APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING AND ENHANCING PLANT GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE

摘要

An apparatus to optimize and enhance plant growth, development and performance at any stage of its development including sowing, growth, flowering, fruit formation or during many processes associated with the handling of the culture through an automated, enclosed and controlled environment system.

主权项

1. A plant growth delivery system for optimizing, promoting and enhancing the rapid growth of a least one plant during one or more stages of its development cycle comprising:
a. a substantially closed container, having a root retention assembly therein, into which the plant is placed, with its roots in said root retention assembly; b. a dispensing assembly containing at least one nutrient solution; c. a misting assembly having a controllable interconnection to the dispensing assembly to provide a controlled amount of the nutrient solution into a controlled airflow; d. a blower assembly in proximity to the misting assembly to create the controlled airflow from the misting assembly to the area of the root retention assembly; e. at least one artificial growth inducing light source; f. at least one nutrient sensor adapted to determine, either directly or indirectly, the nutrient uptake of the plant; g. at least one environmental sensor adapted to determine, either directly or indirectly, atmospheric conditions within the substantially closed container; h. at least one growth sensor system adapted to determine, either directly or indirectly, the growth of the plant; i. a controller coupled to the artificial growth inducing light source and to the at least one growth sensor, environmental sensor and nutrient sensor adapted to: read information from the growth sensor to determine if growth has occurred; calculate the amount of nutrient to be delivered in the next feeding cycle; calculate the total number of on/off light cycles and a duration for each on/off cycle, and control the artificial growth inducing light source and alter the atmospheric conditions within the container to optimize the particular developmental cycle of growth desired.