines the distribution ratio of the fruit organ from the obtained sink strength, and obtains the distribution ratio of the fruit based on the total dry weight. As a result, the cumulative harvest amount (yield) is obtained as the growth of the crop. When biological information such as the leaf area index LAI is applied to the simulation model and the integrated yield is obtained, the parameter "LAI" is added. That is, the growth prediction unit 65 can predict the growth of crops based on at least biological information such as LAI.

As a simulation model, "JW Jones, E. Dayan, L. H. Allen, H. Van Keulen, H. Challa A Dynamic Tomato Growth and Yield Model (TOMGRO), March-April.1991 Vol. 672”, “E. Heuvelink. Evaluation of a Dynamic Simulation Model for Tomato Crop Growth and Development 1999 Annals of Botany 83:413-422” can be adopted. In addition, as described above, the growth prediction unit 65 may predict the growth of crops based on biological information, may predict the growth using both biological information and environmental information, or may predict the growth of crops using both biological information and environmental information. may be used to predict crop growth.

The display device 55C of the agricultural support system is a device that displays prediction information indicating the growth predicted by the growth prediction unit 65. FIG. The display device 55C is a monitor provided in the management device 52A and a monitor of a terminal 57C connectable to the management device 52A. The terminal 57C is a fixed terminal such as a personal computer, or a mobile terminal such as a tablet, a smart phone, or a PDA. Note that the display device 55A of the terminal 57A described above may be provided with the functions of the display device 55C shown in this embodiment. Alternatively, the display device 55B of the terminal 57B described above may be provided with the functions of the display device 55C shown in this embodiment. Further, the terminal 57A, the terminal 57B, and the terminal 57B may be the same terminal (integrated terminal), so that the display device 55A, the display device 55B, and the display device 55C may be shared.

When the terminal 57C logs in to the management device 52A and a predetermined operation is performed, the growth prediction unit 65 executes the calculation of crop yield prediction. When the growth prediction unit 65 completes the calculation of the crop yield prediction, the display device 55C of the terminal 57C displays a growth prediction screen M7 as shown in FIG. 11A. The growth prediction screen M7 is a screen for displaying changes in the crop yield predicted by the growth prediction unit 65. For example, the horizontal axis displays a time axis such as date, and the vertical axis indicates the crop yield. Is displayed. The harvested amount of a crop is an integrated harvested amount (referred to as an integrated harvested amount) after the crop starts to grow.

Therefore, by applying environmental information and biological information when controlled by the environment control device 20 to the simulation model, the yield of crops is predicted, and the yield (integrated yield), which is the predicted information, is displayed. It is possible to grasp the transition of the harvest amount from the start of crop growth to the present.
Now, the management device 52A has a first acquisition section 71 and a second acquisition section 72 . The first acquisition unit 71 and the second acquisition unit 72 are composed of electrical/electronic components, programs, etc. provided in the management device 52A.

The first acquisition unit 71 acquires market information of crops. The first acquisition unit 71 connects to, for example, a server (computer) of a wholesale market that wholesales crops, a server of a provider that provides market information of crops, etc., and acquires prices of crops (market prices) as market information. get.
For example, the terminal 57C is connected to the management device 52A, and crop names, crop varieties, regions, etc. are registered in advance using the terminal 57C or the like. After registering the crop name, crop variety, and area, the first acquisition unit 71 acquires the market price corresponding to the crop and variety corresponding to the crop name registered in the management device 52A for each registered area. The market prices acquired by the first acquisition unit 71 are stored in the storage unit 54 for each crop name, variety, and region.

As shown in FIG. 11B, an input screen M8 for inputting crop names, varieties, and regions is displayed on the display device 55C. The input crop name, variety, region, etc. are transmitted to the management device 52A, and after receiving the crop name, variety, region, etc., the first acquisition unit 71 of the management device 52A corresponds to the crop name, variety, region, etc. Market prices may be obtained periodically or irregularly.

The second acquisition unit 72 acquires a target yield indicating a target yield of crops. The second acquisition unit 72 extracts past environment information stored in the storage unit 54 . The second acquisition unit 72 provides the growth prediction unit 65 with the solar radiation amount, CO ₂ concentration, and temperature of the extracted past environmental information. The growth prediction unit 65 receives the past environmental information from the second acquisition unit 72 and obtains changes in crop yield (integrated harvest amount) based on the past environmental information. The second acquisition unit 72 requests the growth prediction unit 65 to change the cumulative harvest based on past environmental information, acquires the cumulative harvest provided from the growth prediction unit 65, and obtains the acquired cumulative harvest. Make the amount the target yield. The yield by the simulation model can be calculated by determining the ratio of the fruit to the total amount of dry matter from the fruit sink strength or the like.

The display device 55C displays the market price, the cumulative yield predicted by the growth prediction section 65, and the target yield. When the terminal 57C logs in to the management device 52A and a predetermined operation is performed, the display device 55C displays the business management screen M9 as shown in FIG. 12A. The business management screen M9 displays the price transition P1 indicating the transition of the market price, the cumulative harvest amount transition (growth transition) P2, and the target yield transition P3 on the same graph, that is, on the same screen. On the business management screen M9, the horizontal axis displays the time axis such as month and date, and the vertical axis displays the crop yield axis and the price axis.

In the business management screen M9, the current display section 73 displays the current position on the horizontal axis. The left side of the current display portion 73 is the past price transition P1, the cumulative harvest amount transition P2, and the target yield transition P3. On the other hand, the right side of the current display section 73 is the future price transition P1, the cumulative harvest amount transition P2, and the target yield transition P3. Here, the future price transition P1 is, for example, a value predicted from the past monthly or weekly (monthly, weekly) price fluctuation results, and is based on the current price on a monthly or weekly basis. It is a value obtained by multiplying the rate of change (%) of The future price transition P1 is predicted based on monthly or weekly price fluctuations in the past, but is not limited to this, and market price transitions obtained by price simulation may be applied.

