58results about "Plant protective coverings" patented technology

A bracket device for tree pit root management is provided, including at least three hexagonal bracket elements and a cover; wherein each hexagonal bracket element includes a center bracket, six side brackets, and six connecting brackets, a corner is formed between two adjacent side brackets, and an arc-shaped groove is formed at the top of each corner. The arc length of the top arc-shaped groove is one-third of the circumference of a circle. The connecting brackets connect the center bracket and the side brackets respectively. When three corners of the hexagonal bracket elements are connected, the top arc-shaped grooves of the three corners are connected to form a top circular groove. The cover comprises a convex ring inserted into the top circular groove. The bracket module formed by connecting multiple bracket devices supported by the columns to provide the overall structural strength and soil-supporting effect are better.

To provide a protector for juvenile trees enabling protection of juvenile trees from wild animals while not obstructing their growth, facilitating transport to an installation site, ensuring installation work is extremely easy, dispensing with recovery work, and realizing low cost.SOLUTION: A protector for juvenile trees 10 comprises a support 12 standing close to a juvenile tree and a clamping member 16 formed by opposing a pair of long-sized tabular parts 14, 14. The protector is installed in a state in which the juvenile tree T and the support 12 are clamped between the pair of tabular parts 14, 14 with a tip X of the juvenile tree T being exposed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The present invention provides a fruit cultivation component, a fruit cultivation system, and a fruit cultivation method that can locally and efficiently regulate the environment surrounding the fruit, while also reducing the amount of work required. [Solution] A fruit cultivation member used for cultivating fruit, comprising a surrounding portion that surrounds the fruit, and an air pipe formed to allow air to flow through the inside and passing through the surrounding portion, wherein the air pipe has at least two recirculation portions for circulating the air flowing inside back into the surrounding portion.

According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mulch composition comprising: a fibrous organic waste material and / or a fibrous organic side-stream material, and a liquid derived from thermochemical decomposition of biomass, wherein said mulch composition is configured to solidify, upon being distributed over a soil substrate or a growing medium substrate, to form a surface cover layer thereon.

To provide a method for suppressing pericarp damage that occurs on the pericarp of fruits including Citrus maxima that belongs to the same classification as the novel variety Mizuki and further citruses, and to provide a material used in the method.SOLUTION: A problem can be solved by a method for suppressing pericarp damage occurring in growing fruits of citrus and a material used in the method, the method comprising coating the surface of the citrus with a material having a light transmittance of 43.9% or less in the entire wavelength range corresponding to the wavelength of visible light, during the period to the harvest time from any time that is within the period until the cumulative total solar radiation from the day when the above citrus is in full bloom is 1246 MJ / m2 or less.SELECTED DRAWING: None

To provide an agricultural polyolefin-based resin film having high total light transmittance and light scattering property while maintaining excellent thermal insulation property.SOLUTION: An agricultural polyolefin-based resin film 1 comprises: one or more foam layers 2 having a plurality of pores in which a resin material (a) containing a polyolefin-based resin is foamed; one or more unfoamed outer layers 3 which are provided on surfaces of the foam layers 2, and are made of a resin material (b) containing a polyolefin-based resin; and one or more unfoamed inner layers 4 which are provided on surfaces on the opposite side of the outer layers 3 side of the foam layers 2, and are made of a resin material (c) containing a polyolefin-based resin, wherein a thickness of the foam layer 2 is 0.07 mm or more and 0.15 mm or less, and the total amount of thicknesses of the foam layer 2, the outer layer 3 and the inner layer 4 is 0.18 mm or less.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention relates to a mulching film, in particular for a mulching period of at least three months, the mulching film (2) comprising or consisting of a base material (1), wherein the base material (1) is made of mechanically and / or chemically processed cellulose fibers derived from wood, rags, grasses or other vegetable sources, wherein the mulching film (2) has a tensile energy absorption between 250 J / m2 and 400 J / m2. The invention further relates to a use, an arrangement and a method in relation to mulching films.

