A modular hydroponic cultivation and transport system for the cultivation and transport of organisms, including but not limited to, various forms of plants and fungi in hydroponic towers, is provided. Further, apparatuses for the cultivation and transport of organisms grown in hydroponic towers, are provided. Methods for the cultivation and transport of organisms using the transport system and apparatuses described herein are also provided herein.

A rotatable rack system for growing plants is disclosed which has a frame, a plurality of mobile trays arrayed around the frame, where each mobile tray contains at least one plant and a chain linking said plurality of mobile trays together, supported by the frame with a drive mechanism configured to drive the chain wherein the frame is configured to support the plurality of mobile trays encircling an enclosed space. Several configurations of the frame that are equally energy efficient are also disclosed, along with a method of growing plants using the system.

A system for deactivating plant material outside of a growing region to prevent propagation of designated plant material outside of the growing region includes an imaging sensor configured to remotely detect plant material outside of the growing region, a vehicle including a sampling implement configured to collect a sample of plant material, a plant sensor configured to analyze the sample of plant material, a deactivation device configured to deactivate plant material, and a controller configured to direct the vehicle to the plant material detected by the imaging sensor, cause the sampling implement to collect the sample from the detected plant material, cause the plant sensor to analyze the sample, and, when the sample is determined to be designated for deactivation, cause the deactivation device to deactivate the detected plant material.

A method and apparatus for continuous automated growing of plants utilizes a vertical array of plant supporting arms extending radially from a central axis. Each arm has a plurality of pot receptacles which receive the plant seedling and liquid nutrients and water. The potting arms are rotated beneath grow lamps and pollinating arms. The frequency of feeding is increased as the plants grow. CO.sup.2 iched air may also be provided. Once the plants are ready to harvest, they are manually exchanged for new seedlings and packaged.

A modeling framework for evaluating the impact of weather conditions on farming and harvest operations applies real-time, field-level weather data and forecasts of meteorological and climatological conditions together with user-provided and/or observed feedback of a present state of a harvest-related condition to agronomic models and to generate a plurality of harvest advisory outputs for precision agriculture. A harvest advisory model simulates and predicts the impacts of this weather information and user-provided and/or observed feedback in one or more physical, empirical, or artificial intelligence models of precision agriculture to analyze crops, plants, soils, and resulting agricultural commodities, and provides harvest advisory outputs to a diagnostic support tool for users to enhance farming and harvest decision-making, whether by providing pre-, post-, or in situ-harvest operations and crop analyses.

A vertical hydroponic system comprising a hollow cylindrical growing housing including a first end, a second end, and a peripheral surface having a plurality of apertures, the plurality of apertures having an external opening and an internal opening, the external opening located at a distance offset from the internal opening creating an angled surface extending between the external and internal opening, a spray nozzle located at the first end, a drain apparatus located at the second end, a container containing a liquid, a pump submerged in the liquid, a supply line extending from the pump to the spray nozzle, and a drain line extending from the drain apparatus to the container.

A process for controlling bacterial and fungal growth in a plant that includes (a) applying to a surface of a plant an aqueous composition that include a copper compound, a zinc compound, and a manganese compounds; and (b) allowing the composition to dry to form a treated plant. The treated plant displays increased resistance to bacterial and fungal growth relative to an untreated plant.

The invention provides seed and plants of tomato comprising transgenic event Bs2-X5 and progeny thereof comprising this transgenic event and uses of such seeds and plants in the production of tomato fruit. The invention thus relates to non-hybrid and hybrid plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of tomato comprising transgenic event Bs2-X5, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.

A movable lighting apparatus for raising natural lawn grass includes a frame, main support legs supporting the frame, and casters attached to the lower ends of the main support legs. A movable beam is provided such that it can be advanced and retracted relative to the frame in a left-right direction. A stationary beam is fixed to the frame. A sub-support leg is provided at an advancement direction forward end portion of the movable beam so as to support a distal end of the movable beam when the movable beam is advanced. A caster is attached to the lower end of the sub-support leg. LED lamps are attached to the movable beam and the stationary beam. When the movable beam is retracted, the lower end of the caster of the sub-support leg is moved to a position above the lower ends of the casters of the main support legs.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for root development are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for developing a root system on a vascular plant and influencing a direction and concentration of root growth is provided, the apparatus comprising: a dome operable to support and encourage a direction and concentration of root growth, the dome comprising: an outer surface, an inner surface, and an internal volume, wherein the outer surface is configured to contact and support the root system to train the direction and the concentration of the root growth on the root system, and wherein the inner surface limits the internal volume of the dome; and a liquid distribution device, the liquid distribution device operable to distribute a liquid within the internal volume of the dome.