The transition P2 of the cumulative harvest amount in the future is obtained by applying the past environmental information (for example, the amount of solar radiation, CO ₂ concentration, temperature) in the section T1 from the present to the future in the section T1 to the above-described simulation model, 65 is the transition obtained. For example, as shown in FIG. 12A, when the present is February (2/1), the past amount of sunshine in the section T1 from February (after 2/1) to April (4/15), CO ₂ Based on the concentration, temperature, etc., it is possible to obtain the future cumulative harvest by obtaining the crop yield (the amount of fruit).

According to the above, the display device 55C displays the price transition P1 indicating the transition of the market price and the transition P2 of the accumulated harvest amount indicating the transition of growth on the same screen. It is possible to grasp the relationship between at a glance, and it is possible to consider how the accumulated harvest amount can be changed from the present time to the future, and whether the profit can be expected to improve.
Further, as shown in FIG. 12B, the display device 55C displays, in addition to the market price transition P1, the accumulated harvest amount transition P2, and the target yield transition P3, the profit transition P4, the actual accumulated harvest amount transition P5, The corrected integrated harvest amount P6 may be displayed on the business management screen M9. For convenience of explanation, the transition P2 of the cumulative harvest amount is "forecast transition P2", the transition P5 of the actual cumulative harvest amount is "actual transition P5", and the corrected cumulative harvest amount P6 is "correction transition P6". It says.

The profit transition P4 is a value obtained by multiplying the market price by the yield to find the sales amount and subtracting the cost (expense) from the sales amount. The profit can be determined by management device 52A or terminal 57C. The performance transition P5 is a value obtained by integrating the shipment amount of the crops actually shipped from the start of the growth of the crops to the present, and can be obtained by the management device 52A or the terminal 57C.

The corrected transition P6 is a value obtained by setting the environment (future planned environment) in the house 10 from the present to the future. When setting the planned environment, for example, as shown in FIG. 12C, the production management screen M10 is displayed on the display device 55C, and the planned environment such as CO ₂ concentration and temperature target values for the present and future is entered. . The growth prediction unit 65 applies the planned environment input to the production management screen M10 to the simulation model to determine the transition of the cumulative harvest amount from the present to the future. The display device 55C applies the transition of the accumulated harvest amount from the present to the future calculated by the growth prediction unit 65 to the corrected transition P6, and displays it on the business management screen M9.

According to the above, the display device 55C can display the correction transition P6 when the environment in the house 10 is changed. Therefore, for example, when the actual transition P5 deviates from the target yield transition P3, it is possible to determine whether the target yield can be achieved by bringing the corrected transition P6 closer. For example, if the present is February and it is expected from the price transition P1 that the market price of crops will be lower than the current price in February to March, the price will be corrected between February and March. A work plan can be made to stop bringing the transition P6 closer to the target yield and bring the corrected transition P6 closer to the target yield transition P3 after March when the market price rises.

It is preferable that the display device 55C displays the drafted work plan based on the prediction information (integrated harvest amount). Specifically, when the display device 55C displays the correction transition P6 of the prediction information (integrated harvest amount) as shown in FIG. View suggestions. For example, the display device 55C displays contents such as ``Profit rate will increase if harvesting is concentrated after March'', or ``Display the work plan for March and The date is automatically displayed." In addition, the display of the drafting of the work plan on the display device 55C is an example and is not limited.

Further, the environment control device 20 may control the environment in the greenhouse 10 based on at least the growth of crops predicted by the growth prediction unit 65, for example, the market price transition P1 and the integrated harvest amount transition P2. .
First, the management device 52A creates (prepares a plurality of) a plurality of scheduled environments such as target values of CO ₂ concentration and temperature for the future (future). The growth prediction unit 65 of the management device 52A uses a plurality of scheduled environments to obtain a corrected transition P6 corresponding to each scheduled environment. After obtaining the plurality of correction transitions P6, the management device 52A obtains the sales amount based on the future price transition P1 and each correction transition P6, and calculates the profit by subtracting the cost (expense) from the sales amount. do. The management device 52A transmits to the environment control device 20 the planned environment indicated by the modified transition P6 with the highest profit. The environment control device 20 changes the setting values so that the environment information detected by the environment detection device 50 matches the planned environment indicated by the correction transition P6. In the above-described embodiment, the environment control device 20 changes the set values so that the environment information detected by the environment detection device 50 matches the planned environment indicated by the correction transition P6. Alternatively, the management device 52A acquires the environment information detected by the environment detection device 50 via the communication device 53, and sends a setting signal to the predetermined environment control device 20 so that the acquired environment information matches the planned environment. By transmitting, the environment in the house 10 may be controlled.

According to the above, the agriculture support system includes the environment control device 20, the growth prediction section 65, and the display device 55C. According to this, the growth prediction unit 65 predicts how the growth of the crop will change based on the biological information, and the predicted growth of the crop can be grasped by viewing the prediction information on the display device 55C. can. That is, since the relationship between the environment and the growth of crops can be grasped, the growth of crops can be controlled.

The agriculture support system includes a first acquisition unit 71, and the display device 55C displays the market information acquired by the first acquisition unit 71 and the prediction information. It is possible to grasp the relationship between the growth transition of crops and the market information of crops. For example, it is possible to compare the relationship between the harvest amount corresponding to the harvest period and the market price of the crop according to the growth transition of the crop, and to predict the profit and adjust the harvest period and harvest amount in the future. can be adjusted.

The agriculture support system includes a second acquisition unit 72, and the display device 55C displays market information, forecast information, and the target yield acquired by the second acquisition unit 72. FIG. For example, it is possible to comprehend the three-way relationship between the harvest amount for the harvest time, the target yield, and the market price, based on the growth transition of crops.
The display device 55C displays the price transition indicating the transition of the market price as the market information and the growth transition as the prediction information on the same screen. According to this, it is easy to compare price transitions and growth transitions.

