WO2004066716A1 - Nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants and cultivation method thereby - Google Patents

Nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants and cultivation method thereby Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2004066716A1
WO2004066716A1 PCT/KR2003/001171 KR0301171W WO2004066716A1 WO 2004066716 A1 WO2004066716 A1 WO 2004066716A1 KR 0301171 W KR0301171 W KR 0301171W WO 2004066716 A1 WO2004066716 A1 WO 2004066716A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
nutrient
control valve
potted plants
pipe
culture system
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/KR2003/001171
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
Jung-Eek Son
Dong-Ho Jung
Ki-Sun Kim
Original Assignee
Seoul National University Industry Foundation
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from KR10-2003-0005798A external-priority patent/KR100506499B1/en
Application filed by Seoul National University Industry Foundation filed Critical Seoul National University Industry Foundation
Priority to AU2003234940A priority Critical patent/AU2003234940A1/en
Publication of WO2004066716A1 publication Critical patent/WO2004066716A1/en

Links

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G31/00—Soilless cultivation, e.g. hydroponics
    • A01G31/02—Special apparatus therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G27/00—Self-acting watering devices, e.g. for flower-pots
    • A01G27/04—Self-acting watering devices, e.g. for flower-pots using wicks or the like
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P60/00—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries
    • Y02P60/20—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in agriculture, e.g. CO2
    • Y02P60/21—Dinitrogen oxide [N2O], e.g. using aquaponics, hydroponics or efficiency measures

