Adjustable Plant Growth Stimulation Device for Cannabaceae
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cultivation methods for Cannabaceae plants, such as scrogging, limit growth potential by not allowing adjustment of fencing to adapt to plant growth, resulting in horizontal growth and reduced bud-producing sites per square inch, and rely on chemical fertilizers that can leave residues impacting plant quality and soil health.
Innovation Solution
A plant growth stimulation device comprising a cultivator with a flexible, light-permeable netting and adjustable frame that applies pressure to the plant tips to stimulate hormone production, allowing for controlled bending and straightening to increase stem and cola production, while avoiding chemical use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If scrogging with fixed fencing is used, then plant structure is supported and buds are separated, but plant growth is limited horizontally and growth potential is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic, adjustable fencing components that can move and reposition as the plant grows, transforming the static scrogging structure into an adaptive system. The fencing elements are designed to flex and adjust their position, allowing the plant to grow vertically while maintaining the benefits of bud separation and structural support.
Solution Approach 2:
The fencing system is divided into multiple adjustable segments rather than a single fixed structure. This segmentation allows different portions of the fencing to be independently positioned and adjusted, enabling the structure to adapt to varying plant growth patterns while maintaining effective bud separation across the entire growing area.
2Productivity
If chemical fertilizers are applied to stimulate plant hormone production, then stem and cola development is enhanced, but chemical residues remain on plants impacting appearance, flavor, and aroma
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces chemical fertilizers with a mechanical stimulation system. The adjustable fencing structure physically guides and supports plant growth, stimulating natural hormone production through mechanical means rather than chemical application. This mechanical approach achieves enhanced stem and cola development without introducing harmful chemical residues.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables the plant to produce its own hormones naturally through mechanical stimulation from the adjustable fencing structure. Rather than providing external chemical inputs, the system creates conditions that trigger the plant's internal hormone production mechanisms, allowing the plant to serve itself and eliminating the need for chemical fertilizer applications.
3Productivity
If chemical fertilizers are used to promote plant growth, then development is stimulated, but soil health is negatively impacted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes mechanical fencing structures for chemical fertilizers to stimulate plant development. The adjustable fencing provides physical support and guidance that naturally promotes healthy plant growth and root development, thereby enhancing plant development while preserving soil health without the degrading effects of chemical fertilizer accumulation.
4Ease of operation
If fixed fencing is used for scrogging, then bud separation is achieved, but the structure cannot be adjusted to adapt to plant growth
Solution Approach 1:
The fencing system incorporates dynamic, movable components that maintain effective bud separation while adapting to plant growth. The fencing elements can flex and reposition themselves, preserving the separation function while gaining the adaptability needed to accommodate changing plant structures throughout the growth cycle.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device enhances the natural production of plant hormones like auxins and cytokinins, leading to increased stem and cola development, improving yield and quality without chemical residues, and allows for vertical growth by adjusting the cultivator's position.
Implementation Method 1
a cultivator with a flexible, light-permeable netting and adjustable frame that applies pressure to the plant tips to stimulate hormone production
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AI summary
This invention provides a low stress training device and method for growing a plant from the Cannabaceae family. The device comprises a mast and a cultivator moveably attached to the mast such that the cultivator may be fixed into a variety of positions along the mast. The method for using the device in a low stress training process leads to increased size, quality, and quantity of colas on plants from the Cannabaceae family through stimulating cytokinin and auxin development.