CN103461227B - Culture solution and culture growth method of silver gray pearls - Google Patents

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CN103461227B
CN103461227B CN201310331354.XA CN201310331354A CN103461227B CN 103461227 B CN103461227 B CN 103461227B CN 201310331354 A CN201310331354 A CN 201310331354A CN 103461227 B CN103461227 B CN 103461227B
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The invention discloses culture solution and a culture growth method of silver gray pearls. The culture growth method is characterized by comprising the following steps of: utilizing raw material ingredients of 1 to 5 parts of dry fish scale, 2 to 5 parts of ginkgo skin, 2 to 6 parts of actinolite, 2 to 6 parts of dry achyranthes bidentata, 1 to 6 parts of parasitism leaves, 1 to 5 parts of adenosine disodium triphosphate and the like and respectively preparing aqueous solutions of the raw material ingredients; firstly, soaking nuclei in mixed solution of the fish scale solution, the ginkgo skin solution, the actinolite solution and the achyranthes bidentata solution in a warm environment for 3 to 7h, taking out the nuclei and air-drying for 3 to 5h; then soaking the nuclei in the parasitism leaf solution for 3 to 5h, taking out the nuclei and air-drying for 2 to 3h; finally, after soaking the nuclei into 10 to 20ml of dilute solution of the adenosine disodium triphosphate, immediately taking out the nuclei, completing transplanting cultured objects into pearl shells in 1 to 3min and placing the pearl shells in which transplanting of the cultured objects is completed into a sea area to culture for 1 to 3 years so as to grow into the pearls. According to each obtained pearl, the surface is silver gray and is smooth; a pearl layer and the nucleus are tightly combined; pearl brightness is strong and soft; the color is bright; and the pearl is bright, smooth, gorgeous and noble.

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The culture fluid of a kind of silver gray pearl and cultivation growing method thereof
Technical field:
The present invention relates to the cultivation growing method of a kind of pearl, particularly relate to the culture fluid of a kind of silver gray pearl and cultivate growing method.
Background technology:
Pearl is that the feelings tear in bud of mermaid in legend is formed, and she represents pure and beautiful, so always be that people pursue beautiful and pure symbol.At present, method about pearl culture reaches its maturity, its basic step uses pearl core through pre-treatments such as sterilizings exactly, then be implanted in pearl shell live body, move into again in the culturing pool similar to natural environment, or directly transplanting is in marine greatly, naturally form, or cultivate pearl by the method such as growing environment changing female shellfish, these methods are simple to operate, also easily success, but the pearl turned out is all off-white color or yellow-white etc., dull coloring, little chromatic colour pearl, and also color and luster is also not fully up to expectations.Particularly silver-gray pearl, by retrieval, and find no the technology report of cultivating silver gray pearl, and the present invention forms silver gray pearl with dry fish scale, gingko skin, Bai Shi, dry ox root, parasitic leaf, trinosin etc. for raw material carries out cultivation growth.Silver gray pearl is a kind of expensive Tibetan of the elegance with metallics ornaments, and bud contains the attraction of silver with gold, and the innovation that technology is cultivated improves market value and the reserve value of silver gray pearl in pearl, meets various selection of people and the pursuit to fashion.
Summary of the invention:
The object of the present invention is to provide the cultivation growing method of a kind of pearl, the culture fluid of a kind of silver gray pearl is particularly provided and cultivates growing method.
For this reason, the invention provides the culture fluid of a kind of silver gray pearl and cultivate growing method, comprising:
A culture fluid for silver gray pearl, is characterized in that, cultivates the component that raw material comprises following weight portion
These raw materials and pure water are prepared according to a conventional method, namely obtains culture fluid.
A cultivation growing method for silver gray pearl, is characterized in that:
Get the component of following weight portion:
1) dry fish scale, gingko skin, Bai Shi and dry ox root are all made the aqueous solution of 10 ~ 25ml, then these aqueous solution are heated, form mixed liquor;
2) first by the pearl nuclear vacuole of 30 ~ 50g got ready in advance in mixed liquor, take out pearl core after temperature bubble 3 ~ 7h, dry 3 ~ 5h;
3) pearl core is immersed in the 10 ~ 25ml aqueous solution made with parasitic leaf make assisting growth human body again, take out pearl core after bubble 3 ~ 5h, dry 2 ~ 3h;
4) again by 10 ~ 20ml aqueous solution that pearl core immersion trinosin is diluted to, take out immediately to complete in 1 ~ 3min and cultivate body thing and be transplanted in nacre;
5) the pearl shellfish completing transplanting is put into marine site cultivation and within 1 ~ 3 year, namely grow to obtain silver gray pearl.
