A method and apparatus for monitoring the parasitic growth of a plant root system on a cistanche

Abstract

The application belongs to the technical field of plant underground growth monitoring, and particularly relates to a plant root system and cistanche parasitic growth monitoring method and device. The monitoring device comprises: a device box with at least one transparent wall surface; an experimental box body which is detachably fixed on one side of the device box close to the transparent wall surface and is provided with a plurality of openings; a cistanche seed belt which is laid outside the transparent wall surface; an image acquisition device and a first communication device which are both arranged in the device box and are used for acquiring and wirelessly transmitting image data; a power supply device which is used for supplying power to the equipment in the device box or associated equipment; a second communication device and a display device which are both independently arranged at predetermined positions on the ground and are used for receiving and displaying the data transmitted by the first communication device. The plant root system and cistanche parasitic growth monitoring method and device can guarantee the growth habits of the host plant and the cistanche, and accurately obtain the cistanche seed germination and parasitic growth information.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of monitoring the parasitic growth of Cistanche, and particularly relates to a method and device for monitoring the parasitic growth of Cistanche on plant roots. BACKGROUND

[0002] Cistanche (scientific name: Cistanche deserticola Ma), also known as Jiangyun, Cunkun, Cunkun, Chagan Gaoya (Mongolian), is mainly produced in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Alashan League of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Gansu, and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Cistanche is a perennial herbaceous plant, with a whole plant height of 40-160 centimeters, and most of the time grows underground. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruiting period is from June to August. In addition, Cistanche is a parasitic seed plant, and the host plants are mainly Haloxylon ammodendron or Atriplex canescens (mostly growing in arid desert areas), which can absorb nutrients and water from the host, and is known as "desert ginseng", and has extremely high medicinal value, and is a traditional precious Chinese medicinal material.

[0003] The planting of plants cannot be separated from monitoring, and the monitoring of plants has brought breakthroughs in high yield, high efficiency, and high quality to plants. Cistanche is a precious plant on the brink of extinction, so if the complete process information from germination to growth and maturity of Cistanche seeds in a natural state can be observed, and the influence parameters of the influencing factors are quantified, it will have a positive impact on the growth mechanism research and production practice of Cistanche.

[0004] At present, for the parasitic growth monitoring of Cistanche seeds, the known root observation instruments and methods at least have the following deficiencies:

[0005] 1) The parasitic occurrence process of Cistanche seeds and host plants (such as Haloxylon ammodendron fine roots) is deep underground, and the rhizome is swollen, while the existing root observation instruments and methods are all for fine root plane observation, the observation range of roots is small, and the visible roots are few, so it is difficult to obtain information such as the germination period of Cistanche seeds in a natural state, the influence of influencing factors (temperature, humidity, soil quality, etc.), and the parasitic occurrence process and subsequent growth process;

[0006] 2) The host plants of Cistanche are mostly distributed in remote locations far from the existing known experimental areas, and the existing root observation instruments and methods need to carry a large number of complex instruments to the scene for shooting observation, making the monitoring very inconvenient;

[0007] 3) For the monitoring of Cistanche seed germination and parasitic growth, the overall parasitism and growth of Cistanche need to be observed, and the differences in root system affected by the environment also need to be counted, so it is a long process. Based on the position of the host plant and the environmental characteristics, the existing root observation instruments and methods want to achieve continuous observation and monitoring, either need to install the equipment on site from outside without interruption to obtain data, which is not only easy to be affected by the epidemic and the weather, and if the host plant dies, it cannot be known, or the host plant is transplanted remotely or a test facility is built nearby, which inevitably leads to an increase in experimental cost. SUMMARY

[0008] In order to solve at least one technical problem in the prior art, the present application provides a plant root system and Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring method and device.

