5069results about "Seed and root treatment" patented technology

A system includes an enclosed space defining a controllable environment chamber. The system also includes at least one monitoring device configured to measure multiple characteristics of an environment within the chamber. The system further includes multiple actuators configured to alter the characteristics of the environment within the chamber. The enclosed space includes at least one rack system configured to be placed within the enclosed space. Each rack system includes multiple layers configured to receive multiple plants to be grown in the chamber. The actuators are configured to adjust the characteristics of the environment within the chamber to condition the environment based on the plants to be grown in the chamber.

The invention provides compositions comprising polynucleotide molecules encoding certain pesticidal polypeptides which exhibit plant parasitic nematode and/or insect control properties, and are particularly directed to controlling plant parasitic pest species of nematodes and insects known to infest crop plant species. Methods for controlling pests are disclosed in which the toxic proteins are provided in the diet of the targeted plant pests. The invention also provides compositions such as nucleic acids, proteins, and plant and bacterial cells, plants, and seeds containing the nucleic acid and protein compositions, as well as methods and kits for identifying, detecting, and isolating the compositions of the present invention. The invention further provides a method of producing crops from recombinant seeds which contain the polynucleotide molecules encoding the pesticidal polypeptides of the present invention.

The subject invention includes methods and plants for controlling lepidopteran insects, said plants comprising Cry1Ca insecticidal protein and a Cry1Ab insecticidal protein in combination to delay or prevent development of resistance by the insects.

The subject invention includes methods and plants for controlling lepidopteran insects, said plants comprising a Vip3Ab insecticidal protein in combination with a Cry 1Fa insecticidal protein to delay or prevent development of resistance by the insect(s).

The subject invention relates in part to stacking certain Cry genes along with Cry 1Fa to result in products that are more durable and less prone towards insects developing resistance towards the activity of any of the toxins (such as Cry 1Fa) by itself. Embodiments of the Cry 1F stacking partners include Cry2Aa, Cry 1I, and Cry 1E. These stacks can be used to control FAW and/or ECB as described herein.

Methods for classifying plants by remote sensing and image analysis technology are presented. These methods are useful for evaluating plants and for selecting plants for a plant breeding program which has as its goal to selectively alter phenotype. The methods combine the newer techniques of remote sensing technology to obtain indirect correlates of the traits of interest, with classical pedigree breeding strategies. Thermal and infrared reflectance measures of plant canopies are examples of energy values measured by remote sensing, used to indirectly predict the selected traits.

A device comprises an energy source capable of generating short bursts of energy at a variable pulse repetition rates. The repetition rates range from a single shot to several hundreds Mega-Hertz so that selective, three dimensional interactions with a volumetric zone of skin or issue can be created substantially without damage or substantial changes to overlying or underlying or surrounding tissue or skin.

The invention is a system and method for managing a plurality of areas of interest of a golf course. The system comprises a plurality of subsurface aeration subsystems and a programmable master control module. Each subsystem provides to a specific area at least one of air under pressure and a partial vacuum. In each area of interest, a local control module is responsive to a directive and to a datum (environmental or operational parameter). The local control module is configured to operate the subsystem and is in communication with the programmable master control module. The programmable master control module receives from the local control modules area information representing a status of the respective specific area to which the local control module is dedicated, and in response to the area information and to a command, the programmable master control module issues a directive to the local control module to operate the subsurface aeration subsystem.

The present invention relates to a method for controlling pathogen growth on live plants and mushrooms using UV-C light and an apparatus for use in the method. Also provided are methods for removing surplus leaves and methods for destroying aerial plant parts prior to harvest of underground roots, tubers or bulbs.

The cultivation of terrestrial plants in brackish water or seawater is carried out with this invention. A light-weight, floating growth medium package (FGMP) or, alternatively, a sheet of suitable material is used to support the growth of terrestrial plants floating on water bodies of various salinity, including 100% seawater in marine environments. The FGMP units can be linked together and confined in a floating, rigid or flexible framework to form a floating seawater cultivation platform (FSCP). Using the method, plants were able to grow and thrive on the FSCP floating on 100% seawater in a sustainable manner. Halophytic akulikuli (Sesuvium portulacastrum L.) can regenerate its shoot and root in seawater. Thus, the discovery will enable us to practice marine agriculture, or agriculture on the sea. The FSCP can be used for wide range of purposes, from environmental protection to landscaping to crop production.

