WO2007011225A2 - Method for cultivating plants as well as a culture medium - Google Patents

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WO2007011225A2
WO2007011225A2 PCT/NL2006/050184 NL2006050184W WO2007011225A2 WO 2007011225 A2 WO2007011225 A2 WO 2007011225A2 NL 2006050184 W NL2006050184 W NL 2006050184W WO 2007011225 A2 WO2007011225 A2 WO 2007011225A2
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Lucas Everhardus Maria Langezaal
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Priority to CA2615449A priority patent/CA2615449C/en
Priority to CN2006800261433A priority patent/CN101222841B/en
Priority to EP06757846.8A priority patent/EP1912491B1/en
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    • 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
    • A01G24/00—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor
    • A01G24/20—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor based on or containing natural organic material
    • A01G24/28—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor based on or containing natural organic material containing peat, moss or sphagnum
    • 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
    • A01G24/00—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor
    • A01G24/10—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor based on or containing inorganic material
    • A01G24/12—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor based on or containing inorganic material containing soil minerals
    • A01G24/15—Calcined rock, e.g. perlite, vermiculite or clay aggregates
    • 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
    • A01G24/00—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor
    • A01G24/20—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor based on or containing natural organic material
    • A01G24/22—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor based on or containing natural organic material containing plant material
    • 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
    • A01G24/00—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor
    • A01G24/40—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor characterised by their structure
    • A01G24/44—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor characterised by their structure in block, mat or sheet form

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  • the invention relates to a method for cultivating plants, wherein use is made of a multitude of cells, each comprising a container having a cylindrical or frustoconical inner side wall, which container is open at the upper side, wherein the containers are filled with a growth substrate containing a seed.
  • a container having a cylindrical or frustoconical inner side wall which container is open at the upper side, wherein the containers are filled with a growth substrate containing a seed.
  • cylindrical or frustoconical are to be understood to include also prismatic and frusto-pyramidal .
  • NL 1017460 and NL 1023354 Examples of such methods are described in NL 1017460 and NL 1023354.
  • a problem that may occur when such a method is used is that the growth substrate falls apart upon being removed from the container when the plants are to be transferred to a larger cultivating bed, that parts of the substrate remain behind or that much force must be used for removing the substrate. This may lead to damage to the plant roots.
  • the effect of the release agent strongly depends on the composition of the substrate and the container, and in case of a slightly different composition the effect may be significantly less.
  • the substrate may contain a specific fertilizer, for example, which causes the release agent to lose its effect.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and reliable method for cultivating plants, wherein the extent to which the young plants are damaged is minimised.
  • a layer of powder is applied to the inner side walls and the bottoms, if present, of the containers before the growth substrates are placed in the containers .
  • Said powder forms a layer that does not adhere to the wall, as a result of which the substrates can be easily removed without pieces of substrate sticking to the wall or the bottom.
  • the chemical composition of the substrate or the container does not affect the action of the insoluble powder.
  • the releasing action of the powder is generally enhanced when the powder becomes moist.
  • the growth substrates are preferably made up of a soil mixture and a binder, such that each growth substrate forms a fixed unit (for example a block or a plug) . Examples of this are also discussed in NL 1017460 and NL 1023354.
  • the binder may be a glue or a foaming agent. When a binder is used, the above-described problem of adherence to the wall and the bottom generally plays an even larger part.
  • the unit is preferably formed by mixing the soil mixture (for example peat, sand, clay, compost, cocos granulate, cocos fibre, sawdust, paper pulp, straw, coffee grounds, grass residue, hemp fibre, rock wool or perlite) and the binder (for example a thermoplastic polymer such as polyolefins> polyurethane, polylactic acid, polyester amide, polyester fibre, mater-bi-polymer, EVA, polycaprolactone or thermoplastic starch) and placing the mixture in the cells, after which the cells are heated, such that the binder binds the soil mixture. The bond becomes stable upon cooling.
