JP2007306849A - Cultivation method and apparatus of tomato - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cultivation method and apparatus of tomato nutritious liquid, capable of cultivating tomato nutritious liquid by a medium of half or below of a conventional medium through using a cultivation tray having several D type grooves of about 250 ml for one stump, and greatly decreasing facility cost and reducing daily liquid supplying cost. <P>SOLUTION: This cultivation method comprises using D shape cultivation trays 1. The method comprises, for instance, using the tray 1 having a D shape groove 10 which has upper end of about 75 mm diameter semicircular form, a bottom of about 40 mm diameter semicircular form, and about 80 mm depth, and putting about 250 ml medium into each groove 10. A water spray tube 2 is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the tray 1 on the boundary of the grooves 10 in 2 lines of the tray 1. A liquid supplying opening of the water spray tube 2 is positioned in the center of the D shape grooves 10 arranged in 2 lines, and nutritious liquid flows down from D shape openings 100 in 2 lines to each medium. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tomato cultivation method and apparatus in the agricultural field.

Tomato cultivation methods range from soil cultivation in which seedlings are prepared on a hotbed and planted in the open field to hydroponics capable of production in a plant factory. For example, hydroponics has been proposed as hydroponics.
In this hydroponic cultivation method, Shizuoka Prefectural Agricultural Experiment Station Research Report No. 38 (February 1994), “Tomato production with high sugar content using a circulating hydroponic cultivation device with limited root area” is a tomato cultivation method. In addition, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 7-1104 discloses “a nutrient solution cultivation apparatus using a non-woven fabric forming pot” (Patent Document 1).
In any method, using a cylindrical pot or pot, the granular surface of rock wool or vermiculite is used as the medium, the amount of the medium is about 600 ml, and the cultivation method of tomato by the liquid supply method using an infusion tube It is.

According to the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it is said that the production of the medium is made more efficient, the culture solution is eliminated without stagnation, the forced drainage device becomes unnecessary, and the device can be simplified.
That is, in the summary, “Molded non-woven bottomed pot (pot) 2 is filled with rock wool granular cotton 1 to make medium 3 so that the production of medium is streamlined, and high-concentration culture is performed from the entire mesh of nonwoven fabric. Since the liquid is drained without stagnation, the forced drainage device becomes unnecessary, and the device is simplified.
Utility model registration 3018489

However, Patent Document 1 and the like are aimed at improving work efficiency and reducing the cost of the apparatus, but are not so popular.
In addition, in these conventional methods for cultivating tomatoes, an appropriate amount of the medium is about 600 ml, and it has been determined that cultivation with a medium amount below that amount has a low possibility of growth. Moreover, it was made unsuitable also from the point of quality.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a tomato cultivation method and apparatus based on the fact that the inventor has challenged such a wisdom and has achieved a result of overturning the idea.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention puts about 250 ml of medium in each of the grooves of the cultivation tray formed by arranging the grooves whose horizontal cross-sectional shape is substantially D-shaped in two rows in the longitudinal direction, It is a cultivation method of tomato characterized by supplying nutrient solution to each culture medium which planted the seedling of tomato.

According to the above cultivation method, there is no problem in quality and yield, and it is possible to grow tomatoes in a medium less than half of the conventional medium, and the material cost for the medium can be reduced to less than half.
Furthermore, by making the amount of the medium less than half, the transpiration of the nutrient solution from the surface of the medium can be suppressed to less than half, and the nutrient solution cost can be reduced.

  In addition, this method of using a cultivation tray having several D-shaped grooves has a D-shaped groove serving as a medium as compared with a conventional cylindrical pot or pot medium. Sometimes, even if the stems and leaves of cultivated tomatoes move a little, the whole medium does not turn and the root part is not stressed.

  The horizontal cross-sectional shape is cultivated from the sprinkling tubes arranged in the longitudinal direction of the plane portion on the boundary of the two rows of grooves of the cultivation tray formed by arranging the grooves formed in a substantially D shape in two rows in the longitudinal direction. A method for cultivating a tomato according to the present invention, which combines a cultivation tray and a watering tube, characterized by supplying a liquid.

  According to the cultivation method described above, the conventional drip tube becomes unnecessary, and the cost of inspection management such as daily clogging of the drip tube can be reduced, and the equipment cost can be greatly reduced.

  The cultivation method of the tomato which enables adjustment of a cultivation area by arranging the number according to required length in the longitudinal direction in the tray for cultivation beforehand.

  In the above invention, the cultivation method of tomatoes that enables the cultivation area to be adjusted by arranging the number of cultivation trays in the longitudinal direction in accordance with the required length, the consumption of tomatoes according to the season and the production upon order Can reduce wasteful production and cost.

  The planar portion of the present invention, a plurality of grooves arranged in two rows in the longitudinal direction of the planar portion, and having a horizontal cross-sectional shape formed in a substantially D shape, and an upright edge formed on the four circumferences of the planar portion A tomato comprising a cultivation tray composed of the above, a medium of about 250 ml placed in each groove, and a watering tube disposed on the boundary between the two rows of grooves and in the longitudinal direction of the tray Cultivation equipment.

  According to the said cultivation apparatus, the effect similar to the said cultivation method can be acquired.

  The cultivation method and cultivation apparatus with a medium amount of around 250 ml are less than half of the conventional medium amount, and it is possible to increase the medium while significantly reducing the equipment cost. And the quality and yield of one tomato will not decline.

Embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cultivation tray used for tomato cultivation, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cultivation apparatus combining the cultivation tray and a watering tube, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cultivation method according to the embodiment uses the cultivation tray 1 in which a plurality of D-shaped grooves 10 arranged in two rows in parallel with the longitudinal direction X of the cultivation tray 1 are formed. This is a cultivation method using the tray 1 in which the amount of one medium 11 in each D-shaped groove 10 is about 250 ml.

