Plant root system culture device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a plant root system culture device, and relates to the technical field of plant root system growth research. The bearing part is rotationally arranged on the mounting seat, and the rotating center of the bearing part is parallel to the horizontal plane; the limiting structure is arranged on the mounting base, and the limiting structure is used for limiting rotation of the bearing part so that the inclination angle between the bearing part and the horizontal plane can be adjusted; the incubator is placed on the bearing part and can rotate along with the bearing part, at least one side face of the incubator is provided with a visual structure, and the side face, provided with the visual structure, of the incubator can be opened. The plant root system culture device can be used for carrying out potting experiment research at different angles indoors, can reflect root system growth and morphological configuration of plant root systems in different development stages, and is of great significance in scientifically understanding the growth mechanism of the plant root systems and improving the viability of the plant root systems on sloping fields.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of plant root growth research, and particularly relates to a plant root culture device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Roots are the main organs for plants to absorb nutrients and water, and are the basis for the growth of the aboveground parts of plants and yield formation. The roots of plants are usually grown downward under the influence of gravity to help plants stabilize the soil and absorb water and nutrients. On flat ground, the roots extend vertically downward, while on sloping ground, the influence of gravity on the roots will be more complex. With the increase of slope, the roots will tend to extend along the direction of the slope, while retaining a certain growth in the vertical direction.

[0003] Existing pot experiments are often set up vertically relative to the vertical direction, which cannot simulate the growth of plant roots on sloping ground under the influence of slope and gravity, and it is difficult to achieve comprehensive research on the growth mechanism of plant roots under the influence of slope changes. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The present application aims to solve one of the above technical problems in the prior art. To this end, the present application provides a plant root culture device.

[0005] According to an embodiment of the present application, a plant root culture device is provided, which comprises a mounting seat, a bearing member rotatably arranged in the mounting seat, a rotation center of the bearing member being parallel to a horizontal plane, a limiting structure arranged in the mounting seat, the limiting structure being used to limit the rotation of the bearing member, so that the inclination angle between the bearing member and the horizontal plane is adjustable, a culture box placed in the bearing member and capable of rotating with the bearing member, at least one side of the culture box being provided with a visualization structure, and the side of the culture box provided with the visualization structure being openable.

[0006] The plant root culture device has at least the following beneficial effects: when studying the plant roots, the plant is planted in the incubator, the incubator with the planted plant is placed on the bearing piece, the bearing piece is adjusted to the required inclination angle, the bearing piece is fixed by the limiting structure to fix the bearing piece at the required inclination angle, the visual structure on the incubator is shaded during the root growth culture, the shading of the visual structure is removed when the roots are observed, in addition, the roots of the plant can be dug out for study by opening the side of the incubator with the visual structure. If subsequent research is required at different inclinations, the bearing piece can be adjusted to an inclination angle of 0° to 90° compared to the horizontal plane by releasing the limitation of the limiting structure on the bearing piece. The plant root culture device can be used for indoor potting test research at different angles, can reflect the root growth and morphological configuration of the plant roots at different development periods, and has important significance for scientific understanding of the growth mechanism of the plant roots and improvement of the survival ability of the plant roots on slopes.

[0007] According to the plant root culture device, the limiting structure comprises at least one limiting piece, the limiting piece is arranged on the side of the bearing piece, the limiting piece is connected to the bearing piece through a fastener, and the position of the fastener on the limiting piece is adjustable.

[0008] According to the plant root culture device, the fastener comprises a pressing part and a connecting part connected to each other, the connecting part is threadedly connected to the bearing piece after penetrating through the limiting piece, and the pressing part is pressed against the limiting piece toward the bearing piece under the action of the connecting part.

[0009] According to the plant root culture device, an arc-shaped groove is arranged on the limiting piece for the connecting part to penetrate, and the connecting part can rotate with the bearing piece when the pressing part is not pressed against the limiting piece.

[0010] According to the plant root culture device, the limiting piece comprises two pieces, one of the limiting pieces is arranged on one side of the bearing piece, and the other limiting piece is arranged on the other side of the bearing piece.

[0011] According to the plant root culture device, the limiting piece or the bearing piece is provided with a measuring unit for measuring the inclination angle of the bearing piece with respect to the horizontal plane.

[0012] According to the plant root culture device, the measuring unit is an angle scale arranged on the edge of the limiting piece.

