In the field of hydroponic production of plants, a system is provided for line production of hydroponic systems. In addition, the hydroponic systems produced by the system for line production of hydroponic systems are also provided herein.

The present invention discloses a method for selective crop management in real time. The method comprises steps of: (a) producing a biosensor plant, said biosensor plant comprises a visual biomarker, said biomarker is encoded by at least one modified genetic locus comprising (i) preselected reporter gene allele having a phenotype detectable by a sensor, and (ii) a regulatory region of a preselected gene allele responsive to at least one parameter or condition of said plant or its environment, said regulatory region is operably linked to said reporter gene, such that the expression of said reporter gene phenotype is correlated with the status of said at least one parameter or condition of said biosensor plant or its environment; (b) acquiring image data of a target area comprising a plurality of said biosensor plants via said sensor and processing said data to generate a signal indicative of the phenotypic expression of said reporter gene allele of said biosensor plant; and (c) communicating said signal to an execution unit communicably linked to the sensor, said execution unit is capable of exerting in real time a selective monitoring and/or treatment of said target area or a portion thereof comprising said biosensor plants, said treatment is being responsive to said status of said parameter or condition of the biosensor plant or its environment. The present invention further discloses systems and plants related to the aforementioned method.

Disclosed are compositions and methods of making a liquid fertilizer additive solution of polymeric and/or oligomeric heterocyclic nitrogen containing nitrification inhibitors comprising a non-aqueous polar, aprotic organo liquid (NAPAOL) as the reaction medium for the reaction of aldehyde(s) with heterocyclic nitrogen containing nitrification inhibitors that have one or more aldehyde reactive groups selected from the group consisting of a) primary, b) secondary amines, c) amides, d) thiols, e) hydroxyls and f) phenols. Fertilizer compositions are disclosed comprising of a) one or more polymeric and/or oligomeric heterocyclic nitrogen containing nitrification inhibitors adducts from the reaction of aldehyde(s) with heterocyclic nitrogen containing nitrification inhibitors that have one or more aldehyde reactive groups selected from the group consisting of a) primary, b) secondary amines, c) amides, d) thiols, e) hydroxyls and f) phenols b) a non-aqueous organo solvent delivery system (NOSDS), and c) one or more nitrogen sources.

A gardening apparatus includes one or more of a base, a fluid reservoir, and a plant tray or support disposed on the reservoir. The support is adapted for receiving one or more modular plant inserts, and can define a flow structure for channeling fluid to each insert. A pump supplies fluid from the reservoir to the plant tray or support, with a light assembly adapted to generate a spectrum of light for growth of plants from the inserts. A processor is configured for controlling fluid flow from the pump, the light spectrum generated by the lighting elements, or both. For example, the processor can use a dynamic recipe, algorithm or control schedule to modulate the fluid flow or spectrum based the plant type, growth stage, height, plant health data, digital phenotyping data, or ambient conditions, or a combination thereof.

A dual-impeller spreader capable of independently a flowrate of particulate material about two halves of the spreader's coverage area. The spreader includes a frame, a hopper, and wheels rotatably connected to the frame via an axle. A first impeller is fixed to a first impeller shaft rotatably coupled to the axle via a first gear train, and a second impeller is fixed to a second impeller shaft rotatably coupled to the axle via a second gear train. A first shut-off control selectively opens and closes a first set of hopper exit openings located above the first impeller, while a second shut-off control selectively opens and closes a second set of hopper exit openings located above the second impeller. The first shut-off control and the second shut-off control selectively open and close the respective openings independent of each other.

The present invention relates to a hydroponic system including an enclosure, the enclosure comprising a top, a bottom, and a plurality of sides defining an interior, the interior containing within one or more plants. The hydroponic system further includes a plurality of lights, comprising a light located on the top, and at least two lights, each of the at least two lights located on at least two sides, wherein all the lights are positioned to illuminate the plants within the enclosure. The hydroponic system may further include a light controller, a water system, a fan system, and a sensor system. The hydroponic system may be controlled via an enclosure-mounted control panel or via a remote interface coupled to a remote user device.

A vegetable production method includes seeding, causing a cotyledon to sprout from a seed in a first period, growing a vegetable in a second period subsequent to the first period, further growing the vegetable in a third period subsequent to the second period, and harvesting the vegetable. The vegetable is grown with first light having a first maximum value of a light intensity in a wavelength range of 420 to 490 nm and including at least portion of light in a wavelength range of 500 to 600 nm in a later part of the second period, and is grown with second light having a second maximum value of a light intensity in a wavelength range of 590 to 650 nm, having a peak light intensity less than the second maximum value in a visible light wavelength range of less than or equal to 500 nm.

Provided is a plant cultivation method that promotes plant growth and improves plant quality; also provided is a plant cultivation device. The plant cultivation method uses a nutrient liquid supply device that supplies a nutrient liquid to a plant, a fine bubble-generating device, a spraying device, and a control device. The plant cultivation method carries out plant cultivation by supplying the nutrient liquid in mist form, and comprises a first step in which an oxygen-containing gas is supplied as the gas into the nutrient liquid and the fine bubble-containing nutrient liquid is sprayed on the leaf surface of a plant, and a second step in which, after the first step, a carbon dioxide-containing gas is supplied as the gas into the nutrient liquid and the fine bubble containing nutrient liquid is sprayed on the leaf surface of the plant.

In order to reduce a possibility of damaging a seedling in the event of transplant of unit nursery beds when the seedlings are replanted from a seedling tray that supports unit nursery beds individually planted with seedlings germinated from seeds to a hydroponic panel capable of securing a longer seedling-to-seedling distance, a seedling transplanter (1) includes: a seedling tray (3) supported by a frame (2) and configured to support a nursery bed (7) having unit nursery beds (71) separable from each other and arranged in two directions on a plane; a hydroponic panel (4) supported by the frame (2) and provided with holes (41) for storing the unit nursery beds (71), the hydroponic panel (4) serving as a transplant destination of the unit nursery beds (71) on the seedling tray (3); and a holding member (5) supported by the frame (2) pivotally around a vertical axis and vertically movably to separate the unit nursery bed (71) from the nursery bed (7) by holding any one or a plurality of the unit nursery beds (71) on the seedling tray (3) arranged in the outermost side of the nursery bed (7) from a lateral face side of the unit nursery bed (71) in a width direction of the unit nursery bed (71), insert the unit nursery bed (71) into the hole (41) of the hydroponic panel (4), and release the unit nursery bed (71).

The invention relates to a plant cultivation device (1) having: a housing (2), a receiving drum (3) which is rotatably mounted on the housing (2) and comprises multiple plant receiving containers (5) for plants (6), a drive (8) for rotating the receiving drum (3) within the housing (2), and a robot device (10) with a mounting (11) for a first working head (12) for supplying the plants (6) into the plant receiving containers (5), comprising a first linear guide (13) for moving the mounting (11) for the first working head (12) along a first axis and comprising a second linear guide (14) for moving the first linear guide (13) together with the mounting (11) for the first working head (12) along a second axis.