[0009] In a first aspect, the present application discloses a plant root system and Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring device, comprising:

[0010] A device box has a closed cavity, and a transparent wall is provided on at least one side thereof;

[0011] An experimental box is detachably fixed on the device box and located on the side of the device box close to the transparent wall. In addition, a first opening is provided on the side of the experimental box close to the transparent wall, the area of the first opening is not less than the area of the transparent wall, and the first opening completely covers the transparent wall. A second opening is provided on the side of the experimental box close to the corresponding host plant, and a third opening is provided at the bottom of the experimental box. Part of the root system of the host plant can pass through the second opening into the experimental box;

[0012] A seed belt is provided with Cistanche seeds and laid on the outside of the transparent wall of the device box to facilitate parasitism on the roots of the host plant extending into the experimental box;

[0013] An image acquisition device is fixedly provided in the closed cavity of the device box and can collect the parasitic growth image of the Cistanche seeds in the experimental box on the corresponding side through the transparent wall;

[0014] A first communication device is fixedly provided in the closed cavity of the device box for wirelessly transmitting the image data collected by the image acquisition device to the outside;

[0015] A power supply device is provided on the device box for supplying power to the electrical equipment inside the device box or other equipment connected thereto.

[0016] A second communication device is independently arranged at a predetermined position on the ground, and is configured to receive the data transmitted by the first communication device.

[0017] A display device is independently arranged at a predetermined position on the ground, and is connected with the second communication device, and is configured to display the data received by the second communication device.

[0018] According to at least one embodiment of the present application, the image acquisition device comprises a zoomable infrared camera with a gimbal.

[0019] According to at least one embodiment of the present application, the device box and the experiment box are both cuboids, the height of the device box is greater than the height of the experiment box, the transparent wall is arranged on each of the left and right opposite sides of the device box, and the experiment box is detachably connected to each of the two sides; and

[0020] The infrared camera can rotate under the action of the gimbal, so as to acquire the parasitic growth image of the Cistanche seed in the experiment box on the corresponding side through the transparent wall on the corresponding side.

[0021] According to at least one embodiment of the present application, two open and opposite sliding grooves are arranged on the side of the device box connected with the experiment box in the vertical direction, two strip-shaped sliding blocks corresponding to the two sliding grooves are arranged on the corresponding side of the experiment box, and the experiment box is detachably fixed on the device box through the cooperation of the sliding grooves and the sliding blocks; and

[0022] The top surface of the experiment box extends a limiting edge towards the device box.

[0023] According to at least one embodiment of the present application, a plurality of strip-shaped air holes are arranged on the other sides of the experiment box except the first opening and the second opening; and

[0024] A water supplement hole is further arranged on the top surface of the experiment box, so as to supplement water in the experiment box.

[0025] According to at least one embodiment of the present application, a device mounting port is arranged on the side of the device box not connected with the experiment box, and a sealable cabin door is arranged at the device mounting port.

[0026] According to at least one embodiment of the present application, the power supply device comprises:

[0027] A solar monocrystalline panel is fixedly laid on the top surface of the device box;

[0028] A storage battery is fixedly arranged in the closed inner cavity of the device box, used for storing the electric energy converted by the solar monocrystalline panel and supplying power for the image acquisition device and the first communication device;

[0029] A solar controller is fixedly arranged in the closed inner cavity of the device box, used for controlling the charging of the storage battery by the solar monocrystalline panel and controlling the electric energy output of the storage battery.

[0030] According to at least one embodiment of the present application, the plant root system and Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring device further comprises:

[0031] A soil temperature and humidity sensor is arranged in the experimental box, used for monitoring the temperature and humidity of the soil in the experimental box in real time;

[0032] A processing device is fixedly arranged in the closed inner cavity of the device box and connected with the soil temperature and humidity sensor and the first communication device, used for transmitting the soil temperature and humidity data collected by the soil temperature and humidity sensor to the outside through the first communication device.