A method for treating a bacterial, viral, fungal, or vector-induced disease state. A therapeutically effective dose of a metal substance is delivered to the body of a potentially infected organism using a delivery methodology selected from the group consisting of syringes, auto-injectors, pricking devices, buccal embedding, transdermal patches, needle transdermal patches, aerosol inhalers, ingestible dissolvable capsules, encapsulated boluses, needle encapsulated boluses, and electrode catheterization methodologies. The metal substance is selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, copper, zinc, selenium, platinum, and their ions, alloys, salts, and combinations thereof. Preferably, an electrical current is introduced substantially in the course of utilizing the delivery methodology. The electrical current is preferably substantially varied over time, and is still more preferably a reversing electrical current.

A transport subsystem conveys seed holding well trays between a plurality of stations. A loading subsystem is positioned at a first station and is operable to load seeds into individual wells of the conveyed tray. An imaging subsystem is positioned at a second station and is operable to image the seeds contained within the tray wells. A mechanism is provided for flipping the seeds so as to enable the imaging subsystem to obtain multi-side seed images. A sorting subsystem is positioned at a third station and is operable to remove the seeds from the tray wells and sort the removed seeds into a plurality of sort bins. The sorting determination may be made based on an analysis of the seed images obtained by the imaging subsystem.

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH852179. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH852179, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH852179 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH852179.

A device for the magnetic treatment of fluids such as gases or liquids, wherein such device includes a plurality of magnets for imparting a magnetic field is arranged peripherally about a pipe or other fluid conduit within which is a flowing fluid. The device utilizes a plurality of magnets with different magnetic field strengths for varying the field flux along the length of the pipe or other fluid conduit.

A plant cultivating device (A), comprising aluminum long square pipe trays (5) for storing plants (35) together with culture solution, a conveyor device (2) for feeding the trays (5) in order in lateral direction, and a lighting device (3), having a number of light-emitting diodes disposed thereon, located over the conveyor device (5), the lighting device (3) being disposed so as to be higher gradually from the upstream side to the downstream side of the conveyor device (2), wherein a funnel-shaped holder (30) holding the upper part of the plant (35) is provided on the upper surface of the tray (5), and a planting conveyor (6) and a harvesting conveyor (7) for supply and retrieval, a reflecting wall (8) provided between these conveyors and the conveyor device (2), and transfer bars (41) for transferring the trays (5) between the conveyor device (2) and the planting and harvesting conveyors (6,7) are installed on the upstream and downstream sides of the conveyor device (2).

A dietary inclusion model for an integrated aquaculture-hydroponics system is derived from the concept of mass conservation. The model enables the maintenance of near-equilibrium concentrations of Ca, K, Mg, N, and P, suitable concentrations of Mn and Cu, and acceptable accumulation rates of Na and Zn, in representative integrated aquaculture-hydroponics systems, by modifying the mineral concentrations of the fish diets according to the model. The model is readily applicable to virtually any freshwater recirculating fish culture system operating at a recycle ratio sufficiently high to maintain appropriate nitrogen concentrations and having an environment suitable for hydroponic plant culture.

The present invention relates to a device and method for analyzing agricultural products. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device and method for rapid, non-destructive analysis of the physical and chemical characteristics of one or more seeds.

An assembly for promoting the growth of plant tissues that includes a plurality of plates each defining an array of wells wherein each of the wells contains a tissue sample. Support for the plates is provided by a rack having a plurality of vertically stacked shelves that may include one or more register depressions that urge the plates into predetermined positions. Light for the tissue samples is provided by a plurality of light-emitting diode arrays each mounted on a circuit board. Each circuit board is supported by a respective card edge connector of the rack so that the light-emitting diodes are in proximity to the plates supported on one of the shelves therebelow. Preferably, the light-emitting diode array corresponds to the well array supported in the registered position on the shelf therebelow so that each light-emitting diode is centered above a respective one of the wells.

