JP4863305B2 - Heat shock treatment apparatus and heat shock treatment method for agricultural plants - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat shock treatment apparatus for improving the antibiotic resistance of a plant by applying a heat shock to a growing plant.

Conventionally, a plant heat shock treatment method is known in which plant seeds are incubated to extend the life of the seeds (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Moreover, what aimed at raising plant temperature by immersing the above-ground part of the plant which is growing in warm water is known (for example, refer nonpatent literature 1).
In addition, a plant in which the plant temperature is increased by sealing the cultivation facility and increasing the temperature inside the facility with solar heat or a heater is also known (see Non-Patent Document 2, for example).

  Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a heat shock treatment method by hot water immersion as shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 18 denotes a plant to be subjected to heat shock treatment. A heat shock treatment is performed by immersing the plant 18 in a water tank 21 filled with hot water 22 at a target temperature.

  5 and 6 shown in Non-Patent Document 2, a heat shock process by sealing a cultivation facility and raising the temperature in the facility by solar heat or a heater will be described. In FIG. 5, the cultivation facility 23 has a side window 24, a skylight 25, and a heater 26. As shown in FIG. 6, the cultivation facility 23 is closed with the side windows 24 and the skylights 25, and the heater 26 that supplies solar heat or warm air is operated to raise the temperature inside the facility to a target temperature. Perform shock treatment.

"Processed seeds", Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-255218 "Analysis of disease resistance mechanism induced by heat shock treatment in tomato", Phytochemical Regulation Society, Proceedings of the Society of Plant Chemistry Regulation, 2005, p. 33 “Induction of Salicylic Acid Response System Whole Body Acquired Resistance (SAR) Gene in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) by Heat Shock”, Tropical Agriculture, 2003, p. 77-82

  Among the conventional heat shock treatment methods described above, for the method by hot water soaking in Non-Patent Document 1, it is necessary to invert the rooted plant and soak in hot water, so that the plants growing in the field are treated. It is impossible to do this, and it is difficult to treat a large number of plants in a short time even if they are potted plants. In addition, regarding the method of sealing cultivation facilities in Non-Patent Document 2, heating by a heater consumes a large amount of energy, so the application period is limited in the summer when sufficient internal temperature rise can be achieved by solar heat, It was difficult to obtain a rapid increase in plant temperature so as to give the plant the necessary high temperature heat shock due to moisture transpiration. It is conceivable that hot water is sprayed as running water with a hose, watering can, etc., but it is difficult to attach running water to the back of the leaves or under the plant, and the hot water is quickly washed away regardless of whether it is attached to the plant. Therefore, processing time and energy loss are large.

The present invention is intended to solve the problems of the conventional technology configuration, and efficiently achieves heat shock treatment for plants growing in the field regardless of the temperature and environmental conditions of the plant growing area. It is an object of the present invention to provide a heat shock processing apparatus and a heat shock processing method .

In order to achieve the above object, the first problem solving means achieves the above-mentioned object by heat shock so as to isolate the pressurized mist from the outside air in order to prevent the temperature of the mist from decreasing due to evaporation and taking away heat of vaporization. cover treated plants with a covering cormorants purpose of performing, provided with a cover having a means for moving along the plants growing in rows in the field, the Kirishizuku of hot water with temperature controlled to a predetermined temperature in the interior of the cover This is a heat shock treatment device provided with a hot water generator and a hot water spray port for spraying hot water inside the cover so as to float inside. By providing the cover, the temperature of the plant is increased with low energy loss, and an appropriate heat shock treatment is performed .

The second means for solving the problem, the are those hot water generating device for controlling the temperature and pressure of the hot water spraying, every corner of the plant by flotation the Kirishizuku which is pressurized from the spray port in the inner cover It is characterized by increasing the temperature of the plant with low energy loss, with mist droplets adhering to the surface.

The third solving means is characterized in that the front part and the rear part in the traveling direction of the cover have a structure that does not injure plants due to movement by arranging a cut cover with cuts.

A fourth solution is characterized in that the movement is started when the hot water in the hot water generator falls within a predetermined value by a temperature sensor installed in contact with the plant.

A fifth solution is to set the hot water temperature supplied to the spray port so that the difference between the temperature detected by the temperature sensor installed in contact with the plant and the hot water temperature supplied to the spray port is within a predetermined value. It is characterized by controlling the temperature.
Further, in order to achieve the above object, the sixth solution means covers the plant so as to be isolated from the outside air by a cover having means for moving along the plants growing in a row on the field, and the inside of the cover A heat shock treatment method for a plant, wherein the plant is subjected to heat shock by spraying hot water whose pressure is controlled and sprayed so that mist droplets of the hot water float inside the cover .

As described above, the heat shock treatment device and the heat shock treatment method of the present invention are provided with a cover for plants growing in the field and a spraying means for spraying hot water so that mist drops float inside the cover. It was possible to provide a heat shock treatment apparatus and a heat shock treatment method with little energy loss without being affected by the temperature environment.