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants and cultivation method thereby. More particularly, the present invention relates to a culture system and cultivation method of potted plants to reduce the cost of equipment and to produce high-quality potted plants by circulating nutrient solution, controlling time of nutrient supply, and moving tray for pots equipped a wick hanging down on an inclined cultivation bed to flow nutrient solution.
  • overhead irrigation system is used for watering or supplying nutrient solution on growing potted plants.
  • This system has many problems such as an excessive loss of nutrient solution, an unequal supply of moisture, a deterioration of flower quality by being in contact with moisture and a low efficiency of work etc.
  • Drip watering system is unfit to mass production owing to the limitation of dripping tube. Further, there is a problem that a cost for installation and maintenance is too high.
  • subirrigation system is preferred rather than overhead irrigation systems owing to these problems.
  • subirrigation systems such as ebb & flow system, mat culture system, and wick culture system.
  • Ebb & flow system fits a large-scale culture, but it required maintaining level strictly and preventing leakage of water. And, a cost for installation is too high.
  • Mat culture system can be installed at a low cost. But, if cultivation bed is not level, nutrient and moisture may be biased to one side. Further, salt accumulation and moisture content become high in the mat.
  • wick culture system nutrient-stagnant wick culture system
  • wick culture system can supply moisture continuously and has a simple structure.
  • loss of nutrient solution stagnant in the bed is inevitable by evaporation, and the system needs to maintain level strictly and to prevent leakage of water.
  • this system has problems that incur excessive amount of water in the medium by continuous nutrient absorption, and unclean root-environment by algae generation.
  • an object of the invention is to develop an efficient culture system and cultivation method for potted plants using the system characterizing by circulating nutrient, controlling time of nutrient supply and moving tray for pots equipped a wick hanging down on inclined cultivation bed to flow nutrient solution in the view of culture system, culture environment and plant growth.
  • the present invention is to provide a nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants and cultivation method using the system having the advantages that in the view of culture system, structure and installation of the system is uncomplicated and easy and a cost of equipment for the system can be reduced, that in the view of culture environment, loss of nutrient in bed by evaporation can be inhibited and root environment can be kept clean, and that in the view of plant growth, potted plants with high quality can be produced by controlling nutrient supply precisely.
  • the invention is to provide a nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants comprising; a nutrient tank; a pump for pumping nutrient solution being connected to the nutrient tank through a coupling tube; a supply pipe formed to branch off a discharge water pipe with a discharge water control valve from the pump and formed by making many jet holes so as to spray nutrient solution downwardly with being connected horizontally at a definite distance at one end of a supply pipe passage with a flow control valve; an induction flute pipe formed at a definite distance to exhaust through a discharge hole made at regular intervals after holding primarily a nutrient solution supplied into a lower part of the supply pipe; a forming bed characterized that the induction flute pipe is placed at one side and a recovery water pipe with a recovery control valve is connected to base part of a drain hole at the other side, with forming many hollows corresponding to a discharge hole in a long flute plate; a shifter of forming bed installed on a supporter
  • a cultivation method of potted plants comprises the steps of: preparing a pot inserted a wick for adsorbing nutrient solution which get protruded at a regular length through a hole in bottom of a pot for cultivating plant seedling (S10); inserting said pot into a pot holder in a tray so that the wicks for adsorbing nutrient solution get protruded out of the tray (S20); placing the pot holder in said tray with hanging out the wick for adsorbing nutrient solution on a hollow of a long flute plate in a forming bed (S30); and adjusting opening of a controller to control an amount of nutrient supply, in such that the controller controls a flow control valve using an electrical signal by predetermined inforaiation according to growing period of plant like seasonal change and an amount of nutrient supply required during flowering using a culture system for potted plants, after the tray was placed in the hallow of the long flute plate in the forming bed (S40).
  • FIG. 1 shows a view in side elevation with a culture system for potted plants according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a plane figure of a culture system for potted plants according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view at line A-A of the culture system of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4 shows that a pot in culture system for potted plants according to the present invention is arranged by a tray.
  • FIG. 5 is a block view of a flow chart of cultivation method of potted plants according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a view in side elevation with a culture system for potted plants according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a plane figure of a culture system for potted plants according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view at line A-A of the culture system of FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 shows that a pot in culture system for potted plants according to this invention is arranged by a tray.
  • a culture system for potted plants 2 consists of a nutrient tank 4, a pump 6, a supply pipe 8, an induction flute pipe 10, a forming bed 12, a shifter of forming bed 14 and a controller 16.
  • the nutrient tank 4 was made to a definite size and was filled with nutrient solution and was connected with pipe materials so as to recover and supply a nutrient easily.
  • the size of the nutrient tank 4 was not limited but determined by scale of equipment or design option.
  • the pump 6 was connected with the nutrient tank 4 by a coupling pipe 18 and was installed around part or on the upper part of the nutrient tank 4 in order to supply the nutrient solution by pumping.
  • a capacity of pump 6 could be chosen by scale of equipment or design option.
  • the supply pipe 8 was formed to branch off a discharge water pipe 22 with a discharge water control valve 20 from the pump and formed by making many jet holes 28 so as to spray nutrient solution downwardly with being connected horizontally at a definite distance at one end of a supply pipe passage 24 with a flow control valve 26.
  • the supply pipe 8 was placed in through the induction flute pipe 10 to inhibit leakage of nutrient, even if the forming bed 12 was moved into either right or left direction in limited range.
  • the induction flute pipe 10 was formed at a definite distance so as to exhaust through a discharge hole made at regular intervals after holding primarily a nutrient solution supplied into a lower part of the supply pipe 8.
  • the forming bed 12 characterized that induction flute pipe 10 was placed at a one side 12 and a recovery water pipe with a recovery control valve was connected to base part of a drain hole at the other side, with forming many hollows 32 corresponding to a discharge hole 36 in a long flute plate 34.
  • the hollow 32 could be formed a narrow or wide in width and interval of the hollow 32 could be formed variously by design of it without definition of measurement.
  • the shifter of forming bed 14 was installed on a supporter 42 to move the forming bed supported by the shifter at a regular angle.
  • the shifter of forming bed 14 consists of rack gear 141 installed on the supporter 42 to a moving direction, many pinion gears 142 installed to revolve at lower side of the forming bed 12 and moving bench handle 144 installed at a side end of revolving axis 143 constituted in a body with it altogether with driving through the pinion gear 142.
  • the controller 16 was constituted to control the pump 6, the flow control valve 26 of the supply pipe 8, the discharge water control valve 20 of the discharge water pipe 22 and the recovery water control valve 38 of the recovery water pipe 40 by predetermined information. And, the controller 16 could control the pump 6, flow control valve 26 of the supply pipe 8, discharge water control valve 20 of discharge water pipe 22 and recovery water control valve 38 of recovery water pipe 40 by manual type or automatic type. Or, the controller could use any one of two types by design option and did not be limited in any one of two types.
  • a wick for adsorbing nutrient solution 48 was inserted into a pot 44 which got protruded at a regular length through a hole 46 in bottom of a pot 44 for cultivating plant seedling (S10).
  • the pot holder 52 was placed in said tray 50 with hanging out the wick for adsorbing nutrient solution 48 on a hallow 32 of a long flute plate 34 in a forming bed 12 (S30). After the tray 50 was placed in the hallow 32 of the long flute plate 34 in the forming bed 12, it adjusted opening of a flow control valve 26 by an electrical signal of the controller with predetermined information like seasonal change and an amount of nutrient supply required during flowering using the culture system for potted plants 2 (S40). That is, the controller 16 of the culture system for potted plants 2 controlled an amount of nutrient supply by controlling operation of pump 6 according to predetermined information.
  • nutrient solution could be supplied smoothly by managing an opening ratio of flow control valve 26 according to a circumstance. Accordingly, the wick for adsorbing nutrient solution 48 got protruded through a hole 46 at the bottom of the pot 44 in the tray 50 placed on the long flute plate 34 absorbed nutrient solution flowing along the hallow 32 of the long flute plate 34 in the forming bed 12 inclined at a regular angle.
  • potted plants was cultivated by controlling flow control valve 26 for the controller 16 to vary an amount of nutrient supply by predetermined information to growing period of plant in the pot 44 of the tray
  • the nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants of the abovementioned invention has an effect on producing potted plants with high quality by supplying optimum amount of nutrient to be adequate for growing period of plant to many pots on tray by the predetermined information.
  • the present invention makes it possible to make up a good growing environment of plant by maintaining surrounding circumstance clean through depressing development of algae within nutrient and inhibiting loss of evaporation by nutrient residue in bed from being drained and flew nutrient solution by gravitation by inclining the forming bed at a regular gradient instead of artificial supply of electric power.
  • the present invention does not require to maintain strict level during installation of whole system like conventional nutrient-stagnant wick culture system or ebb & flow system and is not necessary to consider special material or surface treatment for prevention of leakage.
  • the present invention is effective that structure of system is not complicated, installation is easy and a cost of equipment is reduced.
  • the culture system for potted plants of the invention has an effect on maximizing work efficiency by reduction of labor, because it is constituted to work as a unit of tray on raising plant.
  • the present invention can reduce traffic line of worker at the maximum and can increase production. Accordingly, the present invention is the very useful for industry for greenhouse crops or special crops.

