JPH10191802A - Seedling raising unit, seedling raising device, and method of seeding seedling raising unit - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] To provide a seedling raising unit capable of sowing a relatively large amount of seeds easily and in a short time. A width direction of a material having continuous pores porous sheet 12 ₁ having an upper surface a plurality of housing recesses 14 ₁ which opens upwardly single seeds as possible accommodated is formed in a band as a vertical direction in a folded state by state or meander wound into a roll, by the whole is summarized in a circular shape or a square shape, seedling unit 11 ₁ is formed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seedling raising unit suitable for sowing seeds such as rice seeds in a relatively large amount and raising seedlings, a seedling raising device suitable for transporting seedling raising units after sowing and growing seeds. And a sowing method for sowing seedling units.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 8-51813 discloses a seedling raising unit in which a large number of box-shaped seedling raising blocks having an open top are connected to each other so as to be separable from each other.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, each seedling raising block has a box shape, and the structure of the seedling raising unit is relatively complicated. In addition, since it is necessary to sow seeds one by one after putting the medium into each seedling raising block, sowing work is complicated and sowing time becomes long.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has been developed from a seedling raising unit having a simplified structure in which a relatively large number of seeds can be sown easily and in a short time, and a seedling raising unit after sowing. The seedling germination unit can be easily transported while avoiding the falling off of seeds,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a seedling raising device suitable for growing and an efficient sowing method using a seedling raising unit.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a seedling raising unit according to the first aspect of the present invention is formed of a material having continuous pores in the form of a strip having a width in the vertical direction and a single seed. A porous sheet having a plurality of storage recesses on the upper surface that can be stored and opened upward,
It is characterized in that the whole is put together in a circular or square shape in a state of being wound in a roll shape or in a meandering state.

[0006] In such a seedling raising unit, the porous sheet may be wound or meandered and folded, and the structure is simple, and a storage recess capable of storing a single seed is provided on the upper surface of the seedling raising unit. Since a large number are arranged, it is easy to store the seeds in each of the storage recesses, and the porous sheet is formed of a material having continuous pores. There is no need to do so, and sowing work can be further facilitated.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the storage recess is opened to at least one of both sides of the porous sheet and provided on the upper surface of the porous sheet. The porous sheet is provided with a strip-shaped shielding member having an upper end substantially aligned with the upper end of the porous sheet, and is interposed between the porous sheets, so that it is easy to form a plurality of storage recesses in the porous sheet, The members can prevent the storage recesses from being connected to each other, and the seeding operation can be facilitated by making the upper surface of the seedling raising unit substantially flush with the entire surface.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, after the seedling of the first or second aspect of the present invention is seeded into each of the storage recesses, the cover having a flat pressing plate that comes into contact with the entire upper surface of the seedling raising unit is provided. By being covered on the upper part of the unit, it is possible to easily transport the seedling raising unit while preventing the seeds stored in the respective storage recesses of the seedling raising unit from falling off from the seedling raising unit, and cover the seedling raising unit with the cover. It is also possible to germinate seeds properly while standing.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, after sowing the seedling raising unit according to the first or second aspect in each storage recess, a covering material covering at least the upper end opening of each storage recess is provided on the upper surface of the seedling growth unit. By being fixed, the seeds stored in the respective storage recesses of the seedling raising unit do not rise from the seedling raising unit, so that the seedling raising unit can be easily transported after sowing and appropriate seed germination and seed growth can be achieved. It is easy to transplant seedlings after growth.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when seeding the seedling raising unit according to the first or second aspect, a large number of seeds placed on the upper surface of the seedling raising unit are leveled over the entire upper surface of the seedling raising unit. After the seeds are stored in the respective storage recesses, the seeds remaining on the upper surface of the seedling raising unit outside the storage recesses are swept down from the seedling raising unit to securely store the minimum necessary seeds in each storage recess. At least, it is possible to raise seedlings reliably.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a seedling raising unit, FIG. 2 is a side view of a porous sheet and a shielding member, and FIG. 3-
FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the seedling raising unit during transportation.