Preferably, the cultivation growing method of described silver gray pearl, is characterized in that, described fish scale solution refer to dry fish scale through pulverizing after with pure water with the mass ratio of 1.0 ~ 2.5: 2.5 ~ 5.5, be mixed with liquid, refilter obtained solution.
Preferably, the cultivation growing method of described silver gray pearl, is characterized in that, described gingko skin solution refer to gingko skin through pulverizing after with pure water with 1.0 ~ 2.5: 2.5 ~ 4.5 mass ratio be mixed with liquid, refilter obtained solution.
Preferably, the cultivation growing method of described silver gray pearl, it is characterized in that, described white stone solution refers to will pulverize the albarium end of 100 ~ 300 mesh sieves, with the amount of pure water with 1.0 ~ 2.5: 3.5 ~ 5.5 mass ratio, wiring solution-forming heats 2 ~ 5h in the water bath with thermostatic control of 45 ~ 65 DEG C, refilters obtained solution.
Preferably, the cultivation growing method of described silver gray pearl, it is characterized in that, described ox root solution refers to the dry ox root powder pulverizing 50 ~ 100 mesh sieve gained, with pure water with 1.0 ~ 2.5: 3.5 ~ 5.5 mass ratio, wiring solution-forming heats 3 ~ 6h in the water bath with thermostatic control of 55 ~ 100 DEG C, refilters rear obtained solution.
Preferably, the cultivation growing method of described silver gray pearl, is characterized in that, the parasitic leaf powder after described parasitic leaf solution refers to pulverizing and pure water with 1.5 ~ 2.5: 2.5 ~ 4.5 mass ratio be mixed with liquid filtering after the solution that obtains.
Preferably, the cultivation growing method of described silver gray pearl, is characterized in that, described trinosin solution refers to that three phosphorus two springs pincers disodiums and pure water are with the formulated solution of the mass ratio of 1.0 ~ 5.5: 2.5 ~ 8.5.
Preferably, the cultivation growing method of described silver gray pearl, is characterized in that, described 2) in, temperature bubble pearl core keeps the temperature of mixed liquor within the scope of 45 ~ 65 DEG C.
The present invention cultivates gained pearl surface and is rendered as silver gray, smooth surface, and pearl layer and pearl core are combined closely, and pearly-lustre is strong and soft, in bright gay color, sparkling and crystal-clear moist, magnificent noble quality.
The innovation that the technology of the present invention is cultivated improves market value and the reserve value of silver gray pearl in pearl, meets various selection of people and the pursuit to fashion.
Embodiment:
Embodiment 1
Get 10 grams of dry fish scale powder and 20 milliliters of pure water are configured to the aqueous solution, then filter, obtain fish scale solution;
Get 10 grams of gingko skin powder and 20 milliliters of pure water are configured to the aqueous solution, then filter, obtain gingko skin solution;
The albarium end of getting 10 grams of mistake 100 mesh sieves is configured to the aqueous solution with 20 milliliters of pure water, is placed in the water bath with thermostatic control heating 2 ~ 5h of 45 ~ 65 DEG C, then filters, obtain white stone solution;
The dry ox root powder getting 10 grams of mistake 60 mesh sieves is dissolved in 20 milliliters of pure water and is configured to the aqueous solution, heats 3 ~ 6h, then filters, obtain ox root solution in the water bath with thermostatic control of 55 ~ 100 DEG C;
Get 10 grams of parasitic leaves and 20 milliliters of pure water are configured to the aqueous solution, then filter, obtain parasitic leaf solution;
Get 2 milliliters of trinosin solution to be dissolved in 15 milliliters of pure water and to obtain trinosin dilution;
Formula:
Concrete operations are as follows:
Get above-mentioned fish scale solution 15 milliliters, gingko skin solution 15 milliliters, white stone solution 15 milliliters and ox root solution 15 milliliters mixing, form mixed liquor, as the cultivation growth human body of silver gray pearl in shellfish; Mixed liquor is heated to 45 DEG C, keeps constant temperature temperature bubble preprepared 30 grams of pearl cores, complete after 3 hours, take out, take out pearl core and dry 3 hours; Add parasitic leaf solution 15 milliliters as assisting growth human body, steep 3 hours, take out, airing 2 hours; Namely the cultivation of above-mentioned raw materials preparation grows after human body follow procedure has operated puts into trinosin dilution 10 milliliters, as the effect of cultivation shellfish nutritional supplementation, silver gray pearl is cultivated growth formation operation sequence and is all on board, and completes and cultivate body thing in shellfish in 1 ~ 3 minute; To complete and transplant pearl shellfish and put into marine site cultivation and be namely grown to silver gray pearl in 1 ~ 3 year.