  The specific cultivation tray 1 to be prepared is formed with a flat surface portion 12 and a lower portion from the flat surface portion 12, and the horizontal cross-sectional shape is substantially D-shaped, and 2 in the longitudinal direction X of the tray 1. It is comprised from the said groove | channel 10 arranged in a row | line | column, and the standing edge 13 formed in the four periphery of the said plane part 12. FIG.

The groove 10 includes a substantially D-shaped opening 100 formed in the flat surface portion 12, a substantially D-shaped bottom surface 101 having a reduced size of the D-shape, a wall surface 102 between the opening 100 and the bottom surface 101, and The drain port 103 is provided on the bottom surface 101.
These grooves 10 are arranged in two rows in the longitudinal direction X of the tray 1 so that the two substantially D-shaped D-shaped vertical sides 104 are arranged on a substantially straight line and the D-shaped horizontal sides 105 are adjacent to each other. Has been.
The number of grooves 10 formed in this way is ten, but is not limited to this number.

  The standing edge 13 prevents the nutrient solution supplied from leaking out of the cultivation tray 1.

As for the more specific configuration of the groove 10, for example, the size of the opening 100 of the D-shaped groove 10 is a semicircular shape with a diameter of about 75 mm, and the bottom surface 101 has a semicircular shape with a diameter of about 40 mm, The drainage port 103 is provided in the center, and the depth is around 80 mm.
The cultivation tray 1 has a rectangular shape with a width of 200 mm and a length of about 600 mm, and the material is integrally molded with a synthetic resin or the like. Moreover, the height of the standing edge 13 around the tray 1 is about 10 mm.

  The cultivation tray 1 configured as described above is supported under the standing edge 13 on the width side of the tray in parallel with the longitudinal direction X of the cultivation tray 1 as shown in FIGS. A shelf pipe 3 is attached, and the shelf pipe 3 is supported by a support pipe 4 at a constant interval. The support pipe 4 is reinforced by the spacer 5 while maintaining the width of the tray 1. Furthermore, a circular and bowl-shaped settling prevention tool 6 is attached to the lower part of the support pipe 4.

  A drainage receiving sheet 7 is provided at the bottom of the D-shaped groove cultivation tray 1 using the shelf pipe 3. The drainage receiving sheet 7 uses a vinyl sheet or the like, and is fixed to the shelf pipe 3 with a fastener 8 or the like. And although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, a drain pipe is attached to the edge part of this drain receiving sheet 7, and it guide | induces to a storage tank and is reused.

  The said cultivation apparatus can also adjust a cultivation area by arranging the number according to required length in the longitudinal direction in the cultivation tray 1 previously like FIG.

  A medium having a medium amount 11 of 250 ml is placed in each groove 10 of the cultivation apparatus configured as described above, and a tomato seedling is planted. As the medium, for example, a granular surface such as rock wool is used.

  And in order to supply a nutrient solution to each culture medium of each groove | channel 10, the said tray 1 for cultivation and the watering tube 2 are combined.

The watering tube 2 used here is an agricultural watering tube, and a tube having an outer diameter of about 35 mm when a nutrient solution pressure is applied to the inside is selected.
The water spray tube 2 is disposed on the boundary between the two rows of grooves 10 and in the longitudinal direction of the tray 1.
And the liquid supply port 20 of the water spray tube 2 is located in the center part of the D-shaped groove | channel 10 arranged in 2 rows, and a nutrient solution flows down into each culture medium from the D-shaped opening 100 of 2 rows. ing. As described above, the upright edge 13 of the tray 1 prevents the nutrient solution from leaking out of the cultivation tray 1.

  According to the cultivation method and cultivation apparatus as described above, the cost of the culture medium can be reduced and the labor for supplying the nutrient solution can be reduced as compared with the case of using a conventional cylindrical pot or pot culture medium. In addition, the quality and yield of a single tomato will not decline.

Perspective view of cultivation tray, A perspective view of a cultivation device that combines a cultivation tray and a watering tube, FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cultivation tray 10 D-shaped groove | channel 11 Medium amount 12 Plane part 13 Standing edge 100 D-shaped opening 101 D-shaped bottom surface 102 Wall surface 103 Drain port 104 D-shaped vertical side 105 D-shaped horizontal side X Longitudinal direction 3 Shelf pipe 4 Support pipe 5 Spacer 6 Settlement prevention tool 7 Drainage receiving sheet 8 Anchor 2 Sprinkling tube 20 Liquid supply port

Claims (4)

  About 250 ml of medium is put in each of the grooves of the cultivation tray formed by arranging grooves formed in a substantially D-shaped horizontal section in two rows in the longitudinal direction, and the nutrient solution is applied to each medium in which tomato seedlings are planted. Tomato cultivation method characterized by supplying   2. The method for cultivating tomatoes according to claim 1, wherein a nutrient solution is supplied from a watering tube disposed on the boundary between the two rows of grooves and in the longitudinal direction of the tray.   2. The method for cultivating tomatoes according to claim 1, wherein the cultivation area can be adjusted by arranging the number of cultivation trays in advance in the longitudinal direction according to the required length.   It is composed of a planar portion, a plurality of grooves arranged in two rows in the longitudinal direction of the planar portion, and having a horizontal cross-sectional shape formed in a substantially D shape, and standing edges formed on the four circumferences of the planar portion. A tomato cultivation apparatus comprising: a cultivation tray, a medium of about 250 ml placed in each groove, and a watering tube disposed on the boundary between the two rows of grooves and in the longitudinal direction of the tray.

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