First, referring to FIG.
Numeral ₁ is a porous sheet 12 _{1 in} which the shielding member 13 is interposed between the inner and outer peripheries and wound in a roll shape, and the entire shape is a circular shape and the porous sheet 12 ₁ is put together.

[0014] Referring also to FIGS. 2 through 4, the porous sheet 12 ₁ is intended to be formed in a strip shape in which the width direction and the vertical direction of a material having continuous pores, a thin strip shielding member At 13, they are adhered to each other as peelable.

As the shielding member 13, (1) a film made of a thermoplastic resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, acryl, and polyurethane (2) a film made of a thermosetting resin such as polyester or polyethylene terephthalate (3) Non-woven fabric composed of synthetic fibers such as acrylic, polypropylene, nylon and polyester or long or short fibers of natural fibers (4) Woven fabric such as natural fiber, synthetic fiber or blended fabric (5) Papermaking or cardboard such as Japanese paper and Western paper Cellulosic products such as (6) Lactic acids such as polylactic acid, and biodegradable films made of aliphatic polyesters and the like are preferably used.

[0016] material forming the porous sheet 12 ₁ is, for example (including the semi-rigid) flexible polyurethane foam, foam rubber and non-woven fabrics or the like, the thickness is set, for example, 3 to 10 mm. Thus to the thickness of the shielding member 13 against the porous sheet 12 ₁ in thickness, although being set very small, in FIGS. 2 to 4,
To clarify the configuration, the shielding member 13 is exaggerated in its thickness.

The width of the porous sheet 12 ₁ is set larger than the width of the shielding member 13, the porous sheet 12
₁ is adhered to the upper end shield member 13 so as to match the upper end of the shielding member 13, thus the lower portion of the porous sheet 12 ₁ is projected downward from the lower end of the shielding member 13.

_On the upper surface of the porous sheet 121, there are provided a plurality of storage recesses 14 for storing only one seed such as paddy rice.
₁ ... is, the porous sheet 12 ₁ longitudinally is provided so as to be opened on both sides and above the porous sheet 12 ₁ to at a position spaced, the porous sheet 12 ₁ shielding member 13 of the housing recess 14 ₁ ... open end of a plane is closed by the shielding member 13.

In the porous sheet 12 ₁ , a slit 16 for separating the porous sheet 12 ₁ into a plurality of sheet pieces 15 is located at the center between the storage recesses 14 ₁ . manner is provided at a position spaced substantially equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of the porous sheet 12 _1. These slits 16 ..., the porous sheet 12 ₁ a plurality of sheet pieces 15
As long as it can be separated ... in, may be provided over the width direction, that is vertically entire length of the porous sheet 12 ₁ as in this embodiment, also the porous sheet 12 ₁
May be provided partially along the width direction.

The upper and lower portions of the shielding member 13 include
A feed hole 17 for feeding the shielding member 13 in the longitudinal direction.
, 17 ... are arranged in a line, and the feed holes 17 ..., 17 ... are arranged substantially corresponding to the slits 16 ... Also the porous sheet 12 _1, feed holes 17 ... of the shielding member 13, 17 ... holes 18 ... correspond respectively to, 18 ... are provided.

At the lower part of the porous sheet 12 ₁ at a position substantially corresponding to each of the storage recesses 14 ₁ ..., A circular nail for engaging a transplanting nail (not shown) when transplanting the seedling after the completion of the seedling raising. The hook holes 19 are provided, and the hook holes 19 are provided.
It is provided in the porous sheet 12 ₁ so as to be positioned below the shield member 13.