[0033] In a second aspect, the present application further discloses a plant root system and Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring method, comprising the following steps:

[0034] Step one, laying a seed belt provided with Cistanche seeds on the outer side of the transparent wall surface of the device box;

[0035] Step two, fixing the experimental box on the side of the device box provided with the seed belt;

[0036] Step three, burying the whole device connected by the experimental box and the device box in the soil near the host plant, so that the root system of the host plant enters the experimental box through the second opening and contacts the seed belt, and the soil fills the inner cavity of the experimental box through the second opening;

[0037] Step four, automatically collecting the images of the host plant root system and the germination and parasitic growth of the Cistanche seeds in the experimental box through the transparent wall surface by the image acquisition device, and wirelessly transmitting the collected image data to the outside through the first communication device;

[0038] Meanwhile, the data transmitted by the first communication device is received by the second communication device and displayed by the display device.

[0039] According to at least one embodiment of the present application, when the power supply device for providing power for the image acquisition device and the first communication device is used, the solar monocrystalline panel is fixedly laid on the top surface of the device box, and when the whole device is buried in the soil near the host plant after the experimental box and the device box are connected in step three, it is also necessary to ensure that the solar monocrystalline panel is exposed on the ground surface of the buried position of the device box.

[0040] The present application has at least the following beneficial technical effects:

[0041] 1) The device box responsible for image shooting, image data transmission and other monitoring functions is designed to be detachable from the experimental box responsible for providing a parasitic growth environment for Cistanche, which facilitates carrying and disassembly and facilitates monitoring;

[0042] 2) The related equipment for image shooting and image data transmission is arranged in the sealed device box to ensure the safety performance of the equipment in the underground environment;

[0043] 3) Through the design of the split device box and the experimental box, and the second opening arranged on the side surface of the experimental box close to the corresponding host plant, the burying of the whole monitoring device is more convenient, especially the operation of introducing the swollen root system of the host plant into the experimental box and combining with the Cistanche seeds on the seed belt;

[0044] 4) Through the second opening on the experimental box and the third opening arranged at the bottom of the experimental box, the burying of the whole monitoring device is also more convenient, especially the filling of the experimental box with soil, so that the pure natural growth environment of the Cistanche seeds can be simulated more realistically, and the influence of external factors on plant growth is reduced;

[0045] 5) Through the design of the split device box and the experimental box, and the arrangement of the first communication device capable of wireless transmission, the parasitic growth monitoring of Cistanche can break through various restrictions caused by the remote environment of the host plant, especially the difficulty of establishing a monitoring laboratory nearby, thereby saving monitoring cost and improving efficiency;

[0046] 6) Through the arrangement of the above-mentioned equipment, and the arrangement of the second communication device and the display device, the present application can realize remote monitoring of the complete process from germination to successful parasitic nutrition growth of Cistanche seeds in natural state;

[0047] 7) The image acquisition device comprises a zoomable infrared camera with a gimbal, which can avoid the influence of the camera light source on the parasitic process, and when two or more experimental boxes are arranged around the device box, only one camera is needed, and the parasitic growth of Cistanche in multiple experimental boxes can be monitored by rotating the camera;

[0048] 8) The experimental box is detachably fixed on the device box through the cooperation of the sliding groove and the sliding block, which makes it more convenient to carry, disassemble, monitor and place, etc.;

[0049] 9) Through the setting of the solar energy function device, the monitoring of the parasitic growth of Cistanche can break through the various restrictions brought by the remote location of the host plant, especially the difficulty of maintaining power supply, thereby saving monitoring cost and improving efficiency;

[0050] 10) Through the setting of the soil temperature and humidity sensor, the temperature and humidity information of the environment can be grasped at any time during the monitoring of the parasitic growth of Cistanche, so as to respond in time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0051] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of an embodiment of the plant root system and Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring device of the present application;

[0052] Figure 2 is a schematic view of the right side of the device box; Figure 1

[0053] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of a single experimental box located on the left side in the device box; Figure 1

[0054] Figure 4 is a use diagram of the plant root system and Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring device of the present application;

[0055] Figure 5 is an image of the reaction of Cistanche seed parasitic growth taken by the root system monitoring device;

[0056] Figure 6 is an image of the reaction of host plant root system taken by the root system monitoring device;

[0057] wherein:

[0058] 1- device box;

