WO2018207098A1 - Contenant dégradable et récipient pour la croissance de végétaux - Google Patents

Contenant dégradable et récipient pour la croissance de végétaux Download PDF

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WO2018207098A1
WO2018207098A1 PCT/IB2018/053197 IB2018053197W WO2018207098A1 WO 2018207098 A1 WO2018207098 A1 WO 2018207098A1 IB 2018053197 W IB2018053197 W IB 2018053197W WO 2018207098 A1 WO2018207098 A1 WO 2018207098A1
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Gilberto PEREIRA VILLAMIL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
    • A01C1/00—Apparatus, or methods of use thereof, for testing or treating seed, roots, or the like, prior to sowing or planting
    • A01C1/04—Arranging seed on carriers, e.g. on tapes, on cords ; Carrier compositions
    • 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
    • A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
    • A01G9/02—Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes; Glasses for cultivating flowers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/50—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage
    • B65D85/52—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage for living plants; for growing bulbs

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  • the present invention relates to a chemically degradable and biodegradable container, and a container for plant propagation. It also refers to qualified devices to make germplasm multiplication more efficient - genetic diversity of plant species - with quality, economy and less environmental footprint in nurseries and in the field; and finally, to the important links that determine the appropriate production of the specific objective of any industrial vegetable crop, specifically within the primary activity of the Agricultural Sector.
  • the technical criteria such as the ideal location of the nursery, the silvicultural management, the appropriate selection of the container for the density of the seedlings, the supporting infrastructure, the phenotype of the species stem, the morphology, the physiology of the early radical system, the control of the growth times and the discernments over the harvest period of the plant species with a minimum threshold of seven secondary roots per posture; They are a set of criteria and characteristics that determine the cost, quality of seedlings and the success of field crops.
  • US 3785088 A corresponds to a plastic polyethylene or polypropylene pot with two series of openings, the first series with relatively large openings and spaced vertically and circumferentially in the side wall of the pot and, the second series in the bottom of the pot for draining excess moisture and inside flanges to direct the roots towards the center of the pot. Its content of construction elements is complex, large minimum size and nothing functional for industrial crops.
  • the seeds were planted in a styrofoam tray containing the growth medium.
  • the seedlings were ready to take to the field, they were wrapped in waxed paper, but the manipulation in the nursery, in the transport - major and minor - and in the unpacking to be transferred to the soil-growing environment where they were grown caused the root to be practically naked, thus greatly reducing survival.
  • US Patent 3889416 A combines a support tray and a plurality of open tubes at both ends, provided with longitudinal ribs that control the spiraling of the roots. Likewise, at the planting site the Seedlings should be extracted from the individual tubes for definitive planting, affecting the contact of the roots with the growth medium and consequently the survival and continuous growth of the seedlings. Empty cells of great durability could be reused.
  • US 4006558 A corresponds to a two-piece tubular apparatus which, when hooked, forms a multiple cavity device for germination and propagation of seedlings. Each cavity is corrugated around its entire outer perimeter to direct root growth down and avoid the radical spiral.
  • This invention relates to a plant propagation apparatus in multiple two-piece tubular and snap fit that prevents the crossing of roots between adjacent cavities, capable of maintaining the seedlings until the time of planting in their permanent habitat.
  • This invention corresponds to a tubular device It is known by the trade name of Rootrainers, which prevents the roots from crossing between cavities and have a lower hole for air pruning, but the device is not independent and needs to be placed in a special container.
  • WO 2012042069 describes an open seed carrier in the upper part for depositing the substrate and an alveolar zone designed so that once the seed is placed in it, germination and the first stage are carried out. of plant development, ensuring that this is carried out in the place where the plant species will be permanently implanted, avoiding the traditional manipulation that negatively affects subsequent vegetative growth.
  • the receptacle of physical configuration similar to that of a polygon, can be manipulated without suffering any deterioration because its architecture allows to adapt to the characteristics of the soil.