  • the binder for example a thermoplastic polymer such as polyolefins> polyurethane, polylactic acid, polyester amide, polyester fibre, mater-bi-polymer, EVA, polycaprolactone or thermoplastic starch
  • the powder particles will bond to the binder, such that the layer of powder will at least for the larger part remain adhered to the growth substrates upon removal of the growth substrates.
  • Said layer of powder is porous, so that the plant roots can grow through it.
  • Said heating preferably takes place by means of hot water vapour (steam) , preferably for 3 to 120 seconds.
  • a cold glue with a base of latex, acrylate, starch or polyurethane may be used as the binder, for example.
  • the powder may be applied by charging the inner side wall and the bottom electrostatically, so that the powder is attracted thereby.
  • the powder is applied by means of an emulsion in which the powder is emulsified, with the emulsion being applied to the inner side walls and the bottoms, after which the emulsion is dried.
  • the emulsion can be applied by spraying.
  • the emulsion can also be applied by immersing the cells in ' the emulsion.
  • the powder is evenly distributed over the wall, with the powder weakly adhering to the wall. This is achieved inter alia by the selection of the powder, the emulsion fluid and any additions .
  • the emulsion liquid is preferably water (for example when the container is made of polypropylene) , a wax or a volatile liquid (for example when the container is made of polystyrene or extended polystyrene) .
  • the emulsion preferably contains a surface tension-reducing flux. The amount of flux ranges between 0.25 and 4 g/kg of emulsion, preferably between 0.75 and 1.50 g/kg of emulsion.
  • a pH-controller such as BayerTM B-85 is furthermore added to the emulsion, with the amount and the nature of the pH-controller preferably being such that the pH of the emulsion is reduced to a value of 1 - 2.5, so that it will be approximately the same as the pH of the substrate.
  • the emulsion preferably contains a stabiliser and/or a thickener, such as carboxymethyl cellulose .
  • the powder particles are on average smaller than 200 ⁇ m, more preferably even smaller than 20 ⁇ m, most preferably smaller than 2 ⁇ m.
  • the powder preferably comprises one or more substances from the group consisting of: clay (for example bentonite or illite) , lime, talcum, perlite, peat powder, cellulose particles.
  • the amount of powder in the emulsion is preferably at least 10 wt. %, more preferably at least 20 wt.% most preferably about 30 wt.%.
  • the thickness of the layer of powder on the inner side wall near the bottom is preferably at least 0.30 mm, more preferably at least 0.70 mm. In those cases in which the substrate remains behind in the container, this usually happens near the bottom.
  • the thickness of the layer of powder is preferably maximally 1.5 mm.
  • the containers are preferably made of a plastic material, such as PP, PE, polyethylene or polystyrene, or combinations thereof.
  • the containers are interconnected in such a way that they form a tray.
  • the invention also relates to a culture medium comprising cells, each comprising a container having a cylindrical of frustoconical inner side wall, which container is open at the upper side, wherein the containers are filled with a growth substrate containing a seed, and wherein the surfaces of the growth substrates that abut against the inner side walls of the containers are provided with a layer of powder.
  • Figure 1 schematically shows in perspective view the application of an emulsion to a culture medium
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a culture medium that is provided with a powder
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of a container of the culture medium, which is filled with a substrate;
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view of the container of Figure 3;- and
  • Figure 5 is a sectional view of the removed substrate and the container.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a tray 1 consisting of a plurality of containers 2 arranged in a rectangular matrix. The trade is made in one piece of plastic material.
  • the containers 2 consist of a frustoconical side wall 3 and a bottom 4, which bottom is provided with a hole 5 (shown in Figures 4 and 5) .
  • the containers are interconnected by means of lateral flanges 6 and upper flanges 7.