[0013] According to the plant root culture device, the measuring unit is an angle gauge arranged on the bearing piece.

[0014] According to the plant root culture device provided in the embodiment of the present application, at least part of the side of the culture box is made of transparent material to form the visualization structure.

[0015] According to the plant root culture device provided in the embodiment of the present application, the culture box comprises a side door and a culture box body, the side door is provided with the visualization structure, the side door seals one side of the culture box body, one side of the side door is rotationally connected with the culture box body, and the other side of the side door is detachably connected with the culture box body.

[0016] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be made apparent from the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] The present application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments;

[0018] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the plant root culture device according to the embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 is a connection schematic diagram of the limiting structure and the mounting seat according to the embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 3 is a connection schematic diagram of the bearing member and the limiting structure according to the embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the culture box according to the embodiment of the present application.

[0022] The reference signs: mounting seat 100, limiting member 110, arc-shaped groove 111, rotating shaft 120, support plate 200, connecting plate 210, supporting plate 300, fastener 400, culture box 500, culture cavity 510, side door 520, magnetic attraction structure 530. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] This part will describe the specific embodiments of the present application in detail, the preferred embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings, the role of the drawings is to supplement the description of the text part with figures, so that people can intuitively and visually understand each technical feature and the overall technical scheme of the present application, but it cannot be understood as a limitation on the protection scope of the present application.

[0024] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientation description, such as the orientation or position relationship indicated by up, down, front, back, left, right and the like, is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0025] In the description of the present application, the meaning of several is one or more, the meaning of multiple is more than two, greater than, less than, more than and the like are understood as not including the number, above, below, within and the like are understood as including the number. If it is described as first, second, it is only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or the sequence of indicated technical features.

[0026] In the description of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly limited, the words such as setting, installing, connecting and the like should be broadly understood, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above words in the present application in combination with the specific content of the technical scheme.

[0027] Reference Figure 1 The plant root culture device provided by the embodiment of the present application comprises a mounting seat 100, a bearing member, a limiting structure and a culture box.

[0028] The bearing member is rotationally arranged on the mounting seat 100, and the rotation center of the bearing member is parallel to the horizontal plane. Specifically, a rotating shaft 120 capable of rotating is arranged on the mounting seat 100, the rotating shaft 120 is parallel to the horizontal plane, and the bearing member is fixed on the rotating shaft 120 so that the bearing member can rotate, and the included angle between the bearing member and the horizontal plane can be changed between 0° and 90°.

[0029] The limiting structure is arranged on the mounting seat 100, and is used to limit the rotation of the bearing member, so that the inclination angle of the bearing member and the horizontal plane can be adjusted. Specifically, when the rotation of the bearing member is limited, the bearing member is limited or fixed by the limiting structure, so that the bearing member can be fixed at the required inclination angle, and the rotation of the bearing member can be freely carried out by releasing the limitation of the limiting structure.

[0030] The culture box has a culture cavity 510, and is used for plant cultivation. The culture box is placed on the bearing member, and when the bearing member is rotated and adjusted, the culture box can rotate synchronously with the bearing member, so that the growth and cultivation of plants at different slopes can be realized by adjusting the inclination angle of the bearing member.

[0031] For the convenience of the growth observation of the root system, at least one side of the incubator is provided with a visual structure, through which the partial root system condition of the plant in the incubator can be observed more conveniently.

[0032] In addition, the side of the incubator with the visual structure can be opened, and the required plant root system can be dug out through the opened side without removing the plant from the incubator.

[0033] When the plant root system is studied, the plant is planted in the incubator, the incubator with the planted plant is placed on the bearing, the bearing is adjusted to the required inclination angle, and then the bearing is fixed through the limiting structure, so that the bearing is fixed at the required inclination angle. During the growth and culture of the root system, the visual structure on the incubator is subjected to shading treatment, and when the root system is observed, the shading of the visual structure is removed, in addition, the side of the incubator with the visual structure is opened to dig the root system of the plant for research.

[0034] Subsequently, if research at different inclinations is required, the bearing can be adjusted to an inclination angle of 0° to 90° compared to the horizontal plane by releasing the limitation of the limiting structure on the bearing. The plant root system culture device of the present application can be used for indoor potting test research at different angles. Through the plant root system culture device of the present application, the root system growth and morphological configuration of the plant root system at different development stages can be reflected, which is of great significance for scientific understanding of the growth mechanism of the plant root system and improvement of its survival ability on the slope.