Paying particular attention to FIG. 5, blocking members 21 made of paper or the like are inserted into the slits 16 so as to partition between the adjacent sheet pieces 15. The blocking members 21 function to prevent the roots of the seedlings to be raised on the sheet pieces 15 adjacent to each other at the time of raising the seedlings from extending over the slits 16.
The slit 1 along the longitudinal direction of the porous sheet 12 ₁
6 may be made relatively large to stop the insertion of the blocking members 21... And the sheet piece 1 facing the slit 16.
It is also conceivable to eliminate continuous pores from the side surface of the seedling 5, and even in such a case, the roots of the seedlings grown on the sheet pieces 15 are prevented from entering the adjacent sheet pieces 15, and the sheet pieces 1 with seedlings are prevented.
5 can be easily planted.

[0023] Notice again in FIG 1, by the porous sheet 12 ₁ Oyohi shielding member 13 which is adhered to each other as described above are collectively rolled and the overall shape is circular nursery unit 11 ₁ is constituted, on the upper surface of the seedling unit 11 _1, so that a large number of housing recesses 14 ₁ ... scattered.

[0024] In this way, it is possible to construct relatively large seeds nursery unit 11 ₁ which enables seeding rice seeds for example a simple structure. Moreover, the porous sheet 12
Porous sheet 12 housing recess 14 ₁ ... a provided on _one of the upper surface, as being open to both sides of the porous sheet 12 _1
1 ... The housing recess 14 ₁ ... formed in the above was facilitated, porous sheet 12 ₁ in the upper substantially upper Combined shielding member 13 is interposed in and out of the porous sheet 12 ₁ wound into a roll by being allowed to, among prevents the adjacent housing recess 14 ₁ ... are connected to each other at the outer, mutually independent plurality of housing recesses 14 ₁ ... the can allowed to scattered on the upper surface of the seedling unit 11 _1.

[0025] Moreover the porous sheet 12 _1, so those formed of a material having continuous pores, for example, it can be applied to hydroponics, the formation of the medium is not necessary, and each housing The recesses 14 ₁ ... Are large enough to accommodate the seeds one by one.
It is easy to store seeds such as seed paddies one by one in 4 ₁ ... And sowing work can be performed in a short time and easily.

By the way, the when seeding, previously put the number of seeds on the upper surface of the seedling unit 11 _1, and shake the seedling unit 11 ₁ for example, to move the brush and plate-shaped member on the upper surface of the seedling unit 11 ₁ and or so, by leveling the upper surface of the seedling unit 11 ₁ over its entire surface, seeds, one for each housing recess 14 ₁ can be reliably and easily housed. The seed remaining on the upper surface of the seedling unit 11 ₁ in the housing recess 14 ₁ ... outer may if you drop sweep over nursery unit 11 ₁ with a brush or the like, if so, each storing seeds minimum required recess 14
₁ ... can be securely stored in each of them, so that seedlings can be reliably grown.

[0027] In further carrying the seedling unit 11 ₁ after seeding completed, as shown in Figure 6, the cover 22 is placed over the top of the nursery unit 11 _1. This cover 2
2, plate-shaped holding plate 22a that contacts the entire upper surface of the seedling unit 11 _1, as long as it formed by integrally connected to the circular side plate 22b that covers the upper side surface of the nursery unit 11 _1, so By using a simple cover 22,
The seedling units _{1 1} are prevented from falling off in the storage recesses 14 ₁ .
1 ₁ can be easily transported. Moreover, the cover 22
Each storage recess 14 ₁ in the seedling raising unit 11 ₁ with the
It is also possible to cultivate the seeds inside.

By the way, the seedling raising unit 11 after sowing
Numeral ₁ may be used for raising seedlings by hydroponic cultivation or the like as it is. At the time of raising seedlings, a large number of seedlings can be raised in a compacted seedling raising unit 11 ₁ in a roll shape. Can be reduced. Further been seedlings seedlings in seedling unit 11 _1, the transplanter rice planting machine, the feed holes 17 ..., 17 ... and the holes 18 ..., 18 ... with feed sending member (not shown) was engaged, The transplanting nail is engaged with the nail hooking holes 19.
Are transplanted in such a manner that… are sequentially peeled off.