[0059] 11- transparent wall; 12- image acquisition device; 13- sliding groove; 14- device mounting port; 15- solar monocrystalline panel;

[0060] 2- experimental box; ​​

[0061] 21 - first opening; 22 - second opening; 23 - third opening; 24 - sliding block; 25 - limiting edge; 26 - air hole; 27 - water hole; 28 - soil temperature and humidity sensor;

[0062] 3 - host plant;

[0063] 4 - seed belt. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0064] In order to make the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. In the drawings, the same or similar notations represent the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions throughout. The described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and are intended to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0065] The specific embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figures 1-6 The plant root system and Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring method and device of the present application will be described in further detail.

[0066] In a first aspect, the present application discloses a plant root system and Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring device, comprising a device box 1, an experimental box 2, a seed belt 4, an image acquisition device 12, a first communication device, a power supply device, a second communication device and a display device.

[0067] The device box 1 has a closed inner cavity, and a transparent wall 11 is provided on at least one side thereof; in the present embodiment, the transparent wall 11 is preferably glass.

[0068] The experimental box 2 is detachably fixed on the device box 1 and located on the side of the device box 1 close to the transparent wall 11 thereof; in addition, a first opening 21 is provided on the side of the experimental box 2 close to the transparent wall 11, the area of the first opening 21 is not less than the area of the transparent wall 11, and the first opening 21 completely covers the transparent wall 11, a second opening 22 is provided on the side of the experimental box 2 close to the corresponding host plant 3, and a third opening 23 is provided at the bottom of the experimental box 2.

[0069] The first opening 21 is arranged to enable the monitoring device (i.e. the subsequent image acquisition device 12) in the device box 1 to acquire the image of the parasitic growth of the Cistanche seed in the experimental box 2 through the transparent wall 11. The second opening 22 is arranged to enable part of the root system of the host plant 3 to enter the experimental box 2 through the second opening 22, so as to maximize the simulation of the natural growth environment of the Cistanche seed and reduce the influence of external factors on plant growth. The second opening 22 has the same purpose as the third opening 23, that is, to facilitate the filling of soil into the experimental box 2 or the removal of soil in the experimental box 2.

[0070] It should be noted that, since the host plants 3 such as Haloxylon ammodendron or Atriplex canescens are mostly grown in arid desert areas, in such a complex and harsh environment, the material, shape, size selection of the device box 1 and the experimental box 2, the number of experimental boxes 2 arranged around each device box 1 (the specific number can be selected according to the shape of the device box 1, monitoring requirements, etc., for example, if the cross section of the device box 1 is hexagonal, 3-5 can be arranged around, and if the cross section of the device box 1 is quadrilateral, 2-3 can be arranged), and the specific connection mode of the experimental box 2 and the device box 1 will affect the carrying, disassembly and use experience and performance of the final monitoring device, thereby affecting the monitoring result.

[0071] Therefore, in the present embodiment, the device box 1 and the experimental box 2 are preferably made of 2mm thick stainless steel material. The corrosion resistance of stainless steel is relatively strong, and the toughness is also sufficient to meet the expected requirements. Further, the outer contour of the device box 1 and the experimental box 2 is preferably a cuboid, and two experimental boxes 2 are preferably connected to each device box 1. Specifically, the transparent wall 11 is arranged on the left and right two opposite sides of the device box 1, and one experimental box 2 is detachably connected to each side.

[0072] Further, for the detachable connection, in the present embodiment, two opening opposite sliding grooves 13 are arranged on the side of the device box 1 connected to the experimental box 2 in the vertical direction, and two strip-shaped sliding blocks 24 adapted to the two sliding grooves 13 are arranged on the corresponding side of the experimental box 2. The experimental box 2 is detachably fixed to the device box 1 through the cooperation of the sliding groove and the sliding block. In addition, a limiting edge 25 extending towards the device box 1 is preferably arranged on the top surface of the experimental box 2. The limiting edge 25 plays a role of clamping the device box 1 when the experimental box 2 is assembled, and also prevents the top soil or sand from entering the box, causing excessive pressure on the top.

