An integrated modular and scalable fogponics crop growth system for cultivating a crop includes an upper growth chamber housing a leafy portion of a crop, a lower growth chamber housing a root portion of the crop, a nutrient tank and dispenser, and an environmental system. The nutrient dispenser is coupled to the nutrient tank holding a nutrient mixture for sustaining the crop. The dispenser atomizes the nutrient mixture into a nutrient fog using a booster pump and a high pressure pump capable of generating approximately 800 PSI to 1500 PSI. The high pressure pump is operatively coupled to a nozzle configured to dispense the atomized nutrient fog, substantially between 6 microns and 15 microns droplet size, into the lower growth chamber. Temperature and humidity are separately controlled in the leaf area.

An air treatment chamber of a cultivation greenhouse. The air treatment chamber includes: at least one inlet for recycling air, delivering air from at least one cultivation zone of the greenhouse; at least one fresh air inlet, delivering air from outside of the greenhouse; and at least one air outlet for feeding the at least one cultivation zone. The fresh air inlet is formed in a lower part of the chamber. An upper part of the chamber, extending above the air inlet, is equipped with elements for passing light to the interior of the greenhouse.

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.

An aeroponic system for supporting efficient low-resource-usage plant growth comprises a housing comprising one or more openings and one or more root chambers; one or more sealing members configured to substantially conform to a stalk of a plant and to substantially isolate a canopy of the plant from the one or more root chambers; one or more root chamber sensors; one or more nutrient storage reservoirs for storage of plant nutrients; one or more air-assisted nozzles configured to introduce atomized nutrient solution into the one or more root chambers; a temperature control system configured to control a temperature of the one or more root chambers; and a control system configured to control the temperature control apparatus and the one or more air-assisted nozzles to maintain environmental parameters associated with the one or more root chambers within desired parameter ranges.

A method of preparing a flowering plant product in hypobarically- and hypoxically-controlled atmospheres is disclosed. The method includes providing a simulated high-altitude controlled atmosphere (SHACA) room having a chamber, a plant support structure disposed within the chamber, and a microclimate control system operable to establish and maintain within the chamber a simulated high-altitude environment having an oxygen (O2) partial pressure of less than 20 kRa and, optionally, an overall pressure of less than 97 kPa. The method also includes disposing a flowering plant on the plant support structure, and exposing the flowering plant to the simulated high-altitude environment within the chamber. A simulated high-altitude CA room for cultivating and processing flowering plants in a hypobaric and hypoxic atmosphere is also provided.

A system and method for generating high-yield plant production is disclosed. The system includes a container, a growing station, and a monitoring system. The growing station includes vertical racks, a lighting system, an irrigation system, a climate control system, and a ventilation system. The monitoring system monitors all of the systems in the growing station, as well as the environment within the container, to provide real-time data and alerts to a user.

An osmotic food production system designed to produce fruits, vegetables, and freshwater from urine or saltwater. In some embodiments the osmotic food production system also produces oxygen. In some embodiments, the osmotic food production system is portable and capable of transporting on a vehicle capable of space travel. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to address the existing problems of food production, waste disposal/utilization, oxygen generation, and water conservation in an efficient way to allow for prolonged space travel or colonization of distant planets and moons.

An apparatus for cultivating plants and a refrigerator according to a embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cabinet including a cultivation chamber with an open front; a door configured to be rotatably coupled to the cabinet by hinges to open and close the cultivation chamber and having a see-through window through which the interior of the cultivation chamber is capable of being seen; a bed provided to be introduced or withdrawn inside the cultivation chamber and on which a plurality of pods in which plants are cultivated are seated; a pair of side plates forming both sides of the machine room having a front which is opened at the lower portion of the cabinet; a pair of coupling frames configured to extend in the front and rear direction along the side plate in the machine room and to protrude further forward than the open front surface of the machine room; and a supporter coupled to the forward protruding portion of the pair of coupling frames and supported on the ground, in which the supporter is positioned below the door in a state where the door closes the cultivation chamber to prevent the cabinet from being overturned.

An indoor gardening appliance includes a grow module rotatably mounted within a liner to at least partially define a first grow chamber and a second grow chamber. A climate control system includes an evaporator plenum housing an evaporator, a fan assembly for urging air through the evaporator plenum, recirculation ducts for independently circulating air through the first grow chamber and the second grow chamber, and ambient duct systems for independently circulating fresh ambient air through the first grow chamber and the second grow chamber. A system of dampers selectively opens or closes each respective recirculation duct and ambient duct system for independent climate control of the first grow chamber and the second grow chamber.

To provide a mechanism for performing environment control in a plant cultivation device and process control regarding to a work process for cultivating a plant. A plant cultivation device includes a plurality of sensors for monitoring a growing condition of a plant to be cultivated; an environment controlling unit for controlling an environment which is a condition of at least one of light, air, water, and space in the plant cultivation device; and a process controlling unit for controlling a work process for cultivating the plant.