Multi-layer biodegradable mulch films include a top layer that is sunlight / UV resistant, and a bottom layer designed to withstand soil moisture and / or pH effects. The films have an extended service life, followed by a rapid degradation. Specific masterbatches are formulated to prepare the different film layers. Carbon black having specific properties can be incorporated in at least some of these masterbatches.

A method is disclosed. The method includes forming a structural assembly having an interior area based on removably attaching a plurality of structural members and a plurality of mechanical connectors, removably attaching a waterproof barrier to the structural assembly as a roof to the structural assembly, the waterproof barrier being at least one of translucent or transparent, removably attaching at least one open mesh barrier to the structural assembly as side walls to the structural assembly, removably attaching a plurality of bracing members to the structural assembly, and disposing plants in the interior area.

To provide a fruit cultivation system and a fruit cultivation method by which an ambient environment of fruit can be locally and efficiently conditioned, and man-hour of work such as manufacturing and installation can be lightened.SOLUTION: A fruit cultivation system comprises: an air conditioning part which conditions at least humidity of air; a circulation piping which is connected to the air conditioning part, and through which conditioned air being air conditioned by the air conditioning part circulates; a surrounding part into which a plurality of fruit are inserted, and surrounds the plurality of fruit; a delivery piping which is connected to the circulation piping and the surrounding part, and leads conditioned air to the surrounding part; and a receiving piping which is connected to the surrounding part and the circulation piping, and leads air inside the surrounding part to the circulation piping.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

This invention provides a biodegradable mulch film that is difficult to biodegrade while in use as a covering material, but easily biodegrades after use. [Solution] The biodegradable mulch film comprises a group of colored layers 2 containing resin components and colorants, and an outer layer 5 and an inner layer 6 arranged to sandwich the group of colored layers 2. The group of colored layers 2 includes a white layer 3 containing a white pigment as a colorant and a black layer 4 containing a black pigment as a colorant. The outer layer 5 and inner layer 6 contain aromatic aliphatic polyester.

Disclosed embodiments provide a shading apparatus for a flowerpot. Anchors attach a shade (canopy) to the flowerpot. The shade can be adjusted to an extended position to provide shade, or a retracted position to allow direct sunlight to reach one or more plants in the flowerpot.

To provide an agricultural greenhouse curtain material that can satisfy light transmissivity and heat shielding property more securely than conventional products.SOLUTION: An agricultural greenhouse curtain material in which acrylic hollow particles or glass-based hollow particles are held in a dispersion state on both surfaces and inside a polyester-based continuous fiber nonwoven fabric. Preferably, the acrylic hollow particles or glass-based hollow particles are held by polyester-based continuous fiber nonwoven fabric by a binder. More preferably, a cross-sectional shape of the polyester-based continuous fiber constituting the polyester-based continuous fiber nonwoven fabric is flat, major axis / minor axis being a ratio between a major axis and a minor axis on the cross section is 3 to 10.SELECTED DRAWING: None

To provide a plant-pest-preventing net allowing reliable large expansion by uplift caused by growth of plants growing beneath, a method for installing the plant-pest-preventing net and a greening tool using the net.SOLUTION: A plant-pest-preventing net 3 according to the present invention has a folding portion 12 and is laid in a state allowing slack, where a first fold 8 formed below the folding portion 12 is arranged so as to remain at a position shifted in a direction for releasing the folding.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

To provide a protective cover with a simple structure that maintains stability. [Solution] The protective cover 1 has a cylindrical main body 2 that surrounds and protects the seedling with the top open, and an installation fixing part 3 whose upper end is attached to the side of the main body 2 at a predetermined distance above the lower end of the main body 2 and which extends longer than the predetermined distance. With the lower end of the main body 2 touching the ground, the grounding piece 3a of the installation fixing part 3 is fixed to the ground, making the main body 2 self-supporting.