  In addition, by moving the cover along the growing plants arranged in a row on the field, it is possible to repeat the optimum spraying of mist droplets over a wide field with low energy loss. It is something that demonstrates.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a side heat insulating cover that moves on the plants 18 that grow in a row on the field, and 2 denotes a top heat insulating cover that is integrally attached to the side heat insulating cover 1. Each has two wheels 3 on one side, for a total of four wheels 3 attached by an axle 20. A mounting bracket 4 is attached to the traveling direction side of the upper surface heat insulating cover 2, and it travels across the plant 18 by being pulled by the wire 5.

  A pipe 7 having a spray port 6 attached in the cover is fixed to the upper surface cover 2 with a screw 8 and connected to a hot water generator 12 with a hose 9.

  The temperature sensor body 13 receives the temperature signal sensed by the temperature sensor sensing unit 10 attached to the plant 18 through the cable 11 and displays the temperature of the plant 18 on the temperature display unit 15. Before starting the movement of the cover, the hot water temperature adjustment button 17 is used to indicate the hot water temperature with respect to this display value in a stopped state, and the temperature regulator 14 adjusts the hot water supply temperature for the water flowing in from the water intake hose 16. For example, when the processing temperature of the plant is set to 50 ° C., the hot water adjustment button 17 is instructed so that the value displayed on the temperature display unit 15 becomes 50 ° C.

  In FIG. 3, the front cover 19 and the rear cover 19 ′ are cut into slits made of soft plastic at the front and rear ends of the side heat insulating cover 1 and the upper heat insulating cover 2 to increase the sealing degree in the cover, Prevents the drop in the temperature of the fog droplet atmosphere due to vaporization of the droplets.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below. The mist droplets sprayed from the nozzle 6 and pressurized and controlled at a predetermined temperature fill the space formed by the side cover 1 and the top cover 2, the front cover 19 and the rear cover 19 ′,
By moving the inner space of the cover formed by the side heat insulating cover 1, the upper surface heat insulating cover 2, the front surface cover 19 and the rear surface cover 19 ', it adheres evenly to the top and bottom surfaces of the plant and raises the ambient temperature to increase the energy only to the ground plants. Effective heat shock treatment with little loss.
Here, the mist droplets filled in the heat-insulated cover space constituted by the side cover 1, the upper surface cover 2, the front cover 19 and the rear cover 19 ′ are floating in the cover space during movement because they are mist droplets. That is, it effectively adheres to the complicated surface of the plant 18. By pulling such a cover with the wire 5 and rotating the wheel 3, these apparatus movable parts move along the plants arranged in a row, and continuous processing is possible. It is also easy to repeat multiple times in order to improve antibiotic resistance.

  Based on the information of the temperature sensor sensing unit 10 affixed to a part of the plants 18 arranged in a row, the temperature of the hot water sprayed by the temperature controller 14 is adjusted, so that the heat shock at any desired temperature is achieved. Processing is possible.

  The moving speed of the movable part of the apparatus and the spray amount depending on the number, shape, arrangement, etc. of the nozzles can be adjusted so that the difference between the temperature set for the plant and the mist droplet temperature is within the set value.

1 is a side cross-sectional view of an agricultural plant heat shock treatment apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention. The top view of the heat shock processing apparatus for agriculture which shows one embodiment of the present invention. The front view of the agricultural heat shock processing apparatus which shows one Embodiment of this invention. The conceptual diagram of the heat shock process by the hot water immersion of the conventional seed. The conceptual diagram of the heat shock process by sealing of the conventional cultivation facility. The conceptual diagram of the heat shock process by sealing of the conventional cultivation facility.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Side cover 2 Top cover 3 Wheel 4 Mounting bracket 5 Wire 6 Injection hole 7 Pipe 8 Screw 9 Hose 10 Temperature sensor sensing part 10
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Cable 12 Hot water generator 13 Temperature sensor main body 14 Temperature controller 15 Temperature display part 16 Intake hose 17 Manual input key 18 Plant 19 Front cover 20 Axle 19 'Rear cover

Claims (6)

A cover having means for moving along the plants growing in a row in the field so as to cover the plants growing in the field from the outside, a hot water generator, and a spraying means for spraying the hot water inside the cover Plant heat shock treatment device consisting of. The hot water generator, heat shock treatment apparatus of the plant of claim 1, wherein a hot water generator for controlling the temperature and pressure of the hot water.   2. The plant heat shock treatment device according to claim 1, wherein a soft cover with a cut is disposed at a front portion and a rear portion in the traveling direction of the cover. The movement heat shock treatment apparatus of the plant of claim 1, wherein the water temperature of the hot water generator is started When turned within a predetermined value.   The hot water temperature is controlled by controlling the hot water temperature so that a difference between a temperature detected by a temperature sensor installed in contact with the plant and a mist droplet temperature falls within a predetermined value. Heat shock treatment device. Covering the plant so as to be isolated from the outside air by means of a cover having means for moving along the plants growing in a row on the field, and hot water with pressurized and temperature-controlled hot water inside the cover. A heat shock treatment method for a plant, comprising applying a heat shock to the plant by spraying so as to float inside the cover .

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