KR20240063591A - Plant growth apparatus employing electro-magnetic field - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention applies an electromagnetic field that can promote germination and growth of plants through physical and biochemical effects on the plant by influencing the movement and activity of nutrients in the root part of the plant through an optimized magnetic field (electromagnetic field) provision structure. It relates to plant growth devices. According to the present invention, there is a plant growth device for growing plants using a magnetic field, comprising: a device case; A vegetation frame member provided in the enclosure-type device case; One or more plant pot members provided on the vegetation frame member; a magnetic field generating module configured to generate a magnetic field in the plant pot member; and a control module configured to control the operation of the magnetic field generating module. A plant growth apparatus is provided, comprising a.

Description

Plant growth device using electromagnetic fields {PLANT GROWTH APPARATUS EMPLOYING ELECTRO-MAGNETIC FIELD}

The present invention relates to a plant growth device, and more specifically, to a plant growth device that affects the movement and activity of nutrients in the root part of the plant through an optimized magnetic field (electromagnetic field) provision structure, thereby causing physical and biochemical effects on the plant. It relates to a plant growth device using an electromagnetic field that can promote germination and growth.

In order to grow plants well, natural sunlight, air (mainly oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide gas), and appropriate temperature are required, and artificial fertilizers (nutrients and inorganic salts) and pesticides are commonly used to control pests and diseases.

In order to promote the germination of plant seeds, the seeds are treated with growth-promoting compositions, microorganisms, etc. to promote germination or plant growth. However, this method requires a separate composition to be prepared, which increases the cost and time. There was a problem that it took a lot of time.

In addition, various physical or chemical treatments for seeds have been attempted in the past for the purpose of solving poor germination.

For example, a) method of immersing in water for a long time, b) method of mixing seeds with abrasive particles such as sand and rotating them in a drum, c) peeling by applying pressure to seed coat temporarily frozen by liquid nitrogen, etc. Methods such as d) irradiating a part of the seed coat with laser light to perforate a part of the seed coat have been implemented, but there are problems in that the technical perfection is low and it takes a lot of cost and time.

Meanwhile, it has been known for a long time that electric fields promote the growth of plants.

Dr. Guido Ebner creates an electrostatic field in which voltage exists but does not flow using a capacitor, places randomly selected spores or seeds in it, and after a certain period of time, plants the seeds and the plants grow. It was shown that the germination and growth rates were further promoted.

In addition to the above cases, there are cases where plants are influenced by electric and magnetic fields and their germination and growth rates are accelerated. For example, corn can only grow at most three stalks per stalk, but it was confirmed that corn treated with an electromagnetic field grew six corn stalks. Wheat is an annual plant that grows only one year, but wheat treated with a magnetic field is a perennial plant. Not only do they have enough bulbs, but there are cases where they grow to maturity and are ready for harvesting in just 3 to 5 weeks.

In addition, German biologist Axel Schen treated plants with magnetic fields, noting that plants near high-voltage lines grew faster than other plants. Plants treated with magnetic fields grew 3 to 4 times faster than ordinary plants and yielded 400% more. It was reported that there was a % increase.

However, although the theoretical and experimental approaches that magnetic fields (electromagnetic fields) affect plant growth are known, a plant growth device that applies magnetic fields optimized for plant growth has not been proposed.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1603286 (announced on March 14, 2016) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0096170 (published on August 30, 2012) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0021382 (published on February 25, 2016)

Therefore, the present invention to solve the above-described conventional problems is capable of promoting germination and growth of plants by influencing nutrient movement and activity in the root portion of plants through an electromagnetic field providing structure optimized for plant growth promotion. The purpose is to provide a plant growth device using electromagnetic fields.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a plant growth device using an electromagnetic field that can maximize plant growth by controlling the electromagnetic field generated according to the growth state of the plant.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

According to one aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects and other features of the present invention, there is a plant growth device for growing plants using a magnetic field, comprising: a device case; A vegetation frame member provided in the enclosure-type device case; One or more plant pot members provided on the vegetation frame member; a magnetic field generating module configured to generate a magnetic field in the plant pot member; and a control module configured to control the operation of the magnetic field generating module. A plant growth apparatus is provided, comprising a.

In the present invention, the vegetation frame member is formed with a mounting hole into which the plant pot member is detachably mounted, and the plant pot member may be formed in a cylindrical shape with an open top.

