APPARATUS FOR NURSING SEEDLINGS AND METHOD OF NURSING SEEDLINGS

Title:

APPARATUS FOR NURSING SEEDLINGS AND METHOD OF NURSING SEEDLINGS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/000005

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

It is intended to provide an apparatus for nursing seedlings and a method therefor whereby, in nursing grafted fruit vegetable seedlings, a process from breeding of nursery plants (stocks and scions) to post-grafting care can be consistently carried out at a low cost. Stocks and scions are nursed on a plural number of nursing shelves 3 located in a closed construct surrounded by light-shielding and heat-insulating walls. Then these stocks and scions are bonded to each other to give grafted seedlings 8. Next, these grafted seedlings 8 are placed on a plate 3a of the nursing shelves and coated with a light-permeable cover 9 having vent holes 15. Then the grafted seedlings 8 are irradiated with a fluorescent lamp 5 at a definite light intensity through the light-permeable cover for post-grafting care. Immediately after the grafting, the relative humidity in the light-permeable cover is elevated due to water evaporation from the stocks and scions and thus the take of the scions to the stocks is promoted. When the plants vigorously carry out photosynthesis, gas exchange arises between the carbon dioxide gas-containing atmosphere in the closed construct and the atmosphere within the light-permeable cover through the vent holes, thereby replenishing carbon dioxide gas inside the light-permeable cover.

Inventors:

OKABE KATSUYOSHI (JP)
TSUCHIYA KAZUO (JP)
NAKAMINAMI AKIO (JP)
WU DE (JP)
FUSE JUNYA (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2004/008649

Publication Date:

January 06, 2005

Filing Date:

June 14, 2004

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

TAIYO KOGYO CO LTD (JP)
OKABE KATSUYOSHI (JP)
TSUCHIYA KAZUO (JP)
NAKAMINAMI AKIO (JP)
WU DE (JP)
FUSE JUNYA (JP)

International Classes:

A01G7/02; A01G7/04; (IPC1-7): A01G1/06; A01G7/00; A01G9/24

Foreign References:

JP2001346450A	2001-12-18
JPH1156118A	1999-03-02
JP2946393B2	1999-09-06
JPH0998665A	1997-04-15
JPH0779640A	1995-03-28
JPH10295198A	1998-11-10
JP3324205B2	2002-09-17
JP2001346450A	2001-12-18

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