Environment controller 20 controls the environment based on market information and forecast information. The environmental control device 20 allows control of crop growth in conjunction with market prices. For example, when it is possible to predict the harvest amount corresponding to the future harvest period by predicting the growth of crops, by changing the harvest period and the harvest amount according to the environment, it is possible to increase the harvest amount when the market price is high and make a profit. can be raised. In other words, when market prices are expected to remain low from the current point of view, rather than controlling crop growth in the direction of increasing yields, control crops with an emphasis on vegetative growth. . After that, if the market price is expected to rise, it is possible to increase profits by controlling the growth of crops in the direction of increasing yields.

The environment controller 20 controls the environment based on market information, forecast information and target yield. Similar to the example above, when the yield corresponding to the future harvest period can be predicted, it is possible to control the growth of the crop not only in accordance with the market price, but also in order to achieve the target yield. can do.
[Fourth embodiment]
FIG. 13 shows an agricultural support system in the fourth embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, descriptions of the same configurations as in the first to third embodiments are omitted. Also, the fourth embodiment can be applied to each of the first, second, and third embodiments. Also, the first to third embodiments may be applied to the fourth embodiment.

The agricultural support system includes a management device 52B. The management device 52B is composed of external devices such as a server, a mobile terminal, and a personal computer. In this embodiment, the management device 52B is composed of a server.
The management device 52B is a device that manages a plurality of greenhouse horticultural facilities 1 . The management device 52B can be connected to a plurality of greenhouse horticulture facilities 1. FIG. That is, the management device 52B can be connected to the communication devices 53 of a plurality of greenhouse horticultural facilities 1 . The management device 52B has a storage unit 90 that stores information for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1 .

FIG. 14 shows an example of information stored in the storage unit 90. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 14 , the storage unit 90 stores facility identification information, biometric information, and environment information assigned to each greenhouse horticultural facility 1 , that is, to each house 10 .
For example, if there are two houses 10A and 10B, the storage unit 90 stores the facility identification information corresponding to the house 10A, the biological information obtained from the growth detection device 51 provided in the house 10A, and the environment information of the house 10A. It is associated and stored. Further, the storage unit 90 associates and stores facility identification information corresponding to the house 10B, biological information obtained from the growth detection device 51 provided in the house 10B, and environment information of the house 10B.

FIG. 15 shows the flow of information acquisition in the management device 52B. For convenience of explanation, the greenhouse horticulture facility 1 (house 10) is explained as being a house 10A and a house 10B. As a matter of course, the number of greenhouse horticulture facilities 1 (houses 10) is not limited.
As shown in FIG. 15, the management device 52B requests the communication device 53A of the house 10A to transmit environmental information and biological information (S1). The communication device 53A of the house 10A transmits environment information detected by the environment detection device 50 in the house 10 to the management device 52B in response to a request from the management device 52B (S2). Also, the communication device 53A of the house 10A transmits biometric information such as the captured image detected by the growth detection device 51 of the house 10A, the growth index, the leaf area index, and the wilting index to the management device 52B (S3). The management device 52B stores the environmental information and biological information transmitted from the communication device 53A of the house 10A (S4). The communication device 53A of the house 10A preferably transmits the facility identification information assigned to the communication device 53A to the management device 52B together with the environment information and the biological information.

Also, the management device 52B requests the communication device 53B of the house 10B to transmit the environment information and the biometric information (S5). The communication device 53B of the house 10B transmits the environment information detected by the environment detection device 50 in the house 10 to the management device 52B in response to the request of the management device 52B (S6). Further, the communication device 53B of the house 10B transmits biometric information such as the captured image detected by the growth detection device 51 of the house 10B, the growth index, the leaf area index, and the wilting index to the management device 52B (S7). The management device 52B stores the environmental information and biological information transmitted from the communication device 53B of the house 10B (S8). The communication device 53B of the house 10B preferably transmits the facility identification information assigned to the communication device 53B to the management device 52B together with the environment information and the biological information.

Therefore, according to the management device 52B, the information of each of the houses 10A and 10B is acquired, and the acquired information is stored for each of the houses 10A and 10B. In particular, the management device 52B can acquire and manage the biological information detected by the growth detection device 51 and the environment information detected by the environment detection device 50 for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1 .
The agricultural support system has a display device 55D. The display device 55D is a device capable of displaying environmental information and biological information in association with each other. The display device 55D is a monitor of a terminal 57D connectable to the management device 52B. The terminal 57D is a fixed terminal such as a personal computer, or a mobile terminal such as a tablet, a smart phone, or a PDA.

For example, when the terminal 57D logs in to the management device 52B and a predetermined operation is performed, the display device 55D displays the growing environment screen M11. 16A to 16C show an example of the growing environment screen M11 displaying the environmental information and biological information displayed on the display device 55D. As shown in FIGS. 16A to 16C, the growing environment screen M11 is the same as the growing environment screen M1 described above, except for an input section (facility information input section) 56e. A configuration different from the growth environment screen M1 will be described.

The growing environment screen M11 has an input section 56e for inputting facility information, and facility information such as facility identification information or the name of a facility corresponding to the facility identification information can be input to the input section 56e. For example, when the worker inputs the facility identification information (KA-00010) corresponding to the house 10A, the terminal 57D transmits KA-00010 input to the input section 56e to the management device 52B. The management device 52B searches the storage unit 90 for the environmental information and biological information corresponding to KA-00010 transmitted from the terminal 57D, and displays the environmental information and biological information corresponding to the house 10A on the display device 55D. Similarly, when the worker inputs the facility identification information (KA-00020) corresponding to the house 10B, the terminal 57D transmits KA-00020 input to the input section 56e to the management device 52B. The management device 52B searches the storage unit 90 for the environmental information and biological information corresponding to KA-00020 transmitted from the terminal 57D, and displays the environmental information and biological information corresponding to the house 10B on the display device 55D.

As described above, according to the display device 55D, environmental information and biological information can be recognized for each house 10, and the worker can change the environment of each house 10 individually.
The management device 52B can command the environment control device 20 to change the environment for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1 . That is, the management device 52B can independently and separately issue commands to the environment control device 20 of the house 10A and the environment control device 20 of the house 10B.