In the present invention, the vegetation frame member has a groove formed on the upper surface, and the groove portion can form the plant pot member.

In the present invention, the plant pot member consists of a cylindrical body portion and a conical-shaped finishing portion integrally formed at the bottom of the body portion, and the magnetic field generating module includes a coil wound on the plant pot member, and It may include a power supply that supplies power controlled by the control module to the coil.

In the present invention, it further includes a lighting means provided in the device case, wherein the control module includes an on/off switch unit, a lighting control unit for controlling the lighting means, and a magnetic field generated from the magnetic field generating module. It may include a magnetic field control unit.

In the present invention, the magnetic field control unit may be configured to control the waveform and frequency, application period, and application pattern of the applied current.

The plant growth device applying an electromagnetic field according to the present invention provides the following effects.

First, the present invention can promote and control the germination and growth of plants through electromagnetic fields, which are electronic fertilizers, without using known fertilizers (nutrients and inorganic salts), which has the effect of allowing plants to be easily cultivated.

Second, the present invention can repel insects by generating high frequency coils, so it has the effect of not requiring pesticides to control pests and diseases.

Third, the present invention can easily cultivate plants, so anyone can easily use it at home by applying it to a small cultivator.

Fourth, the present invention has the effect of maximizing plant growth by controlling the electromagnetic field generated according to the growth state of the plant.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

1 is a diagram schematically showing a plant growth device using an electromagnetic field according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a diagram schematically showing the port member, power supply, and control module included in the plant growth device applying an electromagnetic field according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a control module included in a plant growth device using an electromagnetic field according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a diagram showing another example of a plant pot member included in the plant growth device applying an electromagnetic field according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of an experimental device for confirming plant growth promotion by a plant growth device applying an electromagnetic field according to the present invention.
Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the electromagnetic field stimulation experiment process.
Figure 7 is a photograph of collected radish sprout stems and roots.
Figure 8 is a graph showing a graph between electromagnetic field stimulation time and radish shoot length (length of stem and root).
Figure 9 is a graph showing the growth curve of the upper layer of the shoot according to the electromagnetic field stimulation time.
Figure 10 is a diagram showing the sample preparation process for hormone measurement.
Figure 11 is a graph showing the measurement results of plant growth hormone (IAA).
Figure 12 is a schematic diagram showing the DGGE analysis process.
Figure 13 is a photo of the overall DGGE results.
Figure 14 is a photo of a partial result of DGGE.

Additional objects, features and advantages of the present invention may be more clearly understood from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Prior to a detailed description of the present invention, it should be noted that the present invention is capable of various modifications and may have various embodiments, and the examples described below and shown in the drawings are not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments. No, it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.

When a component is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, but that other components may exist in between. It should be. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a component is “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components in between.

The terms used in this specification are merely used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but are not intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features. It should be understood that it does not exclude in advance the possibility of the existence or addition of elements, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

In addition, terms such as "...unit", "...unit", and "...module" used in the specification refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which is hardware or software or hardware and It can be implemented through a combination of software.

In addition, when describing with reference to the accompanying drawings, identical components will be assigned the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof will be omitted. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known technologies may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a plant growth device using an electromagnetic field according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a diagram schematically showing a plant growth apparatus applying an electromagnetic field according to the present invention, and Figure 2 schematically shows a port member, a power supply, and a control module included in the plant growth apparatus applying an electromagnetic field according to the present invention. It is a drawing, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a control module included in a plant growth device using an electromagnetic field according to the present invention.

The plant growth device applying an electromagnetic field according to the present invention is a plant growth device for growing plants using a magnetic field (electromagnetic field). As shown in Figures 1 to 3, it largely consists of an enclosure-type device case 100 and a lighting. It includes means 200, a vegetation frame member 300, a plant pot member 400, a magnetic field generating module 500, and a control module 600.

Specifically, the plant growth device applying an electromagnetic field according to the present invention is a plant growth device for growing plants using a magnetic field (electromagnetic field), and as shown in Figures 1 to 3, a door that can be opened and closed on one side (not shown) ) an enclosure-type device case (100) provided with; Lighting means 200 provided on the upper part of the enclosure-type device case 100; A vegetation frame member 300 provided at the lower part of the enclosure-type device case 100 and provided with the following plant port member 400; One or more plant pot members (400) provided on the vegetation frame member (300); A magnetic field generating module 500 configured to generate a magnetic field (electromagnetic field) in the plant pot member 400; and a control module 600 configured to control the operation of the lighting means 200 and the magnetic field generating module 500.