The present invention provides methods for growing plants to result in increased concentrations of one or more glucosinolates. The plant may be a member of the order Capparales, such as a Brassicaceae, a Capparaceae, or a cultivar thereof. The methods include exposing a plant to an altered radiation condition, a water deficit condition, an altered growth temperature, an altered level of sulfur and/or nitrogen, or a combination thereof.

Therefore, the illustrative embodiments provide a computer program product comprising a computer recordable media having computer usable program code. Resource needs are determined for each plant in a plurality of plants to form individual resource needs. Conditions are identified in an environment in which the plurality of plants are located by receiving input from a sensor system to form current conditions. A plurality of per plant prescriptions are calculated for the plurality of plants using the individual resource needs and the current conditions. The application of the resource is controlled from a mobile utility vehicle to each plant in the plurality of plants using the plurality of per plant prescriptions.

The invention relates to a Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis scale seedling culturing method. The method comprises the following steps of: selecting Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis plants more than 10 years old and reserving seeds for planting; collecting mature seeds; washing the collected seeds to remove episperm; spreading and drying the seeds in a shade and ventilating place within 12 hours, wherein a temperature is maintained and an accumulation thickness is less than or equal to 6 cm; spreading the seeds uniformly and drying; filling the seeds into a ventilating container; storing the container in a shade environment with a suitable temperature, wherein the storage time is no more than 2 months; clearing impurities and residues in a seedling culturing field; fertilizing decayed farm manure and calcium superphosphate; plowing and raking soil; forming a furrow; spreading humus soil on the furrow surface; flatting the furrow surface; sowing in early June next year; taking the stored seeds, and after sterilizing, broadcasting the seeds uniformly according to the thickness of sowing; earthing after broadcasting; covering mantle on the furrow surface; irrigating sufficiently and performing seedling management. A method for drying the seeds of the Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis in shade in an environment without direct sunlight is adopted, the dormancy of the seeds of the Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis is broken, and the scale production of Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis seedlings is realized, so that germchit guarantee is provided for large-area popularization and cultivation of the Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis. The method has the characteristics of simple and easily-learned operation, high survival rate of germchit, low production cost, healthy and strong germchit, stable and reliable technology, high repeatability, and capacity of effectively solving the problem of scale seedling cultivation of the Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis.

The invention discloses a planting method for Dendrobium officinale. The method comprises the following steps of building a greenhouse, preparing a culture substrate, conducting transplanting, conducting field management, preventing and controlling plant diseases and insect pests, and conducting harvesting. According to the planting method for the Dendrobium officinale, the cultivation method for the Dendrobium officinale is standardized, significant technical problems and production problems, such as the problems of the substrate processing technology, the spraying technology and the pest control technology, existing in production are solved, the quality technology test and research are improved, and standardization production technical regulations are established.

A process of recommending crop varieties based on management categories. The management categories are determined by utilizing indices, which measure the economic implication of physical and chemical properties of a specific soil type in a region. The management categories may then be indicated graphically by indicia overlaying digitized soil maps, each of the indicia grouping soil types within a management category. Each crop variety is characterized by how the crop variety performs in each of the management categories. Each of the crop varieties may then be assigned an indicium of the management category for which it is adapted.

The invention relates to a seedling growing method of apocarya and belongs to the technical field of fruit trees and forest cultivation. The method includes the steps of sprouting breeding, grafting and post-grafting management. By means of the method, a large amount of scions are obtained each year and are grafted on the stock and the seedling with strong affinity in due time, so that stock grafting survival rate of the apocarya is improved. Grafted seedling preserving rate after large-amount grafting is over 90%. Further, the method achieves tree body stuntedness, shortens the juvenile phase and enables tree bodies to fruit earlier in the fourth year after grafting. The fruiting time is 6-8 years earlier than before. Simultaneously, the method provides a growing method for apocarya stock grafting seedlings and with strong operability for batch and variety seedling growing of the apocarya and greatly increases economical value of the apocarya.