To provide a crop cultivation method enabling avoidance or suppression of disease occurrence due to pathogenic microorganisms.SOLUTION: A crop cultivation method comprising: performing co-occurrence analysis on a microbiome dataset composed of microbiome data obtained by DNA analysis of soil collected from a data collection field; identifying key microorganisms based on a coexistence pattern or a non-coexistence pattern with a target pathogenic microorganism in results of the co-occurrence analysis; determining a threshold based on correlation information between an amount of the key microorganisms present in soil and a threshold-related growth item associated with growth of crops; and determining a cultivation policy for the crops by comparing the amount of the key microorganisms present in cultivation soil of a cultivation target field with the threshold.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To perform bagging and removing of a bag on a fruit tree without using fingertips of both hands.SOLUTION: The bag for the fruit tree is provided with an outer bag made of a transparent or translucent sheet made of a synthetic resin. The fruit bag is formed by cutting the upper end part of the side of both ends of the opening part of the outer bag to a prescribed depth to form a hole margin. The folded tip of the hole cover is welded to the bag main body to form a through hole on the front and back sides, and a first metal wire and a second metal wire folded in two are inserted into the two through holes from mutually opposite directions to form a sealing unit. The opening part of the bag is opened, the young fruit is put in the outer bag, the opening part is closed by pulling the first metal wire and the second metal wire outward, and the opening part is sealed by folding back the first metal wire and the second metal wire inward.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A plant protection device having a shade configured to limit environmental exposure and a flexible pole attached to the shade. The flexible pole terminates in a tip configured for insertion into soil. The flexible pole is made of a material that allows the pole to be bent and retain its shape, enabling customizable positioning of the. The device may have a base with a flange and holes to accommodate multiple flexible poles.

The present invention relates to a plant feeding device made up of a bottomless chamber (3) in proximity to the tree well or planter. with an air-permeable lid (4), a series of conduits (7) at its base that are oriented towards the tree well or planter, and irrigation nozzles (9) at the top of the chamber (3), the chamber (3) being configured for compost or the introduction of fertilisers and plant protection products.

The present disclosure relates to a plant cultivator that can significantly improve user convenience by significantly simplifying the disassembly and assembly processes for cleaning and holding a main body part, a water tank part, and a cultivation port part and can significantly improve the efficiency and productivity of plant cultivation by applying a cultivation port part compatible with a closed type cultivator capable of mass cultivation.

To provide a ventilation member of a tunnel for horticulture by which ventilation can be easily done.SOLUTION: A ventilation member of a tunnel for horticulture has a main frame material 11 that is in an arc-shape along a covering sheet 2 at least in a state of being arranged for a tunnel for horticulture 3, where the member has a first main frame material 11X and a second main frame material 11Y as the main frame material 11, a covering material 12 is provided between the first main frame material 11X and the second main frame material 11Y, one end side of the first main frame material 11X and one end side of the second main frame material 11Y are connected by a supporting material 13, when the tunnel for horticulture 3 is set to a thermally insulated state, the supporting material 13 is arranged for a hem on one side of the covering sheet 2, the other end side of the first main frame material 11X and the other end side of the second main frame material 11Y are arranged for a hem on the other side of the covering sheet 2, and by isolating the supporting material 13 from the hem on one side of the covering sheet 2 while using the other end side of the first main frame material 11X and the other end side of the second main frame material 11Y as fulcrums, the tunnel for horticulture 3 is set to a ventilation state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention relates to a cost-effective planting procedure for the creation of woody climate-carbon plantations. Planting is performed using the seeds of woody plants integrated into biodegradable fabric, film or fleece. The biodegradable material is placed on the production area with a film laying machine commonly used in agriculture. Climate-carbon plantations serve climate protection purposes by the fact that their CO2 emissions can be considered zero, they have no additional emissions, so the multi- purpose utilization of the plantation is carbon neutral. The produced wood can be used by the wood industry or for energetic purposes. Planting can also serve border protection purposes, or secondary re-cultivation purposes on damaged land, tailings and waste rock dumps, municipal waste landfills.