The enclosure-type device case 100 is formed in the form of a enclosure of a predetermined size and is a component provided with an openable door (not shown) on one side.

For example, the door of the enclosure-type device case 100 is configured to have one end rotatable about an axis so that it can be opened and closed.

The lighting means 200 is a component provided on the upper part of the enclosed device case 100 to illuminate the inside of the enclosed device case 100.

Preferably, the lighting means 200 may be composed of LEDs having a wavelength that has a beneficial effect on plant growth. Since these LEDs can be used as known LEDs, their detailed description will be omitted. In the plant growth apparatus of the present invention, the lighting means 200 may be omitted.

Next, the vegetation frame member 300 is a component provided at the lower part of the enclosure-type device case 100 so that the plant pot member 400 can be mounted and removed.

Specifically, the vegetation frame member 300 is formed as an enclosure with a height considering the length of the plant pot member 400, and a mounting hole through which the plant pot member 400 is detachably mounted is formed on the upper surface. It can be.

Here, as will be described below, the vegetation frame member 300 has a mounting groove formed therein, and the wall forming the mounting groove may be made of a plant pot member (main plant pot member) 400. This is explained in detail below.

Continuing, the plant pot member 400 is a component provided in the vegetation frame member 300 where plants grow.

Specifically, in one embodiment, the plant pot member 400 is formed integrally with a cylindrical body portion 401 having upper and lower openings, and a lower end of the body portion 401, and the lower end converges inward and is closed. It may consist of a closing portion 402.

Preferably, based on the research and experimental results mentioned by the inventor of the present invention, considering the relationship with a component of the electromagnetic field generating module 500 provided in the plant pot member 400, the body portion 401 It was confirmed that it is preferable to be formed in a cylindrical shape, and the finishing portion 402 is formed in a conical shape.

Here, the plant pot member 400 may be formed integrally with the vegetation frame member 300. In other words, a groove (pot mounting groove) is formed from the upper surface of the vegetation frame member 300, and the groove may be made to serve as the plant pot member 400 described above.

The plant pot member 400 may be formed of an insulating material (insulator) such as plastic.

Meanwhile, a coil, which is a component of the magnetic field generating module 500, is wound around the plant pot member 400 with a predetermined number of turns.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing another example of a plant pot member included in the plant growth device applying an electromagnetic field according to the present invention.

The plant port member 400 of another embodiment includes a main plant port member 410 having a coil wound with a first winding and a first connection connector (or first connection terminal) at the end of the winding, and the main plant port. A coil is provided with a winding number and distribution different from the number of turns of the coil of the member 410, and a second connection connector (or 2 connection terminals) and may include one or more sub-plant port members 420 fitted to the outside of the main plant port member 410.

As mentioned above, the main plant pot member 410 may be a wall forming a groove of the vegetation frame member 300 and may be formed integrally with the vegetation frame member 300.

The plant port member 400 of another embodiment configured as described above may control the electromagnetic field generated by the control module 600, but may control the plant to be grown and/or the plant growth state, for example, a germination period, a post-germination growth period, etc. It is possible to achieve more effective plant growth by applying a sub-plant pot member 420 with a different number of turns and a different winding distribution.

Next, the magnetic field generating module 500 is a component configured to generate a magnetic field (electromagnetic field) in the plant pot member 400.

Specifically, the magnetic field generating module 500 generates a coil 510 wound on the plant pot member 410 with a predetermined number of turns and a winding distribution, and power controlled by the control module 600 to the coil ( It includes a power supply 520 that supplies power 510).

The magnetic field (electromagnetic field) generated from the coil 510 functions as an electronic fertilizer that promotes plant growth.

In the present invention, the power supply 520 can operate at low power (for example, 0.025W), and accordingly, a power supply that can use a solar cell module can be applied.

Continuing, the control module 600 is a component configured to control the operation of the lighting means 200 and the magnetic field generating module 500.

The control module 600 controls the power supplied from the on/off switch unit 610, the lighting control unit 620 for controlling the lighting means 200, and the power supply 520 to control the coil 510. ) includes a magnetic field control unit 630 that controls the magnetic field (electromagnetic field) generated in the magnetic field (electromagnetic field).

The magnetic field control unit 630 is configured to control the germination and growth of plants by changing the waveform, frequency, apply period, and apply pattern of the current applied to the coil 510.