Abstract

The present invention relates to nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants and cultivation method thereby. More particularly, the present invention relates to a culture system and cultivation method of potted plants to reduce the cost of equipment and to produce high-quality potted plants by circulating nutrient, controlling time of nutrient supply, and moving tray for pots equipped a wick hanging down on an inclined cultivation bed to flow nutrient solution. The invention makes it possible to provide a nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants comprising: a nutrient tank; a pump for pumping nutrient solution being connected to the nutrient tank through a coupling tube; a supply pipe formed to branch off a discharge water pipe with a discharge water control valve from the pump and formed by making many jet holes so as to spray nutrient solution downwardly with being connected horizontally at a definite distance at one end of a supply pipe passage with a flow control valve; an induction flute pipe formed at a definite distance to exhaust through a discharge hole made at regular intervals after holding primarily a nutrient supplied into a lower part of the supply pipe; a forming bed characterized that the induction flute pipe is placed at one side and a recovery water pipe with a recovery control valve is connected to base part of a drain hole at the other side, with forming many hollows corresponding to a discharge hole in a long flute plate; a shifter of forming bed installed on a supporter to move the forming bed being supported by the shifter at a regular angle; and a controller controlling the pump, the flow control valve of the supply pipe, the discharge water control valve of the discharge water pipe and the recovery water control valve of the recovery water pipe by predetermined information.