[0035] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 The limiting structure includes at least one limiting piece 110, which is arranged on the side of the bearing. The limiting piece 110 is connected to the bearing through a fastener 400, and the position of the fastener 400 on the limiting piece 110 is adjustable.

[0036] The limiting piece 110 and the bearing are connected together through the fastener 400, and the fastener 400 is arranged to be adjustable in position on the limiting piece 110, so that after the bearing is at the required inclination angle, the bearing can be connected with the limiting piece 110 through the fastener 400 to realize limiting fixation. The inclination adjustment of the bearing is convenient and has a wide adjustment range.

[0037] In some embodiments, the fastener 400 includes a pressing part and a connecting part connected together. The connecting part is screwed to the bearing after penetrating through the limiting piece 110, and the pressing part is pressed against the limiting piece 110 towards the bearing under the action of the connecting part.

[0038] When the connecting portion is connected to the bearing member by screwing, the pressing portion is driven to move towards the bearing member, and the pre-tightening force brought by the screwing enables the pressing portion to press the limiting member 110 against the bearing member, thereby fixing the bearing member and the limiting member 110. The screwing connection makes the disconnection and connection of the bearing member and the limiting member 110 more convenient, and facilitates the inclination adjustment of the bearing member.

[0039] In some embodiments, the fastener 400 can be a bolt, and of course, the fastener 400 can also be a hand screw with a convenient screwing.

[0040] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 , in order to make the position of the fastener 400 on the limiting member 110 adjustable, an arc-shaped slot 111 is provided on the limiting member 110 for the connecting portion to pass through, and when the pressing portion does not press against the limiting member 110, the connecting portion can rotate with the bearing member. The two ends of the arc-shaped slot 111 form an angle greater than 90° with the line connecting the center of rotation of the bearing member. The width of the pressing portion is greater than the slot width of the arc-shaped slot 111.

[0041] In other embodiments, a plurality of through holes for the fastener 400 to pass through can also be provided on the limiting member 110 at intervals, and the through holes are arranged in a circular array with the center of rotation of the bearing member as the center. By connecting the bearing member through different through holes of the limiting member 110, the bearing member can be fixed, and the number of through holes determines the range of inclination angles and gears that the bearing member can adjust.

[0042] In the embodiments shown in the present application, as shown in Figures 1 to 3 , two limiting members 110 are provided, one limiting member 110 is arranged on one side of the bearing member, and the other limiting member 110 is arranged on the other side of the bearing member. Compared with arranging the limiting member 110 on one side, arranging the limiting members 110 on both sides of the bearing member and then cooperating the limiting members 110 with the fastener 400 can effectively limit and fix the bearing member.

[0043] In some embodiments, the limiting member 110 or the bearing member is provided with a measuring unit for measuring the inclination angle of the bearing member with respect to the horizontal plane. The current inclination angle of the bearing member can be accurately measured by the provided measuring unit, so that the inclination adjustment of the bearing member is more accurate.

[0044] In some embodiments, the measuring unit is an angle scale provided on the edge of the limiting member 110. The current inclination angle of the bearing member can be accurately read by judging the position of the bearing member on the angle scale, and the angle reading is convenient. Further, the edge of the limiting member 110 is a circular arc shape, so that the angle scale matches the edge, and a pointing mark is arranged on the bearing member, which extends above the angle scale. The above designs facilitate the reading of the inclination angle.

[0045] In some other embodiments, the measuring unit is an angle gauge arranged on the carrier. The angle gauge comprises a ruler body connected with the carrier and a pointing mark. The inclination angle of the carrier relative to the horizontal plane can be accurately measured by the cooperation of the ruler body and the pointing mark.

[0046] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 3 The carrier comprises a support plate 200 and a supporting plate 300. The support plate 200 is connected with the supporting plate 300 perpendicularly, so that a limiting supporting angle is formed between the support plate 200 and the supporting plate 300. The incubator is placed in the limiting supporting angle, which facilitates the taking and placing of the incubator.

[0047] In order to make the structure of the support plate 200 more rigid, the side of the support plate 200 adjacent to the limiting member 110 is bent with a connecting plate 210. The fastener 400 is threadedly connected with the connecting plate 210.

