The invention is directed to a bamboo plantation where the bamboo is integrated with pre-existing non-bamboo vegetation. In some aspects, the invention relates to a high-yielding bamboo plantation. In some aspects, the invention relates to a bamboo plantation grown on degraded or marginal land. In some aspects, the invention relates to the conversion of degraded or marginal land to a high-yielding bamboo plantation.

Provided is a method for interplanting grape and Polygonatum kingianum in a photovoltaic (PV) power plant. The method includes: building a grapevine traction frame which is higher in south and lower in north in a space formed by a plurality of PV modules in the PV power plant, the grapevine traction frame includes a plurality of uprights, a plurality of traction crossbars, a plurality of supporting bars and a wire mesh; making a grape ridge below the south of each PV module and planting grape seedlings; maintaining two branches for each of the grape seedlings in the same year of grape planting, and pulling the two branches along the traction crossbar located in south; pulling branches grown out of arm bud points southwards onto the wire mesh in the next year of grape planting; sowing and ploughing a green manure, making planting beds in a shade and planting Polygonatum kingianum.

A multi-piece flower bulb container having interlocking top and bottom pieces for retaining a flower bulb. The interlocking components allow for quick connection to facilitate a releasable, watertight connection. The top piece defines a central top opening and a second chamber portion and the bottom piece defines a first chamber portion and a reservoir. When joined to form a unitary container, the first and second chamber portions envelop the flower bulb, the reservoir is configured to allow the roots of the bulb to propagate into, and a resilient member positioned therein forces the bulb upwards allowing the uppermost part of the bulb and growing flower to extend through the central top opening of the top piece. The multi-piece flower bulb container is capable of holding flower bulbs of various shapes and sizes to create a consistent aesthetic appeal while maintaining a stable environment for a growing flower bulb.

A multi-piece flower bulb container having interlocking top and bottom pieces for retaining a flower bulb. The interlocking components allow for quick connection to facilitate a releasable, watertight connection. The top piece defines a central top opening and a second chamber portion and the bottom piece defines a first chamber portion and a reservoir. When joined to form a unitary container, the first and second chamber portions envelop the flower bulb, the reservoir is configured to allow the roots of the bulb to propagate into, and a resilient member positioned therein forces the bulb upwards allowing the uppermost part of the bulb and growing flower to extend through the central top opening of the top piece. The multi-piece flower bulb container is capable of holding flower bulbs of various shapes and sizes to create a consistent aesthetic appeal while maintaining a stable environment for a growing flower bulb.

Methods and systems for enhancing the biosynthesis of plant-derived compounds, including medicinal compounds, activate plant defense mechanisms by a combination of growth in red and blue light, mechanical injury of leaves or other plant structures, and/or administration of plant defense hormones to the plants. For compounds derivable from biochemical reactions between precursors stored in different parts of a plant or plant tissue, yield and ease of production are further enhanced through in situ activation of enzyme reactions in harvested plant tissues, thereby avoiding the need to purify and react the isolated precursors. The production methods increase yield, reduce the number of production steps required, and improve the safety of the production process. The methods are suitable for use in greenhouse or modular farm environments.

Methods and systems for enhancing the biosynthesis of plant-derived compounds, including medicinal compounds, activate plant defense mechanisms by a combination of growth in red and blue light, mechanical injury of leaves or other plant structures, and/or administration of plant defense hormones to the plants. For compounds derivable from biochemical reactions between precursors stored in different parts of a plant or plant tissue, yield and ease of production are further enhanced through in situ activation of enzyme reactions in harvested plant tissues, thereby avoiding the need to purify and react the isolated precursors. The production methods increase yield, reduce the number of production steps required, and improve the safety of the production process. The methods are suitable for use in greenhouse or modular farm environments.

A cultivation system for indoor farming of saffron plants (Crocus sativus) and other plants can include one or more compartments coupled with one or more climate modules which are controlled by one or more control systems. The control system can be configured to control the climate modules to provide different climate conditions to different compartments for different stages of the plants growth. Further, the temperature, humidity, and lighting in the compartments can include cyclic sequences configured to accelerate the life cycle of the plants. In addition, the plants can be trimmed, genome-specific fertilizer can be added to growth medium, absorbance pads can be used under the plant corms.

A cultivation system for indoor farming of saffron plants (Crocus sativus) and other plants can include one or more compartments coupled with one or more climate modules which are controlled by one or more control systems. The control system can be configured to control the climate modules to provide different climate conditions to different compartments for different stages of the plants growth. Further, the temperature, humidity, and lighting in the compartments can include cyclic sequences configured to accelerate the life cycle of the plants. In addition, the plants can be trimmed, genome-specific fertilizer can be added to growth medium, absorbance pads can be used under the plant corms.

A cultivation system for indoor farming of saffron plants (Crocus sativus) and other plants can include one or more compartments coupled with one or more climate modules which are controlled by one or more control systems. The control system can be configured to control the climate modules to provide different climate conditions to different compartments for different stages of the plants growth. Further, the temperature, humidity, and lighting in the compartments can include cyclic sequences configured to accelerate the life cycle of the plants. In addition, the plants can be trimmed, genome-specific fertilizer can be added to growth medium, absorbance pads can be used under the plant corms.

A cultivation system for indoor farming of saffron plants (Crocus sativus) and other plants can include one or more compartments coupled with one or more climate modules which are controlled by one or more control systems. The control system can be configured to control the climate modules to provide different climate conditions to different compartments for different stages of the plants growth. Further, the temperature, humidity, and lighting in the compartments can include cyclic sequences configured to accelerate the life cycle of the plants. In addition, the plants can be trimmed, genome-specific fertilizer can be added to growth medium, absorbance pads can be used under the plant corms.