  • a layer of powder emulsion may be applied to the tray 1 by being sprayed thereon from above by means of an emulsion sprayer 8 or by immersing the tray 1 in an emulsion bath. After the emulsion has been applied, it is preferably allowed to dry before the containers 2 are filled. The powder may also be applied directly in dry form (not shown) . The result is shown in Figure 2, in which the powder 10 can be distinguished on the inner side wall of the containers . Depending on the method that is used, the powder 10 is also present on the outer side of the containers 2, where it has no function, however.
  • Figures 3, 4 and 5 show a filled container 2, which is filled with a substrate 11 and a germinated plant 12.
  • the substrate plug 11 is made of a mixture of soil and thermoplastic polymer granules, which has been heated for the purpose of melting the granules so as to form a consistent substance. Since said heating, (to a temperature of 70 - 90 1 C)' takes place in the containers 2, the powder 10 will bond to the substrate plug 11 as well.
  • the substrate plug 11 containing the plant 12 is removed from the container 2, with the bonded layer of powder 10 acting as a slide and release layer .

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Abstract

A method for cultivating plants, wherein use is made of a multitude of cells, each comprising a container (2) having a cylindrical or frustoconical inner side wall (3), which container (2) is open at the upper side, wherein the containers (2) are filled with a growth substrate (11) containing a seed, and wherein a layer of powder (10) is applied to the inner side walls (3) of the containers (2) before the growth substrates (11) are placed in the containers (2).

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METHOD FOR CULTIVATING PLANTS AS WELL AS A CULTURE MEDIUM
The invention relates to a method for cultivating plants, wherein use is made of a multitude of cells, each comprising a container having a cylindrical or frustoconical inner side wall, which container is open at the upper side, wherein the containers are filled with a growth substrate containing a seed. Within the context of this invention, the terms cylindrical or frustoconical are to be understood to include also prismatic and frusto-pyramidal .
Examples of such methods are described in NL 1017460 and NL 1023354. A problem that may occur when such a method is used is that the growth substrate falls apart upon being removed from the container when the plants are to be transferred to a larger cultivating bed, that parts of the substrate remain behind or that much force must be used for removing the substrate. This may lead to damage to the plant roots. It is known to spray a release agent exhibiting a repelling action on the container walls. The effect of the release agent, however, strongly depends on the composition of the substrate and the container, and in case of a slightly different composition the effect may be significantly less. Thus, the substrate may contain a specific fertilizer, for example, which causes the release agent to lose its effect.
The object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and reliable method for cultivating plants, wherein the extent to which the young plants are damaged is minimised.
According to the invention, a layer of powder is applied to the inner side walls and the bottoms, if present, of the containers before the growth substrates are placed in the containers . Said powder forms a layer that does not adhere to the wall, as a result of which the substrates can be easily removed without pieces of substrate sticking to the wall or the bottom. The chemical composition of the substrate or the container does not affect the action of the insoluble powder. The releasing action of the powder is generally enhanced when the powder becomes moist.
The growth substrates are preferably made up of a soil mixture and a binder, such that each growth substrate forms a fixed unit (for example a block or a plug) . Examples of this are also discussed in NL 1017460 and NL 1023354. The binder may be a glue or a foaming agent. When a binder is used, the above-described problem of adherence to the wall and the bottom generally plays an even larger part. According to the invention the unit is preferably formed by mixing the soil mixture (for example peat, sand, clay, compost, cocos granulate, cocos fibre, sawdust, paper pulp, straw, coffee grounds, grass residue, hemp fibre, rock wool or perlite) and the binder (for example a thermoplastic polymer such as polyolefins> polyurethane, polylactic acid, polyester amide, polyester fibre, mater-bi-polymer, EVA, polycaprolactone or thermoplastic starch) and placing the mixture in the cells, after which the cells are heated, such that the binder binds the soil mixture. The bond becomes stable upon cooling. As a result, also the powder particles will bond to the binder, such that the layer of powder will at least for the larger part remain adhered to the growth substrates upon removal of the growth substrates. Said layer of powder is porous, so that the plant roots can grow through it. Said heating preferably takes place by means of hot water vapour (steam) , preferably for 3 to 120 seconds. A cold glue with a base of latex, acrylate, starch or polyurethane may be used as the binder, for example.
