JPH0646675A - Production of flower seedling - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a production method capable of efficiently growing a large amount of flower seedlings while effectively utilizing the culture bed. CONSTITUTION:Plural pots in which transplanted flower seedlings are growing are regularly arranged in rows in each culture tray and the culture trays are regularly arranged in rows in a culture pallet (5). The culture pallets (5) are densely arranged in rows on a culture bed (1). A working track (2) performing a three-dimensional motion over the culture bed (1) is equipped at least with a nipper (4) for conveying the culture pallets and with a color camera unit (7). The working track (2) is allowed to run and move so as to follow the growing plants (2) by the color camera unit (7) and picture informations from the color camera unit (7) are input into a computer (6). In this computer (6), color analysis of the picture informations from the camera units (7) is carried out and the color data obtained by the color analysis are compared with growth informations preliminarily stored in a storage unit of the computer so as to judge the growth state of the flower seedlings each culture pallet.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for producing flower seedlings such as flower bed seedlings and potted flower plants in a greenhouse or in the open field.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Flower seedlings such as flower bed seedlings and potted flower plants are germinated and grown in a nursery box or a plug tray, and then the seedlings are individually transplanted into pots, and the pots into which the seedlings are transplanted are placed in a greenhouse or It is arranged on the cultivation floor in the open field, and after being grown on this cultivation floor until the plant grows to a predetermined growth state, it is shipped. And, conventionally, the pot into which the seedlings are transplanted is arranged in a state aligned with the cultivation tray, the tray with the arranged pots is arranged with the cultivation pallet, and the cultivation pallet is placed on the ground of the cultivation field or the floor surface in the greenhouse. The trays were arranged on the beds arranged in the field or in the growing field or greenhouse.

[0003]

However, in the conventional cultivation method, it is necessary to secure a working space for sprinkling work, fertilizing work, etc. between the cultivation pallets, so that the cultivation area is actually cultivated. There is a problem that the area where the pallet can be placed becomes small. When the cultivation pallet is directly installed on the ground of the growing field or the floor of the greenhouse, there is a problem that heavy goods have to be moved up and down when carrying in and out the cultivation pallet. In addition, when the pallets are aligned on the bed, there is a problem in that the bed is a fixed piece of equipment and thus the equipment cost is required. The present invention has been made paying attention to such a point, and an object thereof is to provide a production method capable of effectively utilizing a cultivated area to efficiently grow a large number of flower seedlings.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a work cart disposed above a cultivation floor so as to be movable three-dimensionally, and a gripping tool for transferring at least a cultivation pallet to the work cart. And a color image pickup device are installed, and the color image pickup device is configured to track the growing plant body by the traveling movement of the work trolley, and the image information from the color image pickup device is input to the computer. The image information of is analyzed by color, and the color data obtained by this color analysis is compared with the growth information stored in the storage device of the computer in advance to judge the growth state of the flower seedlings in units of cultivation pallets. However, when the flower seedlings reach a predetermined growth state, the cultivation pallet is carried out from the cultivation floor and shipped.

[0005]

In the present invention, the work carriage is arranged above the cultivation floor so that it can be moved three-dimensionally, and the gripping tool for transferring the cultivation pallet is arranged on this work carriage. Cultivation pallets can be spread without leaving any space, and the effective use of the cultivation area can be achieved.

Further, a color image pickup device is installed on the work carriage, and the growing plant is tracked by the color movement of the work carriage, and the image information from the color image pickup device is input to the computer. Then, the computer performs color analysis on the image information from the image pickup device, and compares the color data obtained by this color analysis with the growth information stored in the storage device of the computer in advance to grow the flower seedlings in cultivation tray units. Since it is configured to judge the state, it is possible to manage the growth of flower seedlings without entering the area of the cultivation bed.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a main part of an apparatus for carrying out the method of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a procedure of a flower growing method. Is. As shown in FIG. 3, this flower growing method comprises a culture soil filling step (A) of filling the plug tray with the culture soil, and a seeding step of sowing seeds in each cell portion of the plug tray filled with the culture soil.
(B), a seedling raising step of germinating seeds sown in cells to grow to a predetermined size and raising seedlings (C), and a transplanting step of transplanting a flower seedling grown to a predetermined size into a pot or a flowerpot (D)
And an aligning step (E) of aligning a pot or the like into which the flower seedlings have been transplanted with the growing tray, and aligning a plurality of growing trays with the pots arranged on the growing palette, and a pot arranged on the growing palette. It comprises a growing step (F) for growing the contained flower seedlings on a cultivation floor such as an open field or a greenhouse, and a shipping step (G) for shipping the flower seedlings grown to a predetermined size.