The management device 52B can transmit a setting signal via the communication device 53 to the first drive devices 41 of the houses 10A and 10B. Upon receiving the setting signal, the first driving device 41 changes the opening degree of the window portion 31 based on the setting signal. Also, the management device 52B can transmit a setting signal to the second driving devices 42 of the houses 10A and 10B via the communication device 53 . Upon receiving the setting signal, the second driving device 42 changes the opening degree of the window portion 32 based on the setting signal. The management device 52B can transmit setting signals to the third drive devices 43 of the houses 10A and 10B via the communication device 53 . Upon receiving the setting signal, the third driving device 43 changes the number of revolutions of the fan, the direction of the fan, etc. (air volume and direction of the ventilation fan 20c) based on the setting signal. The management device 52B can transmit setting signals to the fourth drive devices 44 of the houses 10A and 10B via the communication device 53 . Upon receiving the setting signal, the fourth driving device 44 changes the rotation speed of the fan, the direction of the fan, etc. (the air volume and direction of the circulation fan 20d) based on the setting signal.

The management device 52B can transmit a setting signal via the communication device 53 to the fifth drive devices 45 of the houses 10A and 10B. Upon receiving the setting signal, the fifth driving device 45 changes the position of the light blocking portion 33 based on the setting signal. The management device 52B can transmit a setting signal via the communication device 53 to the sixth drive devices 46 of the houses 10A and 10B. Upon receiving the setting signal, the sixth driving device 46 changes the temperature of the hot air from the heat pump 20f and the air volume due to rotation of the fan, etc., based on the setting signal. The management device 52B can transmit a setting signal via the communication device 53 to the seventh driving devices 47 of the houses 10A and 10B. When receiving the setting signal, the seventh driving device 47 changes the injection amount and the like based on the setting signal.

The management device 52B can transmit a setting signal via the communication device 53 to the eighth drive devices 48 of the houses 10A and 10B. Upon receiving the setting signal, the eighth driving device 48 changes the supply amount, concentration, etc. of carbon dioxide based on the setting signal. The management device 52B can transmit a setting signal via the communication device 53 to the ninth drive devices 49 of the houses 10A and 10B. When receiving the setting signal, the ninth driving device 49 changes the amount of water (irrigation amount) based on the setting signal. The management device 52B can transmit a setting signal via the communication device 53 to the fertilizing devices 20j of the houses 10A and 10B. When receiving the setting signal, the fertilizing device 20j changes the amount of fertilization based on the setting signal.

FIG. 17A shows a setting change screen M12 displayed on the display device 55D. The setting change screen M12 is the same as the setting change screen M4 described above, except for the input section (facility information input section) 56f. A configuration different from the setting change screen M4 will be described. The setting change screen M12 includes an input section 56f for inputting facility information, and facility information such as facility identification information or the name of a facility corresponding to the facility identification information can be input to the input section 56f. For example, when the worker inputs KA-00010, the terminal 57D transmits KA-00010 to the management device 52B. When receiving KA-00010, the management device 52B connects to the communication device 53 of the house 10A corresponding to KA-00010, acquires the driving information of the house 10A, and sets the current setting value ST1 on the setting change screen M12. indicate. When the change of the setting value ST3 is completed on the setting change screen M12, the terminal 57D transmits the setting value ST3 together with KA-00010 to the management device 52B. The management device 52B transmits a setting signal indicating the setting value ST3 to the communication device 53 of the house 10A corresponding to KA-00010.

On the other hand, when the worker inputs KA-00020, the terminal 57D transmits KA-00020 to the management device 52B. When receiving KA-00020, the management device 52B connects to the communication device 53 of the house 10B corresponding to KA-00020, acquires the drive information of the house 10B, and sets the current setting value ST1 on the setting change screen M12. indicate. When the setting value ST3 has been changed on the setting change screen M12, the terminal 57D transmits the setting value ST3 together with KA-00020 to the management device 52B. The management device 52B transmits a setting signal indicating the setting value ST3 to the communication device 53 of the house 10B corresponding to KA-00020.

Therefore, by inputting the facility information to the input section 56f, for example, the environments of the houses 10A and 10B can be individually changed. The set value set in the input section 56f may be changed for each season or time. The set values set in the input section 56f are the installation status of the greenhouses 10A and 10B (facing north, facing south, facing west, and facing east), varieties growing in the greenhouses 10A and 10B, You may set according to the important item etc. which were set for every 10B.

The management device 52B may change the environment for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1 based on the environment information obtained for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1 .
First, an operator or the like sets the environment (temperature, humidity, amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, wind speed, etc.) for each of the houses 10A and 10B using the display device 55D. For example, the display device 55D displays an input section for inputting the environment (environment setting values) such as temperature, humidity, amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, and wind speed for each of the houses 10A and 10B. The input values are set as environment setting values for each of the houses 10A and 10B. The environment setting values set by the display device 55D or the like are transmitted to the management device 52B. In the above-described embodiment, the operator uses the display device 55D to set the environment setting values. May be set. Alternatively, the environment setting value may be set for each time.

For example, the management device 52B acquires the current environment value of the house 10A, and adjusts the environment control device 20 of the house 10A so that the deviation between the acquired current environment value and the environmental setting value set for the house 10A is small. Control. The control method of the environmental control device 20 based on the environmental setting values and the environmental current values in the management device 52B is the same as that of the management device 52A described above, so the description is omitted.

According to the above, the management device 52B instructs the environmental control device 20 to change the environment based on the environmental information obtained for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1 . According to this, when there are a plurality of greenhouse horticulture facilities 1, the environment can be controlled while individually feeding back the current environment corresponding to each greenhouse horticulture facility 1, and the crops for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1 can be controlled. can grow differently.