  • the recent U201331478 patent refers to a container and forest tray for the cultivation of leafy species that develop an important pivoting root from their early age in the nursery.
  • the invention combines depth, moderate volume, close volume / depth ratio and low plant density per square meter.
  • accessible containers and trays have alveoli with a volume between 250 and 400 cm 3 , and a maximum depth of 180 mm.
  • the patented container comprises a socket capable of combining a depth of 300 mm with a moderate volume of 505 cm 3 , integrated in a forest tray with 15 openings.
  • the drawback presented by this invention is that the deeper the airway, the less air circulation in the growth medium and the more difficult to extract the seedling with root ball for planting in the field.
  • the weight of around 500 g per seedling is a limitation when the forest planting is removed from the access roads.
  • the trays are limited only to the raising of specific leafy species.
  • the Tubetes are manufactured in rigid, conical, individual polyethylene (PE), with different presentations, designs and measures - depth, top opening, bottom base, volume and shapes - all with vertical interior highlights for spiral control and at the bottom drainage holes, returnable with an average life of 7 years; these tubes are commonly used in nurseries for sowing seedlings inside that during the plant production process requires a tray to accommodate them vertically and a tray-carrying structure.
  • trays or also called trays which are a system of open spaces to place the tubes vertically;
  • Another presentation of trays, the most used, are those that have the built-in alveoli for direct sowing and are classified according to the dimensions - length, width, height -, number of cavities, manufacturing material, useful life, ease of cleaning and extraction of the seedling, recyclable material, ribs, stretch marks or vertical slits; where the number of cavities is selected according to the upper opening and its volumetric capacity and where the striations or vertical slits inside the side walls guide the roots down preventing them from turning -spiring-.
  • trays include perforations in the base for the drainage of excess water and, allow air to circulate freely inside the container for further root development and therefore, faster growing seedlings. The deeper the container, the anaerobic conditions for the root are more evident and more difficult to extract the bread from the ground.
  • Manufacturers recommend supporting trays in structures that allow free air circulation at the base, for root pruning.
  • the tray covers are covers that fit on the trays with individual cells before the process of filling the tubes, to prevent the substrate from depositing between the cells.
  • Forest trays, tubes and pellets in nurseries must be supported by complementary structures among which are known: plastic or steel mesh, supports built in PVC pipe to facilitate storage and transport and feet that fit between the alveoli of the trays facilitating the transport to the planting site.
  • Jiffy-Pot ® containers forest pellet (http://www.psiivicoia.com. Rrix / prodüctos / jiffy-peliets /), which are containers made of sterile peat with a percentage of wood fiber to preserve the during its handling, a biodegradable outer mesh (soft wall that allows the natural development of the lateral roots, with minimal or no deformation), with references that have large upper holes for sowing seeds or transplants; characteristics that favor the development of the seedling in the field, depending largely on soil moisture.
  • the pellets In the centers of vegetable production, the pellets must be supported by support structures, hydration plays an important role so that the pellets expand vertically, on average five times their original size, the cost, the management of the system of application of the products by sprinkling, common in all the nurseries and, mainly the deficit of humidity in field that affects the characteristics of the container, resenting the radical system that deteriorates the growth of the sown seedling.
  • the universal methodology of plant propagation is direct sowing or transplanting inside containers, for the following advantages: protection of the radical system of plants during handling, acclimatization in the field, generous time for sowing without stress, greater survival, continuous growth in nursery and at the definitive site.
  • the containers are grouped together forming longitudinal eras, generally 90 cm wide, at ground level or in elevated support structures. Irrigation, fertilization and phytosanitary controls are applied by foliar spray and rarely by drip.
  • the main problem in the multiplication of plants in the Agricultural Sector is the successful selection of the ideal container in accordance with the optimal development of the expressions of the genomes of the species, edaphoclimatic conditions of the site of planting, technical management of forestry and costs during the propagation process in the nursery.
  • the present invention aims to successfully solve the control points of quality and cost indices in the multiplication of seedlings in nurseries.