[0048] Correspondingly, in order to make the structure of the supporting plate 300 more rigid and be able to be used for long-time load without deformation affecting the root culture of the plant, the edge of the supporting plate 300 is also bent with a reinforcing plate.

[0049] In some embodiments, at least part of the side of the incubator is made of transparent material to form a visual structure. That is, one side of the incubator can be made of transparent material. The transparent material can be glass or acrylic.

[0050] In the embodiments of the present application, the incubator is rectangular. The incubator comprises a side door 520 and an incubator body. The side door 520 is provided with a visual structure, which facilitates the observation of the plant roots in the incubator body.

[0051] Further, the side door 520 blocks the open side of the incubator body. One side of the side door 520 is rotatably connected with the incubator body, and the other side of the side door 520 is separably connected with the incubator body. During the root culture stage, the root sample can be dug out by opening the side door 520 when necessary, so as to evaluate the actual influence of different slopes on the growth of the plant roots.

[0052] Specifically, one side of the side door 520 is rotatably connected with the incubator body by means of a hinge or a hinged connection. The other side of the side door 520 is separably connected with the incubator body by means of magnetic attraction or bolt connection. In the embodiments of the present application, the side door 520 is provided with a magnetic attraction structure 530. The magnetic attraction structure 530 comprises a first magnet arranged on the side door 520 and a second magnet arranged on the incubator body. The open side of the incubator body is closed by the magnetic attraction force between the first magnet and the second magnet.

[0053] In some other embodiments, as shown in Figure 4As shown, the incubator is used as a culture dish for root systems, the incubator is filled with a soil column, the lower layer of the soil column is filled with gravel, and the upper layer of the soil column is soil. A through hole is formed in the center of the bottom surface of the incubator, the through hole is used as a ventilation and drainage hole, and the drainage hole is connected with a water guide pipe. During the growth period of the plant root system, the transparent side of the incubator can be covered with a light shielding paper; when it is necessary to observe the morphological index of the plant root system, the light shielding paper is removed, and observation is performed through the transparent surface. When it is necessary to collect root system samples, the magnetically controlled side door 520 is opened, so that the plant root system samples in the soil at a specific growth period under different slope conditions are obtained.

[0054] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail above with reference to the drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of those skilled in the art in the technical field without departing from the purpose of the present application.

Claims

1. A plant root culture apparatus, characterized by: The utility model provides a culture box, including Mounting seat Bearing, rotation is established in mounting seat, the rotation center of bearing is parallel with horizontal plane Limiting structure, be established in mounting seat, limiting structure is used for limiting the rotation of bearing, to make the inclination angle of bearing with horizontal plane adjustable Incubator, place in bearing and can follow bearing rotation, at least one side of incubator is provided with visualization structure, the side of incubator with visualization structure can open.

2. The plant root culture apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by: The limiting structure includes at least one limiting piece, the limiting piece is arranged on the side of the bearing, the limiting piece is connected with the bearing through the fastener, and the position of the fastener on the limiting piece is adjustable.

3. The plant root culture apparatus according to claim 2, characterized by: The fastener includes a connected compression part and a connecting part, the connecting part is screwed to the bearing after penetrating the limiting piece, and the compression part is pressed against the limiting piece towards the bearing under the action of the connecting part.

4. The plant root culture apparatus according to claim 3, characterized by: An arc-shaped slot is arranged on the limiting piece for the connecting part to pass through, and the connecting part can rotate with the bearing when the compression part does not press against the limiting piece.

5. The plant root culture apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized by: The limiting piece is provided with two limiting pieces, one of which is arranged on one side of the bearing, and the other is arranged on the other side of the bearing.

6. The plant root culture apparatus according to claim 2, characterized by: The limiting piece or the bearing is provided with a measuring unit for measuring the inclination angle of the bearing with the horizontal plane.

7. The plant root culture apparatus according to claim 6, characterized by: The measuring unit is an angle scale arranged on the edge of the limiting piece.

8. The plant root culture apparatus of claim 6, wherein: The measuring unit is an angle gauge arranged on the bearing.

9. The plant root culture apparatus of claim 1, wherein: At least part of the side of the incubator is made of transparent material to form the visualization structure.

10. The plant root culture apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The incubator includes a side door and an incubator body, the side door is provided with the visualization structure, the side door seals one side of the incubator body, one side of the side door is rotationally connected with the incubator body, and the other side of the side door is detachably connected with the incubator body.

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