Now, the management device 52B can control the environment inside the house 10 based on the biological information detected by the growth detection device 51 .
For example, when the wilting index detected by the growth detection device 51 of the house 10A of the house 10A and the house 10B is greater than a predetermined threshold value, the management device 52B is set in the watering device 20i of the house 10A. A setting signal for increasing the current watering amount is output to the ninth driving device 49 of the house 10A to increase the watering amount.

Further, when the increase in the growth index detected by the growth detection device 51 of the house 10A among the houses 10A and 10B is moderate, photosynthesis is promoted. A setting signal is output to the driving device 45 to increase the amount of solar radiation, and a setting signal is output to the eighth driving device 48 of the house 10A to increase the concentration of carbon dioxide in the house 10A.

Alternatively, the management device 52B outputs setting signals to the first driving device 41 and the second driving device 42 of the house 10A to increase or decrease the opening degrees of the window portions 31 and 32 of the house 10A from the current values. Change temperature, humidity (saturation) and air flow. Alternatively, the management device 52B outputs a setting signal to the third driving device 43 and the fourth driving device 44 of the house 10A to increase or decrease the air volume of the ventilation fan 20c and the circulation fan 20d of the house 10A from the current values. , change the state of the air flow in the house 10A. Alternatively, the management device 52B outputs a setting signal to the seventh driving device 47 of the house 10A to increase or decrease the injection amount of the spray device 20g of the house 10A from the current value, thereby increasing or decreasing the humidity (saturation) of the house 10A. to an appropriate value. Alternatively, the management device 52B changes the temperature of the house 10A by outputting a setting signal to the sixth driving device 46 of the house 10A to increase or decrease the supply amount of hot air or the like from the current value. In the above-described embodiments, the temperature, humidity (saturation), amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, air flow, and the like have been described in order to promote photosynthesis, but the specific method is an example and is not limited.

According to the above, based on the biological information detected by the growth detection device 51 of each house 10, the management device 52B controls the environment such that the wilting state of crops is improved and the photosynthesis of crops is promoted. Therefore, it is possible to control the environment in which the growth (growth) of the crop is more reflected. In this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, it is possible to set whether the growing environment control is enabled or disabled for each house 10 . In this case, if the growing environment control is valid, the management device 52B controls the environment of the house 10 based on the biometric information. The environmental control device 20 is controlled based on the current environment (temperature, humidity, amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, wind speed, etc.).

Moreover, like the management device 52A, the management device 52B may also control the environment control device 20 based on both the environmental current value and the biological information. For example, when the biometric information detected by the growth detection device 51 (if the thriving state is out of the threshold value, the management device 52B refers to the current environment value and determines the state in which the current environment value can be changed (the state in which the environment can be changed) ), the environment is changed so that the biometric information satisfies the threshold value.On the other hand, even if the biometric information detected by the growth detection device 51 is outside the threshold value, the current environment value cannot be changed ( If there is no room to change the environment), the environment is not changed.

Now, the management device 52B may set important items for each house 10 to control the environment. The important items are items that are emphasized in growing crops. For example, items that emphasize the yield of crops (emphasis on harvest), items that emphasize the sugar content of crops (emphasis on sugar content), items that emphasize energy saving (emphasis on energy saving) ), etc.
FIG. 17B shows the condition setting screen M13 displayed on the display device 55D. The condition setting screen M13 is a screen for setting important items. As shown in FIG. 17B, the condition setting screen M13 includes an input section (facility information input section) 81 for inputting facility information such as facility identification information and an input section (important item input section) 82 for inputting important items. have. The input unit 82 displays a list of important items registered in advance, and a predetermined important item can be selected from the displayed list.

For example, when KA-00010 is input to the input unit 81 and the emphasis on harvest is input on the input unit 82, the greenhouse 10A is set to emphasize harvest. Similarly, when KA-00020 is input to the input unit 81 and sugar content-focused is input to the input unit 82, the greenhouse 10B is set to sugar content-focused.
The facility information and important items set on the condition setting screen M13 are transmitted to the management device 52B via the terminal 57D, and the management device 52B stores the facility information and the important items transmitted from the terminal 57D in the storage unit 90. Remember. The important items and the set values of the environmental control device 20 are set in advance according to the important items. For example, the setting values of the skylight device 20a, the side window device 20b, the ventilation fan 20c, the circulation fan 20d, the curtain 20e, the heat pump 20f, the spray device 20g, the carbon dioxide supply device 20h, the watering device 20i, and the fertilization device 20j correspond to the important items. are set respectively. The set value is set to a value that increases the harvest when the harvest is emphasized, a value which increases the sugar content when the sugar content is emphasized, and a value which reduces energy consumption when energy conservation is emphasized. In addition, the set values for harvest-oriented, sugar-content-oriented, and energy-saving-oriented may be automatically set based on the past results, or the operator or the like may set the harvest-oriented, sugar-content-oriented, and energy-saving-oriented in advance using the terminal 57D. The value may be manually registered in the management device 52B, and the method is not limited.

The management device 52B sets the setting values of the environmental control device 20 in accordance with the important items for each house 10 set on the condition setting screen M13, and sends setting signals corresponding to the setting values in accordance with the important items to each house. Send to 10.
Note that the management device 52B may control the environment control device 20 using both the case of changing the environment according to the important item and the case of changing the environment according to the biological information. For example, the management device 52B determines whether or not it is necessary to change the environment in the biometric information, and if it is necessary to change the environment (for example, the thriving index and the wilting index are below a threshold), the environment in the biometric information is changed. , and if there is no need to change the environment (such as when the flourishing index or wilting index is greater than the threshold), set the environment according to the important items.

According to the above, the management device 52B acquires the biological information detected by the growth detection device 51 and the environment information detected by the environment detection device 50 for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1 . The growth of crops can be controlled for each greenhouse horticultural facility 1 while grasping the relationship between the biometric information of the crops and the environmental information for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1 .
For example, when the installation conditions (facing north, south, west, and east) of the greenhouse horticulture facilities 1 are different, it is possible to control the growth of crops while changing the environment for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1 according to the installation conditions. can.