  • the invention comprises a degradable container for plant propagation, characterized by containing a chemically degradable polyethylene plastic film and biodeterioration, with large individual geometric openings, distributed and sized in proportion to the size of the container in use, which does not exceed 40 % of the lateral area of the cylinder wall of the bottomless container, in order to oxygenate the plant's radical system for maximum development.
  • the predominant growth of primary meristems of absorption which extend radially outwards; and enhance mycorrhizal symbiosis or nodulation by rhizobium according to the species, to obtain in context a sufficient number of active rootlets at the time of approaching the field plantation without removing the seedling from the container.
  • the area and shape of the die-cutting of the windows must allow the substrate to be filled without waste and a minimum deformation of the edges of the openings that intervene in the reinforcement of the spiral control -one of the four defects of the radical system-.
  • the container of the present invention allows the friendly, versatile and economical manufacture of the specifications of the container required by the professional expert of the nursery.
  • the object of the utility is directed to replace the containers referenced in the background of the invention, mainly the extensive consumption of plastic bags of low density black smoke polyethylene (LDPE), made with petroleum-derived resins, significant environmental footprint by The impact of the product in the field. Plastic prohibited in several countries and with a tendency to be discontinued worldwide in 2018.
  • LDPE low density black smoke polyethylene
  • the invention also includes a container with a monolithic base and walls, waterproof, characterized by being molded with materials from the family of thermoplastics in industrial blowing processes, in reinforced concrete or any other material that guarantees its structure, preserving the principle of the invention; fixed or movable, with connections for the supply of water and agricultural inputs in solution for the health and growth of seedlings without waste, with indicator of the level of water or solution available in the container to maintain contact humidity without saturating the capacity of field of the substrate, with a drainage system for silvicultural management, without coating or with internal coating with a solution of refined bitumen, adhesives and plasticizing compounds with additives that can be applied by brush and optionally reinforced with two layers and a core for the root development control - pipeline - outside the base of the container. Also in the container the containers can be arranged neatly in the erases free of weeds and, optionally the propagation in the container of flowers, aromatic and medicinal without using containers. DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of the die cut of the flat tubular plastic film - degradable polyethylene - sufficiently flexible for forming circular perimeter area of the walls of the individual container of the invention.
  • Figure 2 perspective of the plastic container - degradable polyethylene - comprising the die cut and the growth medium where the growing seedling is housed.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the plant propagation vessel.
  • Figure 3.1 shows a right side profile view of the wall assembled to the substantially flat base of the container assembly of Figure 3, with a mechanism outside the container to operate the moisture content and solutions available for aging of the container. plant and further illustrating the scale of the level of the solutions in the container.
  • FIG. 2 shows the specific and functional characteristics of the degradable container (1), molded with any flat tubular film, of the family of plastic polymers (10), as shown in FIG. 1, of macromolecular structure of natural origin, classified internationally as low density polymers, code 4, biodegradable (EDPs), easily accessible in the plastics market, economical and friendly manufacturing of designs according to the polymer caliber corresponding to the dimensions - diameter, depth - required by the specific crop.
  • plastic polymers 10
  • code 4 biodegradable
  • the container (1) comprises a cylindrical outer wall (26) punched out with a plurality (12), (14), (16) of any type of geometric openings comprising individual areas of approximately 0.233 cm 2 and maximum 4.54 cm 2 , substantially large, without exceeding 40% of the total collective area of the surface of the cylindrical wall (26).
  • the opening of each of the windows preferably has an approximate range between 0.2% and 1.9% in proportion to the size of the lateral area of the window.
  • container plastic used for seedling cultivation at a preferred ratio of 0.38: 1 diameter / height of the container (1).
  • the openings facilitate drainage, aeration of the substrate that promotes the natural growth of the primary meristems that extend radially.
  • the pressure exerted by the substrate slightly deforms the edges of the windows (12), (14), (16), improving the control of the rotation of the secondary roots around the inner side wall of the container.
  • the transport and storage of the tubular film (10) does not require more physical space.
