Storage, growing system and methods for storing, germinating, propagating and or growing living organisms, exemplary systems including stackable growth tray(s) containing: a drainage system, the drainage system including: an inclined growing surface, inclined in a direction to at least one drainage hole; a drainage routing structure positioned over the at least one drainage hole, and having a down-pipe and a connecting routing pipe, wherein the down-pipe is for receiving fluid from an adjacent-above stackable item and transmitting the fluid to an adjacent-below down-pipe or a drain-pipe, and the connecting routing pipe is for receiving fluid from an adjacent-above drainage hole and routing the fluid to the down-pipe, and wherein fluid propagating from the inclined growing surface or an adjacent-above stackable item is directed through the growth tray to a down-steam point in the drainage system.

A soil beating apparatus comprising: (i) a frame configured to he detachably mounted to a support structure of a moveable gantry., (ii) an exhaust hood disposed in combination with the frame and having a shield directing heat downwardly toward a soil material to be heat treated, (iii) a plurality of plates each an end portion projecting downwardly from the exhaust hood toward the soil material and configured to be lowered into the soil material by the frame at a predefined depth relative to the ground plane of the soil material, and (iv) a burner disposed in combination with the exhaust hood and in fluid communication with a first supply of fuel and oxidizer, the burner configured to combust the first supply of fuel and oxidizer to beat each of the plates. The plurality of plates are oriented along a direction of motion of the moveable gantry to transfer heat into the soil material at the predefined depth to thermally heat-treat the soil material.

The present disclosure discloses an integrated regulation and control device and method for light, heat and water in a greenhouse, and a greenhouse. The regulation and control device includes a shading and condensing plate arranged at a top of a chamber of a greenhouse; a cavity is formed in the shading and condensing plate; the shading and condensing plate is further provided with a water inlet and a water outlet which are communicated to the cavity; the regulation and control device further includes an energy supply system and a heat dissipation device; the energy supply system can inject a cold source into the cavity through the water inlet; the energy supply system can also transport a heat source to the heat dissipation device; the heat dissipation device can dissipate heat of the heat source into the greenhouse.

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 optical element is provided which comprises a plurality of fluorophores disposed in a medium. The fluorophores have a quantum yield greater than 50% and an absorption spectrum with a maximum intensity at wavelengths less than 400 nm, and emit a spectrum of light having a maximum intensity at wavelengths within the range of 400 nm to 1200 nm. The optical element is at least partially transparent over the visible region of the spectrum. The optical element is especially useful as a window or other optical component of a greenhouse structure.

A two-way horticulture trolley includes a frame, track-wheels for driving the trolley forward or backwards in a first direction over tracks that extend in the first direction along plant growing paths, floor-wheels for driving the trolley sideways in a second direction over a corridor that extends in the second direction along ends of the tracks, driving motors configured to rotate the track-wheels and/or floor-wheels around their horizontal center axis for driving the trolley forward or backwards respectively sideways, and a control unit for controlling the driving motors. The floor-wheels are each individually turnable around an own vertical axis relative to the frame between at least the first and second direction, where one or more turning actuators are provided for controlling the floor-wheels to turn individually around their own vertical axis between at least the first and second direction and vice versa.

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.

A crop production system (100) for a controlled plant growing environment is provided. A subassembly comprises a guide portion that includes passive guides (104, 504, 904, 1004) radiating outward from a central portion (102, 502, 520, 911). Each passive guide may be separated from two adjacent passive guides by respective angles. Each passive guide has a first end proximal to the central portion and a second end distal to the central portion. Each passive guide is configured to guide plant growth modules (210). The plant growth modules are movable between the first end and the second end of each passive guide. An active guide (406, 907, 1007) causes the plant growth modules to travel in a first direction along the passive guides as the active guide is moved.