[0073] The seed belt 4 is made of degradable paper belt, and the Cistanche seed is arranged on the belt. Specifically, the seed belt 4 is laid (bonded) on the outer side of the transparent wall 11 of the device box 1, that is, in the inner cavity of the experimental box 2 after the device box 1 is connected with the experimental box 2, as shown in Figure 4 The arrangement is convenient for contacting with the root system of the host plant 3 extending into the experimental box 2, so as to parasitize on the root system of the host plant 3.

[0074] The image acquisition device 12 and the first communication device are fixedly arranged in the sealed inner cavity of the device box 1, so as to ensure the safety performance of the equipment in the underground environment. The image acquisition device 12 can acquire the parasitic growth image of the Cistanche seed in the corresponding experimental box 2 through the transparent wall 11. The first communication device is used for wirelessly transmitting the image data acquired by the image acquisition device 12.

[0075] It can also be understood that the number, type and arrangement position of the image acquisition device 12 and the first communication device can be selected as required. Taking the number of devices as an example, when only one experimental box 2 is arranged around each device box 1, a common non-rotatable camera (the camera usually has a corresponding camera processing module, which can send the acquired image information to the first communication device) can meet the requirements. When two or more experimental boxes 2 are arranged around each device box 1, a corresponding number of non-rotatable cameras can be used to monitor the corresponding experimental boxes 2. In addition, a camera with a pan-tilt (i.e. rotatable) can be used to monitor all experimental boxes 2 around it by rotating.

[0076] In the embodiment, on the one hand, the camera light source can affect the parasitic process of Cistanche, and on the other hand, from the perspective of simplifying the structure, facilitating transportation and saving costs, the image acquisition device 12 preferably includes a zoomable infrared camera with a pan-tilt, and only one image acquisition device 12 and a corresponding first communication device are arranged in one device box 1. Taking the connection of two experimental boxes 2 with each device box 1 as an example, the camera is installed at the central position inside the device box 1 and can rotate horizontally by 320° and vertically by 110°, so as to acquire the parasitic growth image of the host plant root system and the Cistanche seed germination in the corresponding experimental box 2 through the left and right transparent walls 11, respectively, to ensure the image acquisition effect. Of course, in other embodiments, considering that the camera belongs to a complex underground environment, a camera with high-level waterproof function can be further used.

[0077] It should be further noted that the first communication device (i.e. the wireless communication module) can select a variety of known suitable devices according to the data transmission needs, for example, using the currently widely used 4G transmission module, or the faster 5G transmission module that is being promoted; and for the above operation of collecting image information through the image collection device 12 and then sending the collected image information through the first communication device, in some embodiments, the image collection device 12 and the first communication device can be two independent devices, and are combined through wire connection, and in other embodiments, a camera with a known 4G transmission module can also be used; on this basis, auxiliary equipment such as a computer client and a mobile phone can also be added, and by installing corresponding software on the computer client and installing a corresponding APP on the mobile phone, the camera can be added to realize real-time observation and monitoring of the image on the computer client or the mobile phone. The specific connection operation of the computer client and the mobile phone with the camera belongs to the known mature technology at present, and therefore will not be described here.

[0078] The power supply device is arranged on the device box 1, and is used to supply power for the electrical equipment (such as the image collection device 12, the first communication device and the subsequent processing device) in the device box (1) or other equipment (such as the soil temperature and humidity sensor 28) connected with the electrical equipment. The specific structure of the power supply device can be determined according to the specific geographical location of the monitoring device (determined by the selected host plant 3 position), if there is a relatively ready power supply line or equipment at the location, the power supply device can be used through wire transmission; but if the specific geographical location of the monitoring device needs to consider safe and durable power supply equipment.

[0079] In this embodiment, considering that the host plant 3 is usually a Haloxylon ammodendron or a Tetraena mongolica, and these plants are mostly grown in arid desert areas, it is difficult to ensure power transmission, and therefore the power supply device is preferably a solar monocrystalline panel 15, a battery and a solar controller.