Alternatively, if the variety of crops differs for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1, the growth of the crops can be controlled for each variety. In addition, when important items such as harvest, sugar content, and energy saving are determined in the growth of crops for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1, the growth of crops can be controlled according to the important items. It is possible to control the growth of crops based on the set items (set items) by setting in the greenhouse horticultural facility 1 a combination of installation conditions, varieties, important items, and the like.

Based on the biological information obtained for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1, the management device 52B commands the environment control device 20 to change the environment. For example, the environment can be changed according to the setting items (installation status, varieties, important items, etc.) determined for each greenhouse horticulture facility, and the growth of crops according to the setting items can be controlled while viewing the biological information of the crops. can do.
Also, the display device 55D displays biological information and environmental information obtained for each greenhouse horticulture facility 1 . According to this, the state of crops and environmental information in the greenhouse horticulture facility 1 can be grasped.

FIG. 18 shows a modification of the agricultural support system in the fourth embodiment. In the above-described embodiment, the management device 52B is a device that manages each greenhouse horticultural facility 1 (house 10). conduct.
As shown in FIG. 19, the compartments 80 are partitioned areas where crops grow in the house 10, and a plurality of compartments 80 are arranged in the house 10 at predetermined intervals. A watering device 20i is connected to the plurality of compartments 80, and water can be supplied to each compartment. In addition, a fertilizing device 20j is connected to the plurality of sections 80, and fertilization can be performed for each section. As shown in FIG. 20, the plurality of partitions 80 are assigned partition information such as partition identification information for identifying partitions or partition names corresponding to the partition identification information, and the assigned partition information is stored in the storage unit 90. It is Further, as shown in FIG. 20, the facility information and the section information are associated in advance. are stored in the storage unit 90 in association with SP21 to SP30. Therefore, looking at the facility identification information and the block identification information in the storage unit 90, in the house 10A corresponding to KA-00010, ten blocks 80 indicated by SP01 to SP10 are arranged, corresponding to KA-00020. It can be understood that ten partitions 80 indicated by SP21 to SP30 are arranged in the house 10B. Note that the relationship between the facility information and the section information can be registered in advance in the management device 52B using the terminal 57D or the like.

In addition, information (position information) about the positions in the plurality of partitions 80 is stored in the storage unit 90 in association with the partition information. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, in the house 10A, when the sections 80 of SP01 to SP10 are arranged in 2 rows (2 horizontal rows)×5 rows (2 vertical rows), each partition 80 is arranged vertically and horizontally. The storage unit 90 stores, as position information, which column of the column corresponds. Note that the position information described above is only an example, and the position in the house 10A may be determined in advance and indicated by a coordinate system other than the arrangement of columns and rows, or the position may be set based on other information. good.

As shown in FIG. 18, the management device 52B has a growth calculator 51b. The growth calculation unit 51b extracts a captured image of each section 80 based on the crop image (captured image) and the position information of the section 80, and uses the extracted captured image of each section 80 (referred to as a section image) to The vegetative state for each section 80 is calculated. For example, the growth calculation unit 51b extracts a crop image (referred to as a section crop image) for each section 80, quantifies the ratio of the section crop image to the section image, and sets the digitized value as a thriving index.

The growth calculation unit 51b calculates the stratified LAI for each block 80 using the block crop image. Note that the method of obtaining the stratified LAI is the same as in the above-described embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted. The growth calculation unit 51b calculates the wilting state for each section 80 using the section crop image. Note that the method of obtaining the wilting state (wilting index) is the same as in the above-described embodiment, so the description thereof is omitted.
After the growth calculator 51b obtains the biological information such as the thriving index, LAI, and wilting index, the storage unit 90 of the management device 52B stores the thriving index, LAI, wilting index, and the like in association with the section identification information and the like. do. The management device 52B also stores the environment information transmitted from the communication device 53 . That is, the management device 52B can acquire both the biological information and the environmental information corresponding to the section 80 and store them in the storage section 90. FIG. Note that the storage unit 90 may store the block image and the block identification information and the like in association with each other.

Now, the management device 52B can control the environment inside the house 10 based on the biometric information for each section 80 . Hereinafter, the control of the environment for each partition 80 will be described by taking the partition 80 indicated by SP01 (referred to as the first partition 80a) and the partition 80 indicated by SP02 (referred to as the second partition 80b) as an example.
For example, when the wilting index of the first section 80a is greater than a predetermined threshold, the management device 52B sends a setting signal via the communication device 53 to increase the amount of water to be applied to the first section 80a. Send to device 20i. The watering device 20i, upon receiving the setting signal transmitted from the management device 52B, increases the amount of watering to the first section 80a.

Further, when the difference between the thriving index of the first section 80a and the thriving index of the other sections 80 is greater than the threshold and the thriving index of the first section 80a is smaller than that of the other sections 80, the management device 52B A setting signal is transmitted to the watering device 20i via the communication device 53 to increase the amount of watering to one section 80a. The watering device 20i, upon receiving the setting signal transmitted from the management device 52B, increases the amount of watering to the first section 80a. Similarly, the environment of a predetermined section 80 is controlled based on the growth index and the wilting index for sections 80 other than the first section 80a.

For example, if the wilting index of the first section 80a and the second section 80b is greater than a predetermined threshold value, the management device 52B sets the amount of water to be applied to the first section 80a and the second section 80b to be larger than the current amount. A signal is sent to the irrigation device 20i via the communication device 53. FIG. The irrigation device 20i, upon receiving the setting signal transmitted from the management device 52B, increases the amount of irrigation to the first section 80a and the second section 80b.

