The present disclosure relates to a strawberry growth method and system using upper and lower strawberry growth modules wherein the most superior runner is selected from the mother strawberry plant on the upper level and then is guided into the lower level and the most superior runner becomes a new superior mother strawberry plant, thereby to produce improved fruits quality and yield.

A lighting system for stimulating plant growth. The system includes a first power supply, the first power supply configured to supply power to the first array of light fixtures and a second power supply, the second power supply configured to supply power to the second array of light fixtures. The system additionally includes a daisy chain, the daisy chain configured to receive power from the first power supply and supply power to the second power supply and including a plug, the plug configured to insert into a socket in the second array of light fixtures.

A lighting system for stimulating plant growth. The system includes three or more plants in a grow area, wherein the centers of least three of the three or more plants are not substantially coincident to a line located on any plane. The system also includes a first array of light fixtures and a second array of light fixtures. Each of the light fixtures in the first array of light fixtures and second array of light fixtures are positioned vertically such that at least a portion of each of the light fixtures is below the top of the three or more plants, are located such that each plant is exposed to the light from at least two of the light fixtures and are arranged in a flanking pattern around each plant. The system further includes a spacer, the spacer configured to maintain a desired distance between the first array of light fixtures and second array of light fixtures.

A lighting system for stimulating plant growth. The system includes a first blade. The first blade includes at least some of the light fixtures in the first array of light fixtures. The system additionally includes a second blade. The second blade includes at least some of the light fixtures in the second array of light fixtures. The system moreover includes a support. The support configured to receive the first blade and connect the first blade to a power supply.

The present disclosure is directed to a method for providing a flow-able hydrogel for germinating, cultivating, transporting or displaying plants. The method generally includes at least three distinct steps: 1) dissolving a polyethylene glycol having functionalized end-groups in water to form a flow-able solution, 2) dissolving one or more activating agents within the flow-able solution such that the activating agents react with the functionalized end-groups of the polyethylene glycol to form a non-flow-able hydrogel after a set-time, 3) pouring the flow-able solution into a container prior to the set time such that the flow-able solution assumes the shape of the container and forms a non-flow-able hydrogel.

An indoor farming module system in provided. The indoor farming module system may comprise a housing. Additionally, the indoor farming module system may comprise a plurality of indoor farming module components within the housing, the plurality of indoor farming module components comprising a high-density racking system having a plurality of vertical levels within the housing, wherein a vertical distance between two adjacent vertical levels is not more than 11 inches; an airflow management lighting system, wherein the airflow management lighting system provides airflow and lighting to each level of the plurality of vertical levels; an irrigation system; and a recirculation system.

A vertical hydroponic plant production apparatus for allowing vertical hydroponic greenhouse crop production is provided. The apparatus comprises a hollow grow tube having a front face, a back face, an open first end, and an open second end. A slot is formed in the front face of the grow tube. A media material is insertable into the grow tube. The grow tube is positionable in either a horizontal position, vertical position, or any position between the horizontal position and the vertical position allowing inclined, multi-angled crop production and multi-storied conveyor style crop production.

The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid SV5685TD and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SV5685TD and the parent lines thereof, 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.

An inbred corn line, designated SMM11BM, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line SMM11BM, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line SMM11BM with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line SMM11BM with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line SMM11BM, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line SMM11BM and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods.

A system (100) for producing a plant (35), the system having an indoor environment, a plurality of plant holders (1) for growing and transporting a plant therein, a controller (105) for at least controlling temperature and humidity in the indoor environment. The plant holder has a semi-permeable foil (20) defining a non-planar boundary of an interior space and an exterior space, a reservoir (2), having an amount of liquid for feeding the plant. The reservoir (2) and the semi-permeable foil (20) are arranged to allow the plant to grow in the interior space. The semi-permeable foil (20) has permeation of water vapor.