A method for cultivating a Tung tree seedling through hypocotyle grafting includes selection of a sand storage time of a rootstock (Vernicia montana Lour.) seed, seedbed construction, scion collection, scion cutting, rootstock cutting, bandaging, transplantation and management, and the like. A grafted plant obtained by a traditional grafting method (bud grafting) for Tung tree is easy to break at a grafting interface; and when the stem grafting is conducted, because a scion is thick, a rootstock for grafting must be cultivated one year in advance. These grafting methods have production problems such as long cycle and high cost, which can be solved by the present disclosure. The present disclosure has a short rootstock cultivation time, simple grafting operations, a high grafting efficiency, and a high survival rate, greatly shortens a cycle of asexual propagation-based seedling cultivation for Tung tree.

An apparatus for staking a tree is provided that includes a rigid body defining an outer surface, an inner surface, and opposed guides, the inner surface having a conformal curvature and the opposed guides being disposed along a longitudinal periphery of the rigid body, wherein the conformal curvature is sized to conform to an outer profile geometry of the tree.

The invention discloses a method for reducing the global temperature, comprising a barge, a belt conveyor and a water pump, characterized in that the following steps are taken: a) transporting a number of empty barges to a region covered with ice floes in the north and south poles, and then using belt conveyor to load the accumulated ice floes into the empty barge; b) drives the barge loaded with ice to the nearest desert country; c) builds more than one reservoir on the desert coast, and a number of artificial canals were built in the sluice of the reservoir; these canals run through the desert to form a hydraulic transport network; d) drain the melted ice water to the reservoir on the coast by gravity or a pump, and open the sluice; ice water flows into the canal, and trees or grass are planted on both banks of the canal.

An upward, vertically extending agricultural gas distribution system is disclosed. The gas distribution system is useable for orchards, plantations, and other permanent or semi permanent crops. The gas delivery system includes a gas supply, a flexible tube, and a rigid tube. The gas supply is adapted to be disposed proximate the bottom of a plant. The flexible tube is connected to the gas supply and has a lumen for communication of gas from the gas supply. The flexible tube is adapted to be oriented vertically along the vertical length of the plant. The rigid tube is connected to the flexible tube and also has a lumen for communication of gas from the flexible tube. The rigid tube has at least one gas emitter for release of gas from the rigid tube lumen to the exterior environment. The rigid tube is adapted to be oriented vertically along the vertical length of the plant, above the flexible tube. Tree couplers, gas wands, gas flow indicators, and gas flow control valves are also disclosed.

The invention concerns novel nitrification inhibitors.

A coastal severe saline-alkali soil improvement and vegetation construction system consists of four parts of content, respectively a soil improvement part, a saline-alkaline tolerant plant resource utilization and planting technology part, an irrigation and drainage mating system part, and a part for managing saline-alkaline soil improvement and operation by adopting an automated information technology. A whole set of complete operation system is formed for performing improvement and vegetation construction on saline-alkaline soil from the four parts, thereby providing a feasible high-efficiency method for saline-alkaline soil improvement of a coastal region.

A coastal severe saline-alkali soil improvement and vegetation construction system consists of four parts of content, respectively a soil improvement part, a saline-alkaline tolerant plant resource utilization and planting technology part, an irrigation and drainage mating system part, and a part for managing saline-alkaline soil improvement and operation by adopting an automated information technology. A whole set of complete operation system is formed for performing improvement and vegetation construction on saline-alkaline soil from the four parts, thereby providing a feasible high-efficiency method for saline-alkaline soil improvement of a coastal region.

The present invention is to predict a production amount of a target object with higher accuracy.

An information processing device that predicts a production amount of a target object, the information processing device including: an area extraction module configured to extract a target object area in which the target object exists in a photographed image of the target object photographed by a photographing device; a correction module configured to correct a size of the target object area on the basis of a distance from the photographing device to the target object, detected by a distance sensor; and a prediction module configured to predict the production amount of the target object on the basis of a size of the target object area corrected by the correction module.

A tree support system and method for temporarily supporting a tree that is easy to install and remove, and does not impart damage to the tree. A plurality of one-piece molded support blocks which are designed to be strapped to the trunk of a tree encircling the trunk. Each support block is specifically configured to avoid causing damage to the tree by including a padded tree-engaging surface to protect the tree from damage, and a pair of strap-receiving loops which are disposed on the block so as to be spaced from the tree trunk such that securing straps are maintained in spaced relation from the tree trunk. The support blocks further include an angled cavity having a generally rectangular cross-section sized for receiving a wooden support post or leg, such as a 24, thereby ensuring proper angled positioning of the support posts.

An integrated, self supporting elevated gas delivery and light emitting system for crops. The system has a gas and light line that is made of an elongated, tubular body having a central, longitudinal lumen and a plurality of apertures extending from the lumen through the body. The lumen conveys a gas and the apertures emit gas from the lumen to the plant foliage. A plurality of light emitting diodes are fixedly coupled to an exterior surface of the tubular body. A conductor is fixedly coupled to the tubular body and conductively connected to the plurality of light emitting diodes.