There are various ways of applying the powder. The powder may be applied by charging the inner side wall and the bottom electrostatically, so that the powder is attracted thereby.
In the preferred embodiment, the powder is applied by means of an emulsion in which the powder is emulsified, with the emulsion being applied to the inner side walls and the bottoms, after which the emulsion is dried. The emulsion can be applied by spraying. The emulsion can also be applied by immersing the cells in' the emulsion.
Preferably, the powder is evenly distributed over the wall, with the powder weakly adhering to the wall. This is achieved inter alia by the selection of the powder, the emulsion fluid and any additions .
The emulsion liquid is preferably water ( for example when the container is made of polypropylene) , a wax or a volatile liquid (for example when the container is made of polystyrene or extended polystyrene) . The emulsion preferably contains a surface tension-reducing flux. The amount of flux ranges between 0.25 and 4 g/kg of emulsion, preferably between 0.75 and 1.50 g/kg of emulsion. Preferably, a pH-controller, such as Bayer™ B-85 is furthermore added to the emulsion, with the amount and the nature of the pH-controller preferably being such that the pH of the emulsion is reduced to a value of 1 - 2.5, so that it will be approximately the same as the pH of the substrate. Furthermore, the emulsion preferably contains a stabiliser and/or a thickener, such as carboxymethyl cellulose . Preferably, the powder particles are on average smaller than 200 μm, more preferably even smaller than 20 μm, most preferably smaller than 2 μm. The powder preferably comprises one or more substances from the group consisting of: clay (for example bentonite or illite) , lime, talcum, perlite, peat powder, cellulose particles.
The amount of powder in the emulsion is preferably at least 10 wt. %, more preferably at least 20 wt.% most preferably about 30 wt.%. The thickness of the layer of powder on the inner side wall near the bottom is preferably at least 0.30 mm, more preferably at least 0.70 mm. In those cases in which the substrate remains behind in the container, this usually happens near the bottom. The thickness of the layer of powder is preferably maximally 1.5 mm.
The containers are preferably made of a plastic material, such as PP, PE, polyethylene or polystyrene, or combinations thereof. In the preferred embodiment, the containers are interconnected in such a way that they form a tray.
The invention also relates to a culture medium comprising cells, each comprising a container having a cylindrical of frustoconical inner side wall, which container is open at the upper side, wherein the containers are filled with a growth substrate containing a seed, and wherein the surfaces of the growth substrates that abut against the inner side walls of the containers are provided with a layer of powder.
The invention will now be explained in more detail on the basis of an embodiment illustrated in the figures, in which: Figure 1 schematically shows in perspective view the application of an emulsion to a culture medium;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a culture medium that is provided with a powder;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a container of the culture medium, which is filled with a substrate;
Figure 4 is a sectional view of the container of Figure 3;- and
Figure 5 is a sectional view of the removed substrate and the container.
Figures 1 and 2 show a tray 1 consisting of a plurality of containers 2 arranged in a rectangular matrix. The trade is made in one piece of plastic material. The containers 2 consist of a frustoconical side wall 3 and a bottom 4, which bottom is provided with a hole 5 (shown in Figures 4 and 5) . The containers are interconnected by means of lateral flanges 6 and upper flanges 7.
According to Figure 1, a layer of powder emulsion may be applied to the tray 1 by being sprayed thereon from above by means of an emulsion sprayer 8 or by immersing the tray 1 in an emulsion bath. After the emulsion has been applied, it is preferably allowed to dry before the containers 2 are filled. The powder may also be applied directly in dry form (not shown) . The result is shown in Figure 2, in which the powder 10 can be distinguished on the inner side wall of the containers . Depending on the method that is used, the powder 10 is also present on the outer side of the containers 2, where it has no function, however.