The embodiment described above is an example, and is not limited to the flourishing index and the wilting index, and may be applied to LAI. In this way, the management device 52B can control the environment of the predetermined section 80 using biometric information such as the growth index, LAI, and wilting index.
The management device 52B may change the environment based on the environment information obtained for each section 80. FIG. In this case, an environment detection device 50 for detecting environment information is provided for each section 80 . The environment (temperature, humidity, amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, wind speed, etc.) for each section 80 can be set using the display device 55D. For example, the display device 55D displays an input section for inputting the environment (environment setting values) such as temperature, humidity, amount of solar radiation, carbon dioxide, and wind speed for each of the first section 80a and the second section 80b. , the values input to the input units for each of the second sections 80b are set as environmental setting values for each of the first section 80a and the second section 80b. The environment setting values set by the display device 55D or the like are transmitted to the management device 52B. In the above-described embodiment, the operator uses the display device 55D to set the environmental setting values, but the management device 52B and the terminal 57A automatically correspond to the first section 80a and the second section 80b. You can also set the environment settings with Alternatively, the environment setting value may be set for each time.

For example, the management device 52B acquires the current environment value of the first section 80a, and adjusts the environment control device 20 so that the deviation between the acquired current environment value and the environment set value set for the first section 80a becomes small. to control. In addition, the management device 52B acquires the current environment value of the second section 80b, and adjusts the environment control device 20 so that the deviation between the acquired current environment value and the environmental setting value set for the second section 80b becomes small. to control. The control method of the environmental control device 20 based on the environmental setting values and the environmental current values in the management device 52B is the same as that of the management device 52A described above, so the description is omitted.

According to the above, the management device 52B instructs the environment control device 20 to change the environment based on the environment information obtained for each section 80. FIG. According to this, when there are a plurality of sections 80, the environment can be controlled while feeding back the current environment individually corresponding to each section 80, and the growth of crops can be made different for each section 80. can be done.
When controlling the environment for each section 80 , the management device 52</b>B may control the environment control device 20 based on both the current environmental values and biological information for each section 80 . For example, in a predetermined section 80, if the biometric information (the overgrowth state detected by the growth detection device 51 is outside the threshold), the management device 52B refers to the environmental current value of the predetermined section 80, If the current environment value can be changed, the environment is changed so that the biometric information satisfies the threshold.On the other hand, even if the biometric information detected by the growth detection device 51 is outside the threshold, the predetermined The environment is not changed unless the current environment value of the section 80 can be changed.In other words, the management device 52B executes control in consideration of the current environment value when performing control based on biological information.

In this modification, the display device 55D displays biological information and environmental information obtained for each section 80. FIG. For example, when the terminal 57D logs in to the management device 52B and a predetermined operation is performed, the display device 55D displays the growing environment screen M14. 21A to 21C show an example of the growing environment screen M14 displaying the environmental information and biological information displayed on the display device 55D. As shown in FIGS. 21A to 21C, the growing environment screen M14 is the same as the growing environment screen M11 described above, except for the input section 56f. A configuration different from the growth environment screen M11 will be described.

The growing environment screen M14 has an input section 56f for inputting section information, and facility information such as section identification information or a section name can be input to the input section 56f. For example, when the operator inputs SP01 to the input unit 56f, the terminal 57D transmits SP01 input to the input unit 56f to the management device 52B. The management device 52B searches the storage unit 90 for the environmental information and biological information corresponding to SP01 transmitted from the terminal 57D, and causes the display device 55D to display the environmental information and biological information corresponding to the first section 80a. Similarly, when the worker inputs SP02 corresponding to the second section 80b, the terminal 57D transmits SP02 input to the input section 56f to the management device 52B. The management device 52B searches the storage unit 90 for the environmental information and biological information corresponding to SP02 transmitted from the terminal 57D, and causes the display device 55D to display the environmental information and biological information corresponding to the second section 80b.

As described above, according to the display device 55D, environmental information and biological information can be recognized for each section 80, and the operator can change the environment for each section 80 individually.
Now, the management device 52B may set an important item for each partition 80 to control the environment.
FIG. 22 shows the condition setting screen M15 displayed on the display device 55D. As shown in FIG. 22, the condition setting screen M15 is the same as the condition setting screen M13 described above, except for the input section (section information input section) 83. FIG. A configuration different from the condition setting screen M13 will be described. The condition setting screen M15 has an input section 83 for inputting section information. For example, when SP01 is input to the input unit 83 and the importance of harvest is input to the input unit 82, the first section 80A is set to emphasize the harvest. Similarly, when SP02 is input to the input section 83 and the sugar content emphasis is input to the input section 82, the section 80B is set to focus on the sugar content.

The section information and important items set on the condition setting screen M15 are transmitted to the management device 52B via the terminal 57D, and the management device 52B stores the section information and the important items transmitted from the terminal 57D in the storage unit 90. Remember. The important items and the set values of the environmental control device 20 are set in advance according to the important items. The set values corresponding to the important items in the section 80 are preferably set values for a device (section control device) capable of controlling the environment for each section 80 at least. For example, the setting values of the section control devices (irrigation device 20i, fertilization device 20j) capable of controlling the environment for each section 80 are set corresponding to the important items. The set values of the section control device corresponding to the emphasis on harvest, the emphasis on sugar content, and the emphasis on energy saving may be automatically set based on past results, or the operator or the like may set the values of harvest emphasis, sugar content emphasis, and energy saving priority using the terminal 57D in advance. The setting value that emphasizes energy saving may be manually registered in the management device 52B, and the method is not limited. Moreover, it is preferable that the set values in the environment control device 20 that controls the environment of the entire house 10 instead of each section 80 can be arbitrarily changed manually or automatically.

The management device 52B sets the setting values of the partition control device according to the important items for each partition 80 set on the condition setting screen M15, and sends the setting signals corresponding to the setting values corresponding to the important items to the respective partitions 80. Send to
Note that the management device 52B may control the partition control device using both the case of changing the environment according to the important item and the case of changing the environment according to the biological information. For example, the management device 52B determines whether or not it is necessary to change the environment in the biometric information, and if it is necessary to change the environment (for example, the thriving index and the wilting index are below a threshold), the environment in the biometric information is changed. , and if there is no need to change the environment (such as when the flourishing index or wilting index is greater than the threshold), set the environment according to the important items.