[0080] The solar monocrystal panel 15 is fixedly laid on the top surface of the device box 1; the battery is fixedly arranged in the closed inner cavity of the device box 1, and is used for storing the electric energy converted by the solar monocrystal panel 15 and supplying power for the image collecting device 12 and the first communication device; the solar controller is fixedly arranged in the closed inner cavity of the device box 1, and is used for controlling the solar monocrystal panel 15 to charge the battery and controlling the electric energy output of the battery; wherein the solar controller is an automatic control device used in a solar power generation system, and controls the automatic charging of a plurality of solar cell arrays to the battery and the power supply of the battery to a solar inverter load, and the specific principle is not described herein. Through the arrangement of the above-mentioned solar function device, the monitoring of the parasitic growth of Cistanche can break through the various restrictions caused by the remote environment of the host plant, especially the difficulty in maintaining the power supply, thereby saving the monitoring cost and improving the efficiency.

[0081] The second communication device is independently arranged at a predetermined position on the ground (for example, in a laboratory), and is used for receiving the data transmitted by the first communication device; wherein the second communication device is adapted to the first communication device, and can adopt a plurality of suitable wireless communication devices or modules.

[0082] The display device is independently arranged at a predetermined position on the ground, and is connected with the second communication device, and is used for displaying the data (which can be image data or subsequent soil temperature and humidity data) received by the second communication device; the display device can be, for example, a separate display or a display on a notebook computer.

[0083] Further, in the plant root system and Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring device, in order to make the environment in the device more close to the soil environment suitable for planting Cistanche, and to ensure the growth habits of the host plant root system and Cistanche as much as possible, a plurality of (for example, 3 on each side of the experimental box 2 Figure 1 The strip-shaped air holes 26 are arranged on the other sides of the experimental box 2 except the first opening 21 and the second opening 22.

[0084] Further, a water supplementing hole 27 can be arranged on the top surface of the experimental box 2, so as to supplement water into the experimental box 2 by manual supplementing or by using a known device such as a water mist generator which can be automatically controlled.

[0085] Correspondingly, in order to provide a basis for the above water supplement operation, the plant root system and the Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring device of the present application can also include a soil temperature and humidity sensor 28 and a processing device. Specifically, the soil temperature and humidity sensor 28 is located in the experimental box 2 to monitor the temperature and humidity of the soil in the experimental box 2 in real time; the processing device is fixedly arranged in the sealed inner cavity of the device box 1 and connected with the soil temperature and humidity sensor 28 and the first communication device, for transmitting the soil temperature and humidity data collected by the soil temperature and humidity sensor 28 to the outside through the first communication device, and then receiving and displaying the data through the second communication device and the display device.

[0086] Further, in the plant root system and the Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring device of the present application, in order to facilitate the connection of the wires of the above-mentioned solar monocrystalline panel 15, the storage battery and the solar controller, and the connection of the wires of the soil temperature and humidity sensor 28 and the processing device, a hole is preferably made at the top left corner of the device box 1 as the entrance of the related wires, and a sealing ring or the like is arranged at the hole for sealing treatment.

[0087] Further, in the plant root system and the Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring device of the present application, in order to facilitate the installation of the camera and other equipment in the device box 1, an equipment installation port 14 is preferably arranged on the side of the device box 1 which is not connected with the experimental box 2, and a sealable cabin door is arranged at the equipment installation port 14.

[0088] In the second aspect, the present application also discloses a method for monitoring the growth of the plant root system and the Cistanche parasitic growth by using the monitoring device of the first aspect.

[0089] Step one, the seed belt 4 provided with the Cistanche seeds is laid (adhered) on the outside of the transparent wall 11 of the device box 1.

[0090] Step two, the experimental box 2 is fixed on the side of the device box 1 provided with the seed belt 4.