Figures 3, 4 and 5 show a filled container 2, which is filled with a substrate 11 and a germinated plant 12. The substrate plug 11 is made of a mixture of soil and thermoplastic polymer granules, which has been heated for the purpose of melting the granules so as to form a consistent substance. Since said heating, (to a temperature of 70 - 90 1C)' takes place in the containers 2, the powder 10 will bond to the substrate plug 11 as well. In figure 5 the substrate plug 11 containing the plant 12 is removed from the container 2, with the bonded layer of powder 10 acting as a slide and release layer .

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1. A method for cultivating plants, wherein use is made of a multitude of -cells, each comprising a container having a cylindrical or frustoconical inner side wall, which container is open at the upper side, wherein the containers are filled with a growth substrate containing a seed, characterised in that a layer of powder is applied to the inner side walls of the containers before the growth substrates are placed in the containers .
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the growth substrates are made up of a soil mixture and a binder, such that each growth substrate forms a fixed unit.
3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the soil mixture and the binder are mixed and placed in the cells, after which the cells are heated, such that the binder binds the soil mixture.
4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the powder particles bond to the binder, such that the layer of powder will at least for the larger part remain adhered to the growth substrates upon removal of the growth substrates .
5. A method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein said heating takes place by means of water vapour.
6. A method according to claim 3, 4 or 5, wherein said heating takes place for 3 to 120 seconds.
7. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 1 - 6, wherein the powder is applied by charging the inner side wall and the bottom electrostatically.
8. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 1 - 6, wherein the powder is applied by means of an emulsion in which the powder is emulsified, with the emulsion being applied to the inner side walls and the bottoms, after which the emulsion is dried.
9. A method according to claim 8, wherein the emulsion liquid is water, a wax or a volatile liquid.
10. A method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the emulsion contains a surface tension-reducing flux.
11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the amount of flux ranges between 0.25 and 4 g/kg of emulsion, preferably between 0.75 and 1.50 g/kg of emulsion.
12. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 1 - 11, wherein a pH-controller, such as Bayer™ B-85, is added to the emulsion.
13. A method according to claim 12, wherein the amount of the pH-controller is such that the pH of the emulsion is reduced to a value of 1 - 2.5.
14. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 8 - 13, wherein a stabiliser and/or a thickener, such as carboxymethyl cellulose, is added to the emulsion.
15. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 8 - 14, wherein the emulsion is applied by spraying.
16. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 8 - 14, wherein the emulsion is applied by immersing the cells in the emulsion.
17. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 8 - 14, wherein the amount of powder in the emulsion is at least 10 wt.%, preferably at least 20 wt . % more preferably about 30 wt.%.
18. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 1 - 17, wherein the powder particles are on average smaller than 200 μm, preferably even smaller than 20 μm, more preferably smaller than 2 μm.
19. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 1 - 18, wherein the powder comprises one or more substances from the group consisting of: clay, lime, talcum, perlite, peat powder, cellulose particles.
20. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 1 - 19, wherein the thickness of the layer of powder on the inner side wall near the bottom is at least 0.30 mm, preferably at least 0.70 mm.
21. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 1 - 20, wherein the thickness of the layer of powder is maximally 1.5 mm.
22. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 1 - 21, wherein the containers are preferably made of a plastic material, such as PP, PE, polyethylene or polystyrene .
23. A method according to any one of the preceding claims 1 - 22, wherein the containers are interconnected in such a way that they form a tray.
24. A culture medium comprising cells, each comprising a container having a cylindrical of frustoconical inner side wall, which container is open at the upper side, wherein the containers are filled with a growth substrate containing a seed, characterised in that the surfaces of the growth substrates that abut against the inner side walls of the containers are provided with a layer of powder.
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