RU225996U1 - Plant growing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of plant growing, physiology and biochemistry of plants and can be used for growing plants using soil and other solid substrates, as well as by hydroponics and aeroponics methods. The technical result is an increase in plant productivity by creating conditions for holding the leaves of rosette plants in a horizontal position, providing them with better illumination. A device for growing plants includes a body consisting of two vertically connected parts, an upper part connecting parts of the body, a removable bottom with holes, and a lower part that supports the bottom and connects the body in the lower part, wherein the upper part has a horizontal platform with a surface area , ensuring the maintenance of leaves of rosette plants in a horizontal position.

Description

The utility model relates to the field of plant growing, physiology and biochemistry of plants and can be used for growing plants using soil and other solid substrates, as well as by hydroponics and aeroponics methods.

A device for growing plants is known (patent US2594307A, A01G9/029, publication date April 29, 1955), consisting of a body vertically divided into two parts, as well as a removable bottom without holes, placed on stops inside the body.

The disadvantage of this device is the absence of a design element that ensures that the leaves of rosette plants are maintained in a horizontal position, which slows down their growth and reduces productivity.

A device for growing plants is known (patent SU1692383A1, A01G9/02, publication date November 23, 1991), consisting of a collapsible body assembled from four side walls connected by upper and lower clamps located on the outside of the side walls.

The disadvantage of this device is the absence of a design element for arranging the leaves of rosette plants in a horizontal position, which slows down their growth and reduces productivity.

A device for growing plants is known (EP0544106B1, A01G9/02, publication date July 31, 1996), consisting of a cylindrical body and a support for tall peduncles placed on top of it.

The disadvantage of this device is its use for growing a limited number of plant species.

The closest analogue of a device for growing plants is a device (SU1774840A3, A01G9/02, publication date November 07, 1992), consisting of a cylindrical body divided vertically into two parts, an upper split ring shoulder and a removable bottom. The purpose of the device is to prevent damage to plant roots during transplantation.

The disadvantage of this device is the small area of the upper annular shoulder, which is insufficient to support the leaves of rosette plants in a horizontal position, which slows down their growth and reduces productivity.

The technical result is an increase in plant productivity by creating conditions for holding the leaves of rosette plants in a horizontal position, providing them with better illumination.

The claimed technical result is achieved by the fact that in a device for growing plants, including a body consisting of two vertically connected parts, an upper part connecting parts of the body, a removable bottom with holes and a lower part, which is a support for the bottom and connecting the body in the lower part, in Unlike the prototype, the upper part has a horizontal platform with a surface area that ensures that the leaves of rosette plants are maintained in a horizontal position.

In fig. 1 shows a general axonometric view of a device for growing plants; FIG. 2 – upper and lower parts of the device in cross section.

The device includes an upper part 1 used for horizontal arrangement of plant leaves and serving for fixing parts of the body, a tubular body 2 consisting of two vertically connected parts, having in the upper part an external protruding support 3 for installing the upper part 1, a lower part 4 having an internal protrusion 5 and cutouts 6 along the bottom edge, removable bottom 7, having holes 8.

The plant growing device operates as follows. In the lower part 4, on the inner protrusion 5, a removable bottom 7 is placed, on which a housing 2, consisting of two parts, is installed. In the upper part, the housing 2 is fixed with the upper part 1, installed on the outer protrusion 3. The housing is filled with soil or other solid substrate, or conditions are created for growing plants using hydroponics or aeroponics methods. The leaves of rosette plants are placed horizontally on the upper surface of the upper part 1 to prevent the leaves of the plants from bending downward. The circulation of water or other liquid used for growing plants is carried out through holes 8 in the removable bottom 7 and cutouts 6 in the lower part 4.

The utility model is illustrated by the following example.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale L.) plants were grown using vermiculite as a substrate. Mineral nutrition elements were added in the form of a 1-normal Hoagland-Arnon mixture (Hoagland, D.R. and Arnon, D.I. (1950) The water-culture method for growing plants without soil. California agricultural experiment station, Circular-347 pp.). Watering with distilled water was carried out from above using the drip method. Experimental plants were grown in a device for growing plants, consisting of an upper part 1 used for horizontal arrangement of plant leaves, a tubular body 2 consisting of two vertically connected parts, having in the upper part an external protruding support 3 for installing the upper part 1, the lower part 4 , having an internal protrusion 5 and cutouts 6 along the lower edge, a removable bottom 7 having holes 8. The control was plants grown in containers consisting of a tubular body 2, consisting of two vertically connected parts, a lower part 4, having an internal protrusion 5 and cutouts 6 along the lower edge, a removable bottom 7 having holes 8. The outer diameter of the upper part 1 was 20 cm. At the age of 60 days, the diameter of the leaf rosette of the experimental plants was 47.6% larger than the control plants, the fresh weight of the above-ground parts of the plants was greater by 36.3%, the wet weight of the underground part of the plants was higher by 86.7%, the average content of chlorophyll a was higher by 17.4%, chlorophyll b by 22.3%.

Thus, due to the use of an upper part in the plant growing device, which serves for the horizontal arrangement of plant leaves, it is ensured that they are prevented from bending downwards and the productivity of plants is increased by increasing the level of illumination of the plant leaves.

Claims (1)

A device for growing plants, including a housing consisting of two vertically connected parts, an upper part connecting the parts of the housing, a removable bottom with holes, and a lower part that supports the bottom and connects the housing in the lower part, characterized in that the upper part has a horizontal platform with a surface area that ensures that the leaves of rosette plants are maintained in a horizontal position.