[0091] Step three, the whole device after the experimental box 2 is connected with the device box 1 is buried in the soil near the host plant 3, and the root system of the host plant 3 passes through the second opening 22 into the experimental box 2 and contacts with the seed belt 4, at the same time, the soil fills the inner cavity of the experimental box 2 through the second opening 22, so as to simulate the pure natural growth environment of the Cistanche seeds as much as possible, reduce the influence of external factors on plant growth, and ensure the growth habit of the host plant root system and the Cistanche.

[0092] Step four, the image acquisition device 12 transmits the image data collected through the transparent wall 11 to the outside through the first communication device; wherein the collected image reflecting the seed germination and parasitic growth of the host plant root system can refer to Figure 5 The collected image reflecting the host plant root system can refer to Figure 6 .

[0093] At the same time, the monitoring personnel can also receive the data transmitted by the first communication device through the second communication device and display it through the display device; further, subsequent processing can be carried out through known corresponding processing software (such as root analysis software), so as to study the morphological traits and structural distribution of the root system in the soil, and continuously monitor the change process of a single fine root from birth to death, and record the growth, production and phenology of fine roots and even root hairs and mycorrhizae.

[0094] It should be noted that the selection of the collection object of the image acquisition device 12, the collection frequency for each collection object, etc. can be set as needed, for example, the collection rules can be stored in the camera software in advance, and these automatic operations belong to the relatively mature technology at present, which will not be repeated here.

[0095] Further, when the power supply device for providing power for the image acquisition device 12 and the first communication device includes a solar monocrystalline panel 13 fixedly laid on the top surface of the device box 1, when the whole device is buried in the soil near the host plant 3 after the experimental box 2 is connected with the device box 1 in the above step three, it is also necessary to ensure that the solar monocrystalline panel 13 is exposed on the ground surface of the buried position of the device box 1, so as to facilitate the reception of solar energy.

[0096] In summary, the plant root system and Cistanche parasitic growth monitoring method and device of the present application can not only ensure the growth habit of the host plant root system and Cistanche, but also overcome various difficulties caused by complex monitoring environment, so as to accurately obtain the germination period of Cistanche seed in natural state, the influence of influencing factors, and the parasitic process and subsequent growth process of Cistanche plant.

[0097] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, any skilled person in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed in the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A device for monitoring the growth of plant roots and parasitic growth of Cistanche deserticola, characterized in that, include: The device housing (1) has a sealed inner cavity and a transparent wall (11) is provided on at least one side thereon; The experimental box (2) is detachably fixed to the device box (1) and located on the device box (1) near its transparent wall (11). In addition, a first opening (21) is provided on the side of the experimental box (2) near the transparent wall (11). The area of ​​the first opening (21) is not less than the area of ​​the transparent wall (11) and completely covers the transparent wall (11). A second opening (22) is provided on the side of the experimental box (2) near the corresponding host plant (3). A third opening (23) is provided at the bottom of the experimental box (2). Part of the root system of the host plant (3) can pass through the second opening (22) and enter the experimental box (2). Seed strip (4), on which Cistanche deserticola seeds are placed, which are laid on the outside of the transparent wall (11) of the device box (1) so as to parasitize the root system of the host plant (3) that extends into the experimental box (2); Image acquisition device (12) is fixedly installed in the sealed inner cavity of the device box (1) and can acquire images of the parasitic growth of Cistanche deserticola seeds in the experimental box (2) on the corresponding side through the transparent wall (11). The first communication device is fixedly installed in the sealed inner cavity of the device housing (1) and is used to wirelessly transmit the image data acquired by the image acquisition device (12) to the outside. A power supply device is installed on the device housing (1) and is used to supply power to the electrical equipment inside the device housing (1) or other equipment connected to the electrical equipment. A second communication device is independently installed at a predetermined location on the ground and is used to receive data transmitted by the first communication device. The display device is independently installed at a predetermined position on the ground and connected to the second communication device to display the data received by the second communication device; The image acquisition device (12) includes a focusable infrared camera with a gimbal; The outer contours of both the device housing (1) and the experimental housing (2) are rectangular parallelepipeds. The height of the device housing (1) is greater than the height of the experimental housing (2). Transparent walls (11) are provided on the two opposite sides of the device housing (1), and an experimental housing (2) is detachably connected to each of these two sides. The infrared camera can rotate under the action of its gimbal, thereby collecting images of the parasitic growth of Cistanche deserticola seeds in the experimental box (2) on the corresponding side through the transparent walls (11) on the left and right sides respectively.