Specifically, in the magnetic field control unit 630, the waveform, frequency, application period, and/or application pattern of the current may be set based on a user's input, etc., or may be set based on a plant cultivation environment, etc.

For example, the parameters related to the waveform and frequency of the current, application period, and/or application pattern are based on at least one of the type of plant, the temperature of the space in which the plant is placed, and the humidity of the space in which the plant is placed. It can be decided. As a specific example, the application cycle may be shortened or extended as the temperature and/or humidity of the space where the plant is placed increases or decreases, and the available application patterns may change.

As a result of repeated research and experiments, the inventor of the present invention confirmed that, under the conditions of the same current waveform and frequency and application pattern, it is most desirable for the application period to be 48 hours.

Meanwhile, the inventor of the present invention confirmed through experiments that plant growth can be promoted through the plant growth device applying the electromagnetic field according to the present invention.

Experimental method

- Prepare by wrapping enamel copper wire (coil) 100 times around a 15ml conical tube (no vegetation port) with a height of 120mm and a diameter of 17mm.

- Prepare a 24mm diameter plastic frame (no vegetation frame)

- For plants, germinate by placing 5 seeds of radish sprout ( Raphanus sativus ) into each conical tube.

- Create uniform light conditions inside the system by installing an LED (lighting device) on the top of the light blocking box (enclosed device case)

- Electromagnetic field stimulation is performed by placing the conical tube containing the seeds in a frame wrapped with enamel copper wire.

- Plant final growth length and hormone analysis according to electromagnetic field stimulation time

- Analysis of microbial distribution in the rhizosphere is confirmed through DGGE.

Experiment progress

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of an experimental device for confirming plant growth promotion by a plant growth device applying an electromagnetic field according to the present invention, and Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the progress of an electromagnetic field stimulation experiment.

An experiment was conducted by planting five radish sprout seeds in one conical tube. 3g of commercial culture soil was placed in one conical tube. As shown in Figure 6, the seeds were germinated without a magnetic field for the first 72 hours, and then, as shown in Figures 5 and 6, the four conical tubes were stimulated with an electromagnetic field for 0 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours, respectively. did. After 7 days, radish shoots were collected and analyzed for length and hormones, and soil samples were taken to conduct a DGGE microbial distribution experiment.

In Figure 5, ① was electromagnetic field stimulation for 0 hours, ② was electromagnetic field stimulation for 24 hours, ③ was electromagnetic field stimulation for 48 hours, and ④ was electromagnetic field stimulation for 72 hours.

Measuring plant stem and root length using vernier calipers

Figure 7 is a photograph of collected radish shoot stems and roots, Figure 8 is a graph showing a graph between electromagnetic field stimulation time and radish shoot length (length of stem and root), and Figure 9 is a graph showing the growth of the upper layer of radish shoot according to electromagnetic field stimulation time. It is a graph representing a curve.

Radish shoot length was measured using a vernier caliper, and radish shoot length was measured by dividing the roots and stems.

In this experiment, as shown in Figure 8, it was confirmed that the length growth of both stems and roots was maximum when electromagnetic fields were stimulated for 48 hours. When the length was calculated numerically, the results were 113.36 ± 0.16 mm for the roots and 93.53 ± 1.97 mm for the stems.

In addition, as a result of measuring the upper part of the radish sprout (length measured from the soil), it was confirmed that the growth rate was fastest when the electromagnetic field was stimulated for 48 hours, as shown in Figure 9. This can be seen as the effect of promoting radish shoot growth by 48-hour stimulation of the electromagnetic field stimulation device of the present invention.

Next, the concentration of plant growth hormone (IAA) was measured to biochemically analyze the effect of promoting length growth.

Plant growth hormone (IAA) measurement

Figure 10 is a diagram showing the sample preparation process for hormone measurement, and Figure 11 is a graph showing the measurement results of plant growth hormone (IAA).

As shown in Figure 10, a sample for measuring hormones was prepared by collecting 1 g of radish sprouts. 1g of radish sprouts was ground and extracted with 80% methanol at 20°C for 24 hours in a 200rpm shaking incubator.

After concentrating the extract with a rotary evaporator, it was filtered with a 0.2um PVDF filter, and then high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis was performed.

The column for HPLC analysis was the Agilent ZORBAX Eclibse XDB-C8 column.