Description

NUTRIENT-FLOW WICK CULTURE SYSTEM FOR POTTED PLANTS AND CULTIVATION METHOD THEREBY
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants and cultivation method thereby. More particularly, the present invention relates to a culture system and cultivation method of potted plants to reduce the cost of equipment and to produce high-quality potted plants by circulating nutrient solution, controlling time of nutrient supply, and moving tray for pots equipped a wick hanging down on an inclined cultivation bed to flow nutrient solution.
BACKGROUND ART
Generally, overhead irrigation system is used for watering or supplying nutrient solution on growing potted plants.
This system has many problems such as an excessive loss of nutrient solution, an unequal supply of moisture, a deterioration of flower quality by being in contact with moisture and a low efficiency of work etc. Drip watering system is unfit to mass production owing to the limitation of dripping tube. Further, there is a problem that a cost for installation and maintenance is too high.
Lately, subirrigation system is preferred rather than overhead irrigation systems owing to these problems. There are several subirrigation systems such as ebb & flow system, mat culture system, and wick culture system. Ebb & flow system fits a large-scale culture, but it required maintaining level strictly and preventing leakage of water. And, a cost for installation is too high. Mat culture system can be installed at a low cost. But, if cultivation bed is not level, nutrient and moisture may be biased to one side. Further, salt accumulation and moisture content become high in the mat.
Particularly, conventional wick culture system (nutrient-stagnant wick culture system) can supply moisture continuously and has a simple structure. But, loss of nutrient solution stagnant in the bed is inevitable by evaporation, and the system needs to maintain level strictly and to prevent leakage of water. Also, this system has problems that incur excessive amount of water in the medium by continuous nutrient absorption, and unclean root-environment by algae generation.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
As described in the above to solve problems of prior art, an object of the invention is to develop an efficient culture system and cultivation method for potted plants using the system characterizing by circulating nutrient, controlling time of nutrient supply and moving tray for pots equipped a wick hanging down on inclined cultivation bed to flow nutrient solution in the view of culture system, culture environment and plant growth.
The present invention is to provide a nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants and cultivation method using the system having the advantages that in the view of culture system, structure and installation of the system is uncomplicated and easy and a cost of equipment for the system can be reduced, that in the view of culture environment, loss of nutrient in bed by evaporation can be inhibited and root environment can be kept clean, and that in the view of plant growth, potted plants with high quality can be produced by controlling nutrient supply precisely.
To accomplish the object of the present invention, the invention is to provide a nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants comprising; a nutrient tank; a pump for pumping nutrient solution being connected to the nutrient tank through a coupling tube; a supply pipe formed to branch off a discharge water pipe with a discharge water control valve from the pump and formed by making many jet holes so as to spray nutrient solution downwardly with being connected horizontally at a definite distance at one end of a supply pipe passage with a flow control valve; an induction flute pipe formed at a definite distance to exhaust through a discharge hole made at regular intervals after holding primarily a nutrient solution supplied into a lower part of the supply pipe; a forming bed characterized that the induction flute pipe is placed at one side and a recovery water pipe with a recovery control valve is connected to base part of a drain hole at the other side, with forming many hollows corresponding to a discharge hole in a long flute plate; a shifter of forming bed installed on a supporter to move the forming bed being supported by the shifter at a regular angle; and a controller controlling the pump, the flow control valve of the supply pipe, the discharge water control valve of the discharge water pipe and the recovery water control valve of the recovery water pipe by predetermined information.
A cultivation method of potted plants according to the present invention comprises the steps of: preparing a pot inserted a wick for adsorbing nutrient solution which get protruded at a regular length through a hole in bottom of a pot for cultivating plant seedling (S10); inserting said pot into a pot holder in a tray so that the wicks for adsorbing nutrient solution get protruded out of the tray (S20); placing the pot holder in said tray with hanging out the wick for adsorbing nutrient solution on a hollow of a long flute plate in a forming bed (S30); and adjusting opening of a controller to control an amount of nutrient supply, in such that the controller controls a flow control valve using an electrical signal by predetermined inforaiation according to growing period of plant like seasonal change and an amount of nutrient supply required during flowering using a culture system for potted plants, after the tray was placed in the hallow of the long flute plate in the forming bed (S40).
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 shows a view in side elevation with a culture system for potted plants according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a plane figure of a culture system for potted plants according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view at line A-A of the culture system of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 shows that a pot in culture system for potted plants according to the present invention is arranged by a tray.
FIG. 5 is a block view of a flow chart of cultivation method of potted plants according to the present invention.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The detail of the present invention will be described in connection with the accompanying drawing including a preferred embodiment of the present invention:
FIG. 1 shows a view in side elevation with a culture system for potted plants according to the present invention and FIG. 2 shows a plane figure of a culture system for potted plants according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view at line A-A of the culture system of FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 shows that a pot in culture system for potted plants according to this invention is arranged by a tray. A culture system for potted plants 2 consists of a nutrient tank 4, a pump 6, a supply pipe 8, an induction flute pipe 10, a forming bed 12, a shifter of forming bed 14 and a controller 16.