A high-throughput method is provided for analyzing individual seeds in a population of seeds. The method generally includes removing a tissue sample from at least one or more seeds in the population of seeds while preserving germination viability of the at least one or more seeds from which the tissue sample is taken, depositing the tissue sample into an individual compartment of a sample tray, contacting the tissue sample with an extraction buffer to remove DNA from the sample, and analyzing the extracted DNA for the presence or absence of a transgene of interest. The extraction buffer may be present in the individual compartment of the sample tray before the tissue sample is deposited into the individual compartment.

The invention discloses a method for cultivating pollution-free cucumbers. The method comprises steps of soil selection, soil preparation, seed selection, cultivation, transplantation, fix planting, management after the fix planting, prevention and cure of diseases and insect pests, fertilization and fruit harvest. Standards and requirements of pollution-free crop planting are implemented strictly in accordance with environment quality requirements, cultivation technical measures, fertilization principles and methods and methods and principles of prevention and cure of diseases and insect pests, a Chinese herbal medicine fertilizer is applied in the seedbed sterilization and the prevention and the cure of diseases and insect pests, the usage amount of conventional pesticides is reduced, the pesticide residue is also reduced, and pollution-free requirements are met. By the aid of the method, harvested cucumbers are uniform in size and smooth in cucumber peel, the yield is high, the quality is good and no pesticide residue exists.

Plant propagation material treated with a carbonaceous material is provided. Such treated plant propagation material is useful in a method of inducing microbial interaction with the plant propagation material that confers a benefit on the plant propagation material. The method includes placing the treated plant propagation material in a growth medium containing endogenous soil microorganisms.

The invention discloses an organic rice cultivation method, which comprises the following four steps of: 1) rice seedling raising, 2) fertilizer application; 3) reasonable close planting and 4) field management. The organic rice cultivation method is characterized in that the step of fertilizer application comprises the following two sub-steps of: 1) preparing and applying composted farmyard manure: evenly spraying microbial manure into farmyard manure, covering the farmyard manure with a plastic film, processing for 21 days to obtain the composted farmyard manure and then applying the composted farmyard manure in a paddy field; and 2) applying microbial manure: applying the microbial manure in the paddy field with water depth being less than 3cm and transplanting rice seedlings 15 days later after the microbial manure is applied. The organic rice cultivation method has the advantages that the heavy-metal ions and the chemical residues thereof in soil can be eliminated; the caking and the desertification of the soil can be gradually eliminated, the content of organic matters is improved, the pH (potential of hydrogen) is regulated, the granular structure is optimized and the breeding of harmful pathogenic bacteria is inhibited; the nutrients are sufficient; and a large quantity of nitrogen elements in air and various intrinsic elements in the soil are fully utilized, and low-carbon, environmental-friendly, sustainable, circular and high-efficiency agricultural economy is formed.

The present method transfers carbon dioxide in increased concentrations using perfluorodecalin for growth of algae in a photobioreactor. First, a perfluorodecalin solution is provided and mixed with a biological growth medium and a surfactant. The biological growth medium, perfluorodecalin solution, and surfactant mixture are then emulsified by circulation in a high-pressure emulsifier. The emulsified biological growth medium, perfluorodecalin solution, and surfactant mixture are then added to a photobioreactor containing algae capable of photosynthetically utilizing carbon dioxide. After adding carbon dioxide to the photobioreactor, the carbon dioxide dissolves in the perfluorodecalin solution at a higher concentration than in the growth medium. Conditions sufficient for the algae to perform photosynthesis using carbon dioxide from the perfluorodecalin solution are maintained thereby increasing the growth rate of the algae in increased concentration of carbon dioxide due to the increased solubility of carbon dioxide in the perfluorodecalin solution.

A method and apparatus for increased yields of water-soluble polyphenols from plant seeds is provided. The method includes inducing seed germination within a selected range of temperatures. The method also includes inducing germination in an atmosphere having elevated carbon oxygen concentration and/or a reduced concentration of oxygen. The method further includes exposing the seeds to light and extracting water-soluble polyphenols with an aqueous solution without adding an organic solvent such as alcohol.