The present invention is characterized in that the growing step (F) in such a method for growing a flower seedling is constituted as follows. That is, it is composed of a traveling body that two-dimensionally moves in the horizontal plane above the cultivation floor (1) that is configured by the ground of the growing field, the floor surface in the greenhouse, and the like, and a working unit that is supported by the traveling body to be movable up and down. The work trolley (2) is placed, and the work trolley (2) is equipped with the chemical spraying device (3) such as the water spray nozzle, the fertilizer application nozzle or the chemical spray nozzle, and the work trolley (2) is used for transferring the cultivation pallets. This work trolley is equipped with a gripping tool (4).
By the operation of (2) in the three-dimensional direction, the work of loading and unloading the cultivation pallet (5) to and from the cultivation floor (1), watering the flower seedlings, fertilizing,
It is configured to perform cultivation management work such as spraying pesticides.

The work carriage (2) is controlled to move according to a command from the management computer (6).
(2) can be arbitrarily moved to the designated position. Therefore, the cultivation pallet (5) is carried into the designated place of the cultivation floor (1) and the cultivation pallet (5) is carried out from the designated place according to a command from the management computer (6). That is, the work carriage (2) can be arbitrarily moved to the addressed position. As a result, the cultivation pallets (5) can be arranged in high density on the cultivation floor (1) without providing a working passage.

Further, a color image pickup device (7) such as a color TV camera is mounted on the work carriage (2), and the three-dimensional movement of the work carriage (2) allows the cultivation tray on the cultivation floor (1).
The plants arranged in line (5) are traced (scanned) and input to the management computer (6) as image information of one pallet per field of view.

In the management computer, the color image pickup device is used.
Color-analyzing the image information input from (7), performing image processing by comparing the areas of the leaf color and the flower color, and comparing the image-processed data with the growth information stored in the storage device in advance. According to the above, the fertilizer runoff, water runoff, or growth state of the plant is judged on a cultivation pallet basis. Then, based on this determination, a management signal for performing cultivation management work such as increase / decrease in water sprinkling amount and fertilizer application amount, adjustment of fertilizer element amount, and cultivation temperature setting is output.

When judging the growing condition, the cultivation pallet (5) is scanned based on the date of delivery (storage date) to the cultivation floor (1), and only the necessary area is scanned. There is. Then, when it is determined that the plants on the cultivation pallet (5) are growing in a state suitable for carrying out, the work pallet (2) is used to carry the cultivation pallet (5) from the cultivation floor (1) to the stage for carrying out. Transport to. Then, the cultivation pallet (5) that has not reached the shipping standard is forgotten to be taken out, and the management computer
Change the receipt date data recorded in (6).

In the carrying-out stage, the pots are dispersed and placed on a belt conveyor which is operating in advance. A second color image pickup device is arranged on the conveyance path of the belt conveyor, and image processing is performed based on the image information from the second color image pickup device to select the growth degree for each pot. This selection is performed by the same process as the judgment on a pallet basis, and the accepted product and the rejected product on a pot basis are distinguished and collected in a dedicated collection space.

In the above embodiment, the work carriage (2) is constructed by supporting the working unit so that it can be moved up and down by the traveling body that moves two-dimensionally in the horizontal plane. However, in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation floor (1). The work carriage (2) may be configured by a traveling body that linearly moves along the traveling body and an articulated arm supported by the traveling body.

[0015]

According to the method of growing a flower seedling thus constructed, the work cart on which the holding tool for transferring the cultivation pallet is arranged is moved three-dimensionally in the horizontal plane above the cultivation floor to work on the cultivation floor. Since it is possible to carry in and out and manage the cultivation pallets without forming a passage for cultivation, it becomes possible to install the cultivation pallets at a high density on the cultivation floor and effectively use the cultivation area. it can.

Further, an image pickup device such as a color television camera is mounted on a work carriage which three-dimensionally moves above a cultivation floor in a horizontal plane, and image information from the image pickup device is color analyzed by a computer to determine a growing state. Therefore, management work such as watering work and chemical spraying work and discrimination of growth state,
The cultivation pallets can be automatically transferred by computer management, and labor for growing and managing flower seedlings can be saved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main part of an apparatus for carrying out the method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an apparatus for carrying out the method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a procedure of a flower growing method.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... cultivation floor, 2 ... work trolley,
4 ... Tray transfer gripping tool, 5 ... Cultivation pallet, 7 ... Color imaging device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of pots into which flower seedlings have been transplanted are aligned in a cultivation tray, and the cultivation tray is used as a cultivation pallet.
A plurality of cultivating pallets (5) in which the pots are aligned are aligned in high density on the cultivating floor (1), and the work trolley (2) is tertiaryly arranged above the cultivating floor (1). The work carriage (2) is arranged so as to be movable, and at least the gripping tool (4) for transferring the cultivation pallet and the color image pickup device (7) are installed on the work carriage (2). The body is configured to be tracked by the color image pickup device (7), image information from the color image pickup device (7) is input to the computer (6), and the computer (6) receives the image information from the image pickup device (7). The color analysis is performed, and the color data obtained by this color analysis is compared with the growth information stored in advance in the storage device of the computer to determine the growth state of the flower seedlings in units of cultivation pallets. When the plant reaches the predetermined growth condition, the cultivation pallet (5) is transferred from the cultivation floor (1). Configure the process for the production of flower seedlings to ship to.