The present application provides a tree watering ring used for plant irrigation. A main body of the tree watering ring including a weed control cloth, a water-permeable cloth and a water-retaining material. The weed control cloth is located on one side of the main body, made of opaque and UV-resistant material, and has a water-injection hole equipped with a closing device. The water-permeable cloth is located on the other side of the main body, which is a double-sided permeable structure that can absorb ground moisture or release moisture into the soil. An accommodation space is formed between the water-permeable cloth and the weed control cloth, which is filled with the water-retaining material for absorbing external moisture or releasing moisture. The main body is placed around the roots of plants to adjust the soil moisture content and release the moisture from the water-retaining material when the soil moisture is low.

To provide a rain hood device capable of effectively performing rain shielding in tomato cultivation.SOLUTION: A rain hood device has an umbrella member 7 connected to an upper end part 6 of one or a plurality of support rods 5. The central portion of a lower surface part 11 of the umbrella member 7 is connected to upper end parts 6 of the support rods 5 erected on a planter 2. Fixing shaft parts 36 that detachably attach a portion 19 on an upper edge side of a rain hood sheet 17 having translucent property are provided in a protruded manner slightly inside the outer peripheral edge 16 for a lower peripheral edge portion 15 of the umbrella member 7. The rain hood sheet 17 is attached so as to surround an inside portion inside a lower peripheral edge 21 of the umbrella member 7 in a circumferential direction, and the portion 19 of the upper edge side is detachably fixed to a shaft part 36 by an engaging tool 55. Rainwater flown down on an upper surface part 9 of the umbrella member 7 flows down on an outer surface 26 of the rain hood sheet 17.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To provide a technique that can reduce the environmental load of a mulching material.SOLUTION: A mulching material has a plate-like shape with intertwined plant roots.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A ground anchor assembly including high-load ground anchor and method of using same is disclosed. For example, the presently disclosed high-load ground anchor assembly may include a load-bearing top cap tethered to the ground anchor via a cable tendon. In some embodiments, the ground anchor may include a substantially cylindrical body that has a tapered piercing end and a flat driving end and wherein the flat driving end has a central driving hole. Additionally, the high-load ground anchor may include a pair of outwardly extending side wings along one side of the body and a raised securing portion on the side of body opposite the side wings. Further, a method of installing the presently disclosed ground anchor assembly including the high-load ground anchor is provided.

Degradable extruded nettings are provided. Degradable extruded nettings may include a plurality of interconnected strands, at least some of the strands being made from a polymeric blend, the polymeric blend including a polylactic acid polymer composition, polybutylene succinate, and a degradation additive, the degradation additive including a degrader in a carrier resin are provided. Grass sod and methods for preparing grass sod using such degradable extruded nettings are also provided.

There is provided a plant environmental enclosure (14) for a plant container (2) with a permeable sidewall (6), the plant environmental enclosure (14) comprising a cover configured to, in use, enclose at least part of the plant container (2), wherein the cover is configurable in size to vary an area of the plant container (2) that is, in use, covered by the cover, and wherein the cover comprises a wall portion (16) configured to, in use, at least partly enclose a sidewall (6) of the plant container (2), the wall portion (16) being selectively configurable between an extended state and at least one retracted state to vary an area of the sidewall (6) of the plant container (2) that is, in use, covered by the wall portion (16).

A plant cultivating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a body in which a cultivation space is formed; a water storage unit provided in the body; a humidification module provided on one side of the body separated from the cultivation space; a water supply module for supplying water from the water storage unit to the humidification module; an inlet duct connected to one side of the humidification module to supply air to the humidification module; an outlet duct connected to the other side of the humidification module and discharging air which has passed through the humidification module into the cultivation space; and a fan provided in the body to force air flow in the humidification module, the inlet duct, and the outlet duct, wherein at the time of operating the fan, the air introduced through the inlet duct is humidified while passing through the humidification module and then supplied to the cultivation space through the outlet duct.