The management device 52B has a facility conversion section 85 . The facility conversion unit 85 is composed of electrical/electronic components, programs, etc. provided in the management device 52B. The facility conversion unit 85 converts information for each section 80 into information for each greenhouse horticultural facility 1 . For example, when a worker or the like operates the terminal 57D to transmit a command (conversion command) to change the section 80 to a facility from the terminal 57D to the management device 52B, the facility conversion unit 85 is activated to convert the section into a section. The information for each 80 is converted for each greenhouse horticultural facility 1 (information conversion processing). Note that when the conversion command is not output from the terminal 57D to the management device 52B, the facility conversion section 85 is stopped and the information conversion processing is stopped.

FIG. 23 shows an example of information conversion processing performed by the facility conversion unit 85 . As shown in FIG. 23, for example, the facility conversion unit 85 converts the information on the section 80 corresponding to SP01 to SP10 as the information on the house 10A corresponding to KA-00010. For example, the facility conversion unit 85 converts the environment information and biometric information associated with SP01 to SP10 as the environment information and biometric information of the house 10A. For example, the facility conversion unit 85 averages the growth index, stratified LAI, and wilting index of SP01 to SP10, and uses the average value of each of the growth index, stratified LAI, and wilting index as the representative value of the house 10A. set. Further, the facility conversion unit 85 averages the amounts of watering and fertilization for SP01 to SP10, and sets the average value of the amounts of watering and fertilization as the representative value of the house 10A. In addition to the watering device 20i and the fertilizing device 20j, if an environment control device 20 capable of controlling the environment for each section 80 is provided, the average value of the environment control device 20 may be used as the representative value of the house 10. .

In addition, the facility conversion unit 85 sets environment information such as temperature, humidity, and amount of solar radiation common to SP01 to SP10 as the environment information of the house 10A.
Moreover, the conversion method by the facility conversion unit 85 described above is an example and is not limited. The amount of irrigation water and the amount of fertilization to be applied may be the representative values of the house 10, or other methods may be used.

Further, after the conversion by the facility conversion unit 85, the management device 52B uses the environment of the greenhouse horticulture facility 1, that is, the environment control device 20 to Take control of your environment. Note that the control method by the management device 52B is the same as that in the above-described embodiment, so the description is omitted.
According to the above, the management device 52B acquires the biological information detected by the growth detection device 51 and the environment information detected by the environment detection device 50 for each section 80 of the greenhouse horticulture facility 1 . According to this, the growth of crops can be controlled for each section 80 while grasping the relationship between the biometric information of the crops and the environmental information for each section 80 .

For example, if the crop varieties are different for each section 80, the crop growth can be controlled for each variety. In addition, when important items such as harvest, sugar content, energy saving, etc. are determined in the growth of crops for each section 80, the growth of the crops can be controlled according to the important items. In addition, it is possible to set a combination of varieties, important items, etc. in the section 80 and control the growth of crops based on the set items (set items).

The management device 52B instructs the environment control device 20 to change the environment based on the biometric information obtained for each section 80 . For example, the environment can be changed according to the setting items (variety, important items, etc.) defined for each section 801, and the growth of crops according to the setting items can be controlled while viewing the biological information of the crops.
The farming support system includes a facility conversion unit 85 that converts each section 80 into a facility, and the management device 52B instructs the environment control device 20 on the basis of the biological information converted into a facility by the facility conversion unit 85. order changes. Each section 80 can be switched to the unit of the facility horticulture facility 1, and crops can be grown while changing the environment in the unit of the facility horticulture facility 1. - 特許庁

The display device 55D displays biological information and environmental information obtained for each section 80. FIG. According to this, the state of the crops in the section 80 and the environmental information can be grasped.
Although the present invention has been described above, it should be considered that the embodiments disclosed this time are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the claims rather than the above description, and is intended to include all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

In the above-described embodiment, the leaf area index for each stratum is described, but instead of this, the leaf area index for each crop may be obtained, or may not be stratified.

1 greenhouse horticulture facility 20 environment control device 51 growth detection device 55A display device 55B display device 55C display device 65 growth prediction unit 71 first acquisition unit 72 second acquisition unit

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a growth detection device for detecting biological information of crops; an environment control device for controlling the environment of a facility for growing crops;
a growth prediction unit that predicts the growth of the crop based on the biological information detected by the growth detection device;
a display device for displaying prediction information indicating the growth predicted by the growth prediction unit;
with
The growth detection device has an imaging device and a growth calculation unit, the growth calculation unit calculates a leaf area index of the crop based on the crop image captured by the imaging device,
the growth prediction unit, based on the leaf area index included in the biometric information, obtains an integrated yield as a numerical value indicating the growth of the crop;
In the agricultural support system, the display device displays transition of the integrated harvest amount as the prediction information . Equipped with an environment detection device that detects environmental information indicating the environment,
2. The growth prediction unit predicts the growth of the crop, including obtaining the integrated harvest amount , based on the biological information including the leaf area index and the environmental information detected by the environment detection device. Agricultural support system according to . The agricultural support system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the leaf area index is a leaf area index for each stratum for classifying crops . A first acquisition unit that acquires market information of the crop,
4. The agricultural support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display device displays the market information acquired by the first acquisition unit and the prediction information including changes in the cumulative harvest amount. . A second acquisition unit that acquires a target yield indicating a target yield of the crop,
5. The agricultural support system according to claim 4, wherein the display device displays the market information, the prediction information including transition of the integrated harvest amount, and the target yield acquired by the second acquisition unit. 6. The agricultural support system according to claim 5, wherein said display device displays, on the same screen, price transition indicating market price transition as said market information and said integrated harvest amount transition as said prediction information. 7. The agricultural support system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein said environment control device controls said environment based on said prediction information including changes in said integrated harvest amount . 7. The agricultural support system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the environment control device controls the environment based on the target yield and the prediction information including the transition of the cumulative harvest . 9. The agricultural support system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein said display device displays a work plan drawn up based on said prediction information including changes in said cumulative harvest amount .

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