Methanol and 0.6% Acetic acid were used as mobile phases, the flow rate was set to 1.0 ml/min, the oven temperature was set to 35°C, and the UV detector analyzed at 280nm.

As shown in Figure 11, the minimum amount of plant growth hormone was confirmed when the electromagnetic field was stimulated for 48 hours. This was contrary to the stem and root length results, and it appears that plant length growth was promoted through the consumption of plant growth hormones.

In addition, when the hormone concentration at 48 hours was calculated numerically, the result of 3.24 ± 0.47 mg/L was confirmed. This is the result of biochemically confirming the growth promotion effect of the electromagnetic field stimulation device of the present invention.

Next, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis ( DGGE) analysis was performed to further confirm the distribution of rhizosphere microorganisms known to affect plant growth.

Determination of microbial distribution by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)

Figure 12 is a schematic diagram showing the DGGE analysis process, Figure 13 is a picture of the entire DGGE result, and Figure 14 is a picture of a partial DGGE result.

As shown in Figure 12, the experiment was conducted with DNA extraction, first PCR, second PCR, gel electrophoresis, and then DGGE.

For DNA extraction, 1g of soil sample was mixed with 10ml of HPLC Water. For DNA extraction, FastDNA spin kit for soil was used. For the first PCR, primers E27F and 1542R were used, and for the second PCR, primers 341F-GC and 786R were used. was used. Gel electrophoresis used a gel made by dissolving 0.6 g of agarose in 1 After staining by diluting EtBr in 2L, the band was decolorized with distilled water for 20 minutes and observed using a UV transilluminator.

As shown in Figures 13 and 14, the band observation results confirmed that there was a difference in the distribution of soil rhizosphere microorganisms depending on the electromagnetic field stimulation time.

According to the plant growth device applying the electromagnetic field according to the present invention as described above, it is possible to promote and control the germination and growth of plants through the electromagnetic field, which is an electronic fertilizer, without using known fertilizers (nutrients and inorganic salts), thereby promoting and controlling the germination and growth of plants. It can be easily cultivated and has the advantage of not requiring pesticides to control pests and diseases since it can be repelled by coil high-frequency waves.

In addition, according to the present invention, plants can be easily cultivated, so anyone can easily use it at home by applying it to a small cultivator, and has the advantage of maximizing plant growth by automatically controlling the electromagnetic field generated according to the growth state of the plant. There is.

The embodiments described in this specification and the accompanying drawings merely illustratively illustrate some of the technical ideas included in the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in this specification are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but rather to explain it, and therefore, it is obvious that the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. All modifications and specific embodiments that can be easily inferred by a person skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea included in the specification and drawings of the present invention should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Enclosed device case
200: lighting means
300: Vegetation frame member
400: Plant pot member
401: body part
402: Closing unit
410: Main plant port member
420: Sub plant port member
500: Magnetic field generation module
510: coil
520: Power supply
600: Control module
610: On/off switch unit
620: Lighting control unit
630: Magnetic field control unit

Claims (6)

A plant growth device for growing plants using a magnetic field,
device case;
A vegetation frame member provided in the enclosure-type device case;
One or more plant pot members provided on the vegetation frame member;
a magnetic field generating module configured to generate a magnetic field in the plant pot member; and
Characterized in that it includes a control module configured to control the operation of the magnetic field generating module.
Plant growth device.
According to paragraph 1,
The vegetation frame member is formed with a mounting hole through which the plant pot member is detachably mounted,
The plant pot member is characterized in that it is formed in a cylindrical shape with an open top.
Plant growth device.
According to paragraph 1,
The vegetation frame member has a groove formed on the upper surface,
The groove portion is characterized in that it forms the plant pot member.
Plant growth device.
According to paragraph 2 or 3,
The plant pot member consists of a cylindrical body portion and a conical-shaped finishing portion integrally formed at the bottom of the body portion,
The magnetic field generating module is characterized in that it includes a coil wound around the plant pot member, and a power supply that supplies power controlled by the control module to the coil.
Plant growth device.
According to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Further comprising a lighting means provided in the device case,
The control module includes an on/off switch unit, a lighting control unit for controlling the lighting means, and a magnetic field control unit for controlling the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating module.
Plant growth device.
According to clause 5,
The magnetic field control unit
Characterized in that it is configured to control the waveform and frequency, application period, and application pattern of the applied current.
Plant growth device.

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