The nutrient tank 4 was made to a definite size and was filled with nutrient solution and was connected with pipe materials so as to recover and supply a nutrient easily.
The size of the nutrient tank 4 was not limited but determined by scale of equipment or design option.
The pump 6 was connected with the nutrient tank 4 by a coupling pipe 18 and was installed around part or on the upper part of the nutrient tank 4 in order to supply the nutrient solution by pumping.
Then, a capacity of pump 6 could be chosen by scale of equipment or design option.
The supply pipe 8 was formed to branch off a discharge water pipe 22 with a discharge water control valve 20 from the pump and formed by making many jet holes 28 so as to spray nutrient solution downwardly with being connected horizontally at a definite distance at one end of a supply pipe passage 24 with a flow control valve 26. The supply pipe 8 was placed in through the induction flute pipe 10 to inhibit leakage of nutrient, even if the forming bed 12 was moved into either right or left direction in limited range.
The induction flute pipe 10 was formed at a definite distance so as to exhaust through a discharge hole made at regular intervals after holding primarily a nutrient solution supplied into a lower part of the supply pipe 8.
The forming bed 12 characterized that induction flute pipe 10 was placed at a one side 12 and a recovery water pipe with a recovery control valve was connected to base part of a drain hole at the other side, with forming many hollows 32 corresponding to a discharge hole 36 in a long flute plate 34.
In considering cultivation characteristics of potted plants, the hollow 32 could be formed a narrow or wide in width and interval of the hollow 32 could be formed variously by design of it without definition of measurement.
The shifter of forming bed 14 was installed on a supporter 42 to move the forming bed supported by the shifter at a regular angle.
The shifter of forming bed 14 consists of rack gear 141 installed on the supporter 42 to a moving direction, many pinion gears 142 installed to revolve at lower side of the forming bed 12 and moving bench handle 144 installed at a side end of revolving axis 143 constituted in a body with it altogether with driving through the pinion gear 142.
The controller 16 was constituted to control the pump 6, the flow control valve 26 of the supply pipe 8, the discharge water control valve 20 of the discharge water pipe 22 and the recovery water control valve 38 of the recovery water pipe 40 by predetermined information. And, the controller 16 could control the pump 6, flow control valve 26 of the supply pipe 8, discharge water control valve 20 of discharge water pipe 22 and recovery water control valve 38 of recovery water pipe 40 by manual type or automatic type. Or, the controller could use any one of two types by design option and did not be limited in any one of two types.
A cultivation method of potted plants using said culture system for culturing potted plants described in the above will be explained in detail the below.
A wick for adsorbing nutrient solution 48 was inserted into a pot 44 which got protruded at a regular length through a hole 46 in bottom of a pot 44 for cultivating plant seedling (S10).
And then, said pot 44 was inserted into a pot holder 52 in a tray 50 so that the wick for adsorbing nutrient solution 48 got protruded out of the tray 50 (S20).
The pot holder 52 was placed in said tray 50 with hanging out the wick for adsorbing nutrient solution 48 on a hallow 32 of a long flute plate 34 in a forming bed 12 (S30). After the tray 50 was placed in the hallow 32 of the long flute plate 34 in the forming bed 12, it adjusted opening of a flow control valve 26 by an electrical signal of the controller with predetermined information like seasonal change and an amount of nutrient supply required during flowering using the culture system for potted plants 2 (S40). That is, the controller 16 of the culture system for potted plants 2 controlled an amount of nutrient supply by controlling operation of pump 6 according to predetermined information.
And then, nutrient solution could be supplied smoothly by managing an opening ratio of flow control valve 26 according to a circumstance. Accordingly, the wick for adsorbing nutrient solution 48 got protruded through a hole 46 at the bottom of the pot 44 in the tray 50 placed on the long flute plate 34 absorbed nutrient solution flowing along the hallow 32 of the long flute plate 34 in the forming bed 12 inclined at a regular angle.
Consequently, potted plants was cultivated by controlling flow control valve 26 for the controller 16 to vary an amount of nutrient supply by predetermined information to growing period of plant in the pot 44 of the tray
50 placed on the long flute plate 34 of the forming bed 12 which was determined by basic information of term and time for nutrient supply.
Also, when a user intends to move the forming bed 12 after going tlirough regular growing period of plant during working on the forming bed 12, if a pinion gear 142 to one direction by a moving bench handle 144 is revolved, the forming bed 12 is moved over a rack gear 141. As a result, it is convenient for a user to work.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants of the abovementioned invention has an effect on producing potted plants with high quality by supplying optimum amount of nutrient to be adequate for growing period of plant to many pots on tray by the predetermined information.
And, the present invention makes it possible to make up a good growing environment of plant by maintaining surrounding circumstance clean through depressing development of algae within nutrient and inhibiting loss of evaporation by nutrient residue in bed from being drained and flew nutrient solution by gravitation by inclining the forming bed at a regular gradient instead of artificial supply of electric power. The present invention does not require to maintain strict level during installation of whole system like conventional nutrient-stagnant wick culture system or ebb & flow system and is not necessary to consider special material or surface treatment for prevention of leakage. And, the present invention is effective that structure of system is not complicated, installation is easy and a cost of equipment is reduced.
Additionally, the culture system for potted plants of the invention has an effect on maximizing work efficiency by reduction of labor, because it is constituted to work as a unit of tray on raising plant.
And, because a user can move the forming bed on a supporter except a work done as a unit of tray on the forming bed, the present invention can reduce traffic line of worker at the maximum and can increase production. Accordingly, the present invention is the very useful for industry for greenhouse crops or special crops.