2. The plant root system and Cistanche deserticola parasitic growth monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that, On the side of the device housing (1) connected to the experimental housing (2), two vertically aligned sliding grooves (13) are provided. On the corresponding side of the experimental housing (2), two strip-shaped sliders (24) adapted to the two sliding grooves (13) are provided. The experimental housing (2) is detachably fixed to the device housing (1) through the cooperation of the sliding grooves and sliders. The top surface of the experimental chamber (2) extends a limiting edge (25) toward the device chamber (1).

3. The plant root system and Cistanche deserticola parasitic growth monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that, On all sides of the experimental chamber (2) except for the first opening (21) and the second opening (22), there are multiple strip-shaped ventilation holes (26); and A water replenishment hole (27) is also provided on the top surface of the experimental chamber (2) to facilitate the replenishment of water into the experimental chamber (2).

4. The plant root system and Cistanche deserticola parasitic growth monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that, On the side of the device housing (1) that is not connected to the experimental housing (2), there is a device installation port (14), and a sealable door that can be opened and closed is provided at the device installation port (14).

5. The plant root system and Cistanche deserticola parasitic growth monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The power supply device includes: A solar monocrystalline panel (15) is fixedly laid on the top surface of the device housing (1); The storage battery is fixedly installed in the sealed inner cavity of the device housing (1) to store the electrical energy converted by the solar monocrystalline panel (15) and to supply power to the image acquisition device (12) and the first communication device. A solar controller is fixedly installed in the sealed inner cavity of the device housing (1) to control the solar monocrystalline panel (15) to charge the storage battery and to control the power output of the storage battery.

6. The plant root system and Cistanche deserticola parasitic growth monitoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: Soil temperature and humidity sensor (28), the soil temperature and humidity sensor (28) is located inside the experimental chamber (2) and is used to monitor the temperature and humidity of the soil inside the experimental chamber (2) in real time; The processing device is fixedly installed in the sealed inner cavity of the device box (1) and connected to the soil temperature and humidity sensor (28) and the first communication device. It is used to transmit the soil temperature and humidity data collected by the soil temperature and humidity sensor (28) to the outside through the first communication device.

7. A method for monitoring the parasitic growth of plant roots and Cistanche deserticola, characterized in that, Using the monitoring device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the following steps are performed: Step 1: Place the seeds of Cistanche deserticola on the seed strip (4) on the outside of the transparent wall (11) of the device box (1); Step 2: Fix the experimental box (2) to the side of the device box (1) where the seed belt (4) is located; Step 3: After connecting the experimental box (2) and the device box (1), bury the whole device in the soil near the host plant (3), and make the roots of the host plant (3) enter the experimental box (2) through the second opening (22) and contact the seed strip (4), while making the soil fill the inner cavity of the experimental box (2) through the second opening (22); Step 4: The image acquisition device (12) automatically acquires images of the host plant root system and Cistanche deserticola seed germination and parasitic growth in the experimental box (2) through the transparent wall (11), and wirelessly transmits the acquired image data to the outside through the first communication device. Simultaneously, the data transmitted by the first communication device is received through the second communication device and displayed through the display device.

8. The method for monitoring the growth of plant roots and parasitic growth of Cistanche deserticola according to claim 7, characterized in that, When the power supply device used to provide power to the image acquisition device (12) and the first communication device includes a solar monocrystalline panel (13) fixedly laid on the top surface of the device box (1), in step three, when the experimental box (2) and the device box (1) are connected and buried in the soil near the host plant (3), it is also necessary to ensure that the solar monocrystalline panel (13) is exposed on the ground surface at the location where the device box (1) is buried.

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