Embodiment 2
Get 10 grams of dry fish scale powder and 25 milliliters of pure water are configured to the aqueous solution, then filter, obtain fish scale solution;
Get 10 grams of gingko skin powder and 25 milliliters of pure water are configured to the aqueous solution, then filter, obtain gingko skin solution;
The albarium end of getting 10 grams of mistake 200 mesh sieves is configured to the aqueous solution with 25 milliliters of pure water, is placed in the water bath with thermostatic control heating 2 ~ 5h of 45 ~ 65 DEG C, then filters, obtain white stone solution;
The dry ox root powder getting 10 grams of mistake 80 mesh sieves is dissolved in 25 milliliters of pure water and is configured to the aqueous solution, heats 3 ~ 6h, then filters, obtain ox root solution in the water bath with thermostatic control of 55 ~ 100 DEG C;
Get 10 grams of parasitic leaves and 25 milliliters of pure water are configured to the aqueous solution, then filter, obtain parasitic leaf solution;
Get 2 milliliters of trinosin solution to be dissolved in 20 milliliters of pure water and to obtain trinosin dilution;
Formula:
Concrete operations are as follows:
Get above-mentioned fish scale solution 20 milliliters, gingko skin solution 20 milliliters, white stone solution 20 milliliters and ox root solution 20 milliliters mixing, form mixed liquor, as the cultivation growth human body of silver gray pearl in shellfish; Mixed liquor is heated to 55 DEG C, keeps constant temperature temperature bubble preprepared 40 grams of pearl cores, complete after 5h, take out, take out pearl core and dry 4 hours; Add parasitic leaf solution 20 milliliters as assisting growth human body, steep 4 hours, take out, dry 3 hours; Namely the cultivation of above-mentioned raw materials preparation grows after human body follow procedure has operated puts into trinosin dilution 15 milliliters, as the effect of cultivation shellfish nutritional supplementation, silver gray pearl is cultivated growth formation operation sequence and is all on board, and completes and cultivate body thing in shellfish in 1 ~ 3 minute; To complete and transplant pearl shellfish and put into marine site cultivation and be namely grown to silver gray pearl in 1 ~ 3 year.
Embodiment 3
Get 10 grams of dry fish scale powder and 30 milliliters of pure water are configured to the aqueous solution, then filter, obtain fish scale solution;
Get 10 grams of gingko skin powder and 30 milliliters of pure water are configured to the aqueous solution, then filter, obtain gingko skin solution;
The albarium end of getting 10 grams of mistake 300 mesh sieves is configured to the aqueous solution with 30 milliliters of pure water, is placed in the water bath with thermostatic control heating 2 ~ 5h of 45 ~ 65 DEG C, then filters, obtain white stone solution;
The dry ox root powder getting 10 grams of mistake 100 mesh sieves is dissolved in 30 milliliters of pure water and is configured to the aqueous solution, heats 3 ~ 6h, then filters, obtain ox root solution in the water bath with thermostatic control of 55 ~ 100 DEG C;
Get 10 grams of parasitic leaves and 30 milliliters of pure water are configured to the aqueous solution, then filter, obtain parasitic leaf solution;
Get 2 milliliters of trinosin solution to be dissolved in 25 milliliters of pure water and to obtain trinosin dilution;
Formula:
Concrete operations are as follows:
Get above-mentioned fish scale solution 25 milliliters, gingko skin solution 25 milliliters, white stone solution 25 milliliters and ox root solution 25 milliliters mixing, form mixed liquor, as the cultivation growth human body of silver gray pearl in shellfish; Mixed liquor is heated to 65 DEG C, keeps constant temperature temperature bubble preprepared 50 grams of pearl cores, complete after 7 hours, take out, take out pearl core and dry 5 hours; Add parasitic leaf solution 25 milliliters as assisting growth human body, steep 5 hours, take out, airing 2.5 hours; Namely the cultivation of above-mentioned raw materials preparation grows after human body follow procedure has operated puts into trinosin dilution 20 milliliters, as the effect of cultivation shellfish nutritional supplementation, silver gray pearl is cultivated growth formation operation sequence and is all on board, and completes and cultivate body thing in shellfish in 1 ~ 3 minute; To complete and transplant pearl shellfish and put into marine site cultivation and be namely grown to silver gray pearl in 1 ~ 3 year.