Claims

What is claimed is:
1. A nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants comprising; a nutrient tank; a pump for pumping nutrient solution being connected to the nutrient tank through a coupling tube; a supply pipe formed to branch off a discharge water pipe with a discharge water control valve from the pump and formed by making many jet holes so as to spray nutrient solution downwardly with being connected horizontally at a definite distance at one end of a supply pipe passage with a flow control valve; an induction flute pipe formed at a definite distance to exhaust through a discharge hole made at regular intervals after holding primarily a nutrient solution supplied into a lower part of the supply pipe; a forming bed characterized that the induction flute pipe is placed at one side and a recovery water pipe with a recovery control valve is connected to base part of a drain hole at the other side, with forming many hollows corresponding to a discharge hole in a long flute plate; a shifter of forming bed installed on a supporter to move the forming bed being supported by the shifter at a regular angle; and a controller controlling the pump, the flow control valve of the supply pipe, the discharge water control valve of the discharge water pipe and the recovery water control valve of the recovery water pipe by predetermined information.
2. A cultivation method of potted plants using a nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants comprising the steps of: preparing a pot inserted a wick for adsorbing nutrient solution which get protruded at a regular length through a hole in bottom of a pot for cultivating plant seedling (S10); inserting said pot into a pot holder in a tray so that the wicks for adsorbing nutrient solution get protruded out of the tray (S20); placing the pot holder in said tray with hanging out the wick for adsorbing nutrient solution on a hollow of a long flute plate in a forming bed (S30); and adjusting opening of a controller to control an amount of nutrient supply, in such a that the controller controls a flow control valve using an electrical signal by predetermined information according to growing period of plant like seasonal change and an amount of nutrient supply required during flowering using a culture system for potted plants, after the tray was placed in the hallow of the long flute plate in the forming bed (S40).
PCT/KR2003/001171 2003-01-29 2003-06-16 Nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants and cultivation method thereby WO2004066716A1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2003234940A AU2003234940A1 (en) 2003-01-29 2003-06-16 Nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants and cultivation method thereby

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
KR10-2003-0005798 2003-01-29
KR10-2003-0005798A KR100506499B1 (en) 2002-06-07 2003-01-29 Cultivation system for potted plants and ciltivation method thereby

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2004066716A1 true WO2004066716A1 (en) 2004-08-12

Family

ID=32822610

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/KR2003/001171 WO2004066716A1 (en) 2003-01-29 2003-06-16 Nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants and cultivation method thereby

Country Status (2)

Country Link
AU (1) AU2003234940A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2004066716A1 (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN105010110A (en) * 2015-07-03 2015-11-04 浙江仙人草保健品有限公司 Method for planting dendrobium officinale by use of inner concave type seedbed
CN105230467A (en) * 2015-11-06 2016-01-13 北海市蔬菜研究所 Seedling culture device
CN105325278A (en) * 2015-09-29 2016-02-17 江苏农林职业技术学院 Greenhouse water planting cyclic irrigation system and nutrient solution EC value control method