  • the container (1) is placed directly on the floor of the eras of the vegetable production yard or they are accommodated in the plant propagation container (3), finally the planting of The seedling (24) at the final site is made without removing the plant from the container (1), since the film of the container is made of a biodegradable material.
  • the plant propagation vessel (3) of the invention shown in FIG. 3, in the practical embodiment it adopts a substantially flat rectangular configuration but which can be any other suitable arrangement without affecting the essence of the invention.
  • the vertical side wall (30) extends over the entire contour of the base (28) to form sufficient monolithic structural integrity of the waterproof container (3), built fixed or portable with any material or aggregate that is dosed according to size or size.
  • condition of the container (3) in accordance with the characteristics of the invention as a means to accommodate inside a plurality of containers (1) or a culture medium (22) to germinate, transplant or cultivate all kinds of plant species.
  • the system (32) of perforated tongues is installed, assembled with elements and accessories up to 28.8 mm.
  • the supply network (34) regulated with the passage register (36) and the drainage rings (38), which include calibrated accessories for the supply of contact moisture and soluble phytosanitary products to the substrate (22) according to the dose formulated in the experimental protocol of the plant production of the seedling (24) of the container (1) or specifically another example of the embodiment is to fill the container (3) with multiple cavities with the substrate (22) according to the needs of the vegetable cultivation, in the event that the container (3) is used for the breeding of seeds and seedlings that do not require individual container (1) such as aromatic, medicinal, vegetables and flowers, among other crops.
  • the depth, the number and the shape of the cavities in each container (3) depend on the predetermined density at an average growth space depending on the variables: species, crop height and hoisting.
  • said container (3) also includes the inner lining (20) which can be a solution of bitumen refined with adhesives and plasticizing compounds with additives that prevent the roots from migrating along the surface of the base (28) without affecting the plant;
  • One or two layers can be applied by brush coating with a reinforcement fabric or closed cell foam between the two layers.
  • the inner lining of the container (3) for example works by itself in the base (28) also controlling the growth domain of the main root, inducing the copious and important development of the early secondary root system.

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La présente invention concerne un récipient pour la croissance de végétaux et un contenant dégradable qui comprend un film de polyéthylène souple et léger qui a une forme de cylindre et comprend deux plans parallèles non recouverts pour remplir sa partie intérieure du substrat servant à la croissance de n'importe quelle espèce végétale, lequel récipient ne nécessite pas de structures complémentaires de support.
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JP2001148944A (ja) * 1999-11-26 2001-06-05 Nh Hatasaku Kenkyusho:Kk 育苗セット及び育苗方法
CN1309888A (zh) * 2000-12-27 2001-08-29 林屯 一种植物裀的栽培方法及其设备
US20060150504A1 (en) * 2004-12-28 2006-07-13 Kosderka Timothy L Method for packing and planting young plants
US20100115835A1 (en) * 2008-11-12 2010-05-13 Peter Ronneke Tube For plant cultivation preventing root twist
US20120266536A1 (en) * 2007-07-25 2012-10-25 Ball Horticultural Company Bottomless plant container

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GB2045044A (en) * 1977-09-30 1980-10-29 Gruber B Process and apparatus for growing plants
GB2216378A (en) * 1988-03-02 1989-10-11 John James Nash Apparatus and method for propagating and growing plants
JP2001148944A (ja) * 1999-11-26 2001-06-05 Nh Hatasaku Kenkyusho:Kk 育苗セット及び育苗方法
CN1309888A (zh) * 2000-12-27 2001-08-29 林屯 一种植物裀的栽培方法及其设备
US20060150504A1 (en) * 2004-12-28 2006-07-13 Kosderka Timothy L Method for packing and planting young plants
US20120266536A1 (en) * 2007-07-25 2012-10-25 Ball Horticultural Company Bottomless plant container
US20100115835A1 (en) * 2008-11-12 2010-05-13 Peter Ronneke Tube For plant cultivation preventing root twist

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