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1. a culture fluid for silver gray pearl, is characterized in that, its raw material comprises the component of following weight portion:
Dry fish scale 1 ~ 5 part; Gingko skin 2 ~ 5 parts; 2 ~ 6 parts, white stone;
Dry ox root 2 ~ 6 parts; Parasitic 1 ~ 6 part, leaf; Trinosin 1 ~ 5 part;
These raw materials and pure water are prepared according to a conventional method, namely obtains culture fluid.
2. a cultivation growing method for silver gray pearl, is characterized in that, comprising:
Get the component of following weight portion
Dry fish scale 1 ~ 5 part; Gingko skin 2 ~ 5 parts; 2 ~ 6 parts, white stone;
Dry ox root 2 ~ 6 parts; Parasitic 1 ~ 6 part, leaf; Trinosin 1 ~ 5 part;
1) dry fish scale, gingko skin, Bai Shi and dry ox root are all made the aqueous solution of 10 ~ 25ml, then these aqueous solution are heated, form mixed liquor;
2) first by the pearl nuclear vacuole of 30 ~ 50g got ready in advance in mixed liquor, take out pearl core after temperature bubble 3 ~ 7h, dry 3 ~ 5h;
3) pearl core is immersed in the 10 ~ 25ml aqueous solution made with parasitic leaf make assisting growth human body again, take out pearl core after bubble 3 ~ 5h, dry 2 ~ 3h;
4) again by 10 ~ 20ml aqueous solution that pearl core immersion trinosin is diluted to, take out immediately to complete in 1 ~ 3min and cultivate body thing and be transplanted in nacre;
5) the pearl shellfish completing transplanting is put into marine site cultivation and within 1 ~ 3 year, namely grow to obtain silver gray pearl.
3. the cultivation growing method of silver gray pearl as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that, described fish scale solution refer to dry fish scale after pulverizing with pure water with the mass ratio of 1.0 ~ 2.5: 2.5 ~ 5.5, be mixed with liquid, refilter obtained solution.
4. the cultivation growing method of silver gray pearl as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that, described gingko skin solution refer to gingko skin after pulverizing with pure water with 1.0 ~ 2.5: 2.5 ~ 4.5 mass ratio be mixed with liquid, refilter obtained solution.
5. the cultivation growing method of silver gray pearl as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described white stone solution refers to will pulverize the albarium end of 100 ~ 300 mesh sieves, with the amount of pure water with 1.0 ~ 2.5: 3.5 ~ 5.5 mass ratio, wiring solution-forming heats 2 ~ 5h in the water bath with thermostatic control of 45 ~ 65 DEG C, refilters obtained solution.
6. the cultivation growing method of silver gray pearl as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described ox root solution refers to the dry ox root powder pulverizing 50 ~ 100 mesh sieve gained, with pure water with 1.0 ~ 2.5: 3.5 ~ 5.5 mass ratio, wiring solution-forming heats 3 ~ 6h in the water bath with thermostatic control of 55 ~ 100 DEG C, refilters rear obtained solution.
7. the cultivation growing method of silver gray pearl as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that, the parasitic leaf powder after described parasitic leaf solution refers to pulverizing and pure water with 1.5 ~ 2.5: 2.5 ~ 4.5 mass ratio be mixed with liquid filtering after the solution that obtains.
8. the cultivation growing method of silver gray pearl as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that, described trinosin solution refers to that three phosphorus two springs pincers disodiums and pure water are with the formulated solution of the mass ratio of 1.0 ~ 5.5: 2.5 ~ 8.5.
9. the cultivation growing method of silver gray pearl as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that, described 2) in temperature bubble pearl core be keep the temperature of mixed liquor within the scope of 45 ~ 65 DEG C.
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