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH01112925A (en) * 1987-10-26 1989-05-01 Yanmar Agricult Equip Co Ltd Hydroponic culture apparatus
JPH05284265A (en) * 1992-04-06 1993-10-29 Ricoh Co Ltd Image forming system
JPH0888A (en) * 1994-06-21 1996-01-09 C I Kasei Co Ltd Plant cultivating system and plant draining system, and trouble information transmitting system for cultivation and draining cultivation of plant
KR20020072064A (en) * 2001-03-08 2002-09-14 대한민국(서울대학교) Nutrient recycled pot production system using vinyl-covered wick
US20020170830A1 (en) * 2000-06-26 2002-11-21 Yasuhito Kondo Water treating method, water treating apparatus, and hydrophonic system using the same

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH01112925A (en) * 1987-10-26 1989-05-01 Yanmar Agricult Equip Co Ltd Hydroponic culture apparatus
JPH05284265A (en) * 1992-04-06 1993-10-29 Ricoh Co Ltd Image forming system
JPH0888A (en) * 1994-06-21 1996-01-09 C I Kasei Co Ltd Plant cultivating system and plant draining system, and trouble information transmitting system for cultivation and draining cultivation of plant
US20020170830A1 (en) * 2000-06-26 2002-11-21 Yasuhito Kondo Water treating method, water treating apparatus, and hydrophonic system using the same
KR20020072064A (en) * 2001-03-08 2002-09-14 대한민국(서울대학교) Nutrient recycled pot production system using vinyl-covered wick

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN105010110A (en) * 2015-07-03 2015-11-04 浙江仙人草保健品有限公司 Method for planting dendrobium officinale by use of inner concave type seedbed
CN105325278A (en) * 2015-09-29 2016-02-17 江苏农林职业技术学院 Greenhouse water planting cyclic irrigation system and nutrient solution EC value control method
CN105230467A (en) * 2015-11-06 2016-01-13 北海市蔬菜研究所 Seedling culture device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU2003234940A1 (en) 2004-08-23

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
AU2020101617A4 (en) A Kind of Plant Seedling Raising Bracket
EP1257164B1 (en) A system for hydroponically growing plants
KR880004424Y1 (en) Hydroponic plant cultivating device
KR101413135B1 (en) Multipurpose apparatus of indoor hydroponic system for ginseng
CN106857220B (en) Tide type soilless culture groove
CN216722545U (en) Hydroponic device of seedling stage vegetables
CN110692506A (en) Constant temperature incubator that tea-oil camellia was grown seedlings
US20220354076A1 (en) Hydroponic cultivation system & lighting system
CN209806556U (en) Siphon type automatic watering flowerpot
WO2004066716A1 (en) Nutrient-flow wick culture system for potted plants and cultivation method thereby
JP2007306849A (en) Cultivation method and apparatus of tomato
CN215122757U (en) Indoor alfalfa liquid manure integration cultivation device
JP2000139248A (en) Planter or planter case
KR100506499B1 (en) Cultivation system for potted plants and ciltivation method thereby
CN110268968B (en) Vertical greening green wall planting system and implementation method thereof
JPH10117616A (en) Method and device for hydroponics of moth orchid
JPH03108423A (en) Control system for water culture
RU2784076C1 (en) Plant growing device
NL2005853C2 (en) Hydroponic method and device of bulbous plants.
CN2490825Y (en) Auto water feeder for basin
KR200309855Y1 (en) Device for hydroponics using circulation of nutrient solution
JP2959419B2 (en) Irrigation equipment for plant cultivation
CN213695203U (en) Vegetable soilless culture device
CN218680352U (en) Flowerpot with automatic watering function
KR20140014508A (en) Apparatus for hydroponics development of grafted cactus using bottom matt without bench and method thereof

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BY BZ CA CH CN CO CR CU CZ DE DK DM DZ EC EE ES FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KP KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX MZ NI NO NZ OM PG PH PL PT RO RU SC SD SE SG SK SL TJ TM TN TR TT TZ UA UG US UZ VC VN YU ZA ZM ZW

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): GH GM KE LS MW MZ SD SL SZ TZ UG ZM ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR NE SN TD TG

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
32PN Ep: public notification in the ep bulletin as address of the adressee cannot be established

Free format text: NOTING OF LOSS OF RIGHTS PURSUANT TO RULE 69(1) EPC AS PER OUR COMMUNICATION DATED 21.11.05 (EPO FORM 1205A)

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase
NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: JP

WWW Wipo information: withdrawn in national office

Country of ref document: JP