[0029] As a second embodiment of the present invention as shown in Figure 7, housing recess 1 provided on the upper surface of the porous sheet 12 ₂
4 ₂ ... is the shielding member 13 was allowed adhering the porous sheet 12 ₂ in a separable may be formed so as to open on the opposite side, also in this second embodiment, the porous sheet 12 ₂ Is wound into a roll, each recess 1
4 ₂ be contiguous to each other is prevented by the shielding member 13.

[0030] As a third embodiment of The present invention, as shown in Figure 8, the porous sheet 12 ₃ of one side and so as to open the upper porous sheet 12 ₃ housed in the top recess 14 ₃ May be provided, and the open end of the storage recesses 14 ₃ ... May be closed by the shielding member 13 on the one side surface.

[0031] FIG. 9 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, the housing recess is provided on the upper surface of the porous sheet 12 ₄ 1
4 ₄ ... but may be those formed in the narrow shape of the upper opening, according to the fourth embodiment, dropping seeds from each housing recess 14 ₄ ... after seeding it can be prevented as much as possible You.
Moreover, without using other auxiliary means, each storage recess 14 ₄ .
Of the seeds can be prevented, and seeds can be germinated and grown with a simple structure.

[0032] Figure 10 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention, after the seeds 23 ... such as seeds were seeded each housing recess 14 ₁ ... to a nursery unit 11 _1,該育seedling unit 11 ₁
A covering member 24 is fixed to the upper surface of the cover member so as to cover at least the upper end openings of the storage recesses 14 ₁ .

[0033] Examples of coating material 24 is desirably those of a non-water soluble, may be bonded to a resin film such as acrylic or polypropylene seedling unit 11 _1, a thin film-like paper or the like cloth Seedling raising unit 11
_The coating material 24 may be formed by applying or spraying an organic polymer adhesive such as a rubber paste or a prepolymer solution.

According to the fifth embodiment, the seedling raising unit 1
Can be 1 ₁ seeds stored in each housing recess 14 ₁ ... it is while avoiding the falling off, easily carry the seedling unit 11 _1. Moreover, in the state of being covered with the covering material 24, the floating of the seeds in each of the storage recesses 14 ₁ ... Can be prevented, and the seedling raising unit 11 covered with the covering material 24 can be prevented.
₁ allows proper germination and growth of seeds in each of the storage recesses 14 ₁ .

[0035] Figure 11 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention, the porous provided on the upper surface of the plurality of positions spaced at mutually spacing the housing recess 14 ₁ is open upwardly single seed as Holds sex sheet 12 ₁ and the shielding member 13, by collectively be able to fold in a meandering, may also be rectangular nursery unit 11 ₂ is constructed as a whole, also in this sixth examples The same effects as those of the above embodiments can be obtained.

By the way, in the above embodiments, the housing recess 14 _{1-14 4,} to the formation and facilitate, so as to open on at least one side surface of the porous sheet 12 ₁ to 12 ₄ each Although provided on the upper surface of the porosity 12 _{1 to} 12 ₄ , a storage recess may be provided on the upper surface of the porous sheet so that only the upper part is opened. In that case, when forming a seedling raising unit, The shielding member need not be interposed between the porous sheets.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the appended claims. It is possible to do.

[0038]

As described above, according to the seedling raising unit according to the first aspect of the present invention, the structure can be simplified, and the seeding operation to each storage recess can be performed easily and in a short time.

According to the seedling raising unit according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily form a plurality of storage recesses in the porous sheet and to prevent the storage recesses from being connected to each other by the shielding member. In addition, the seeding operation can be facilitated by making the upper surface of the seedling raising unit substantially flush with the entire surface.

According to the seedling raising apparatus of the third aspect, the seedling units can be easily transported while preventing the seeds stored in the respective storage recesses of the seedling raising units from falling off the seedling raising units. It is also possible to achieve proper germination of seeds while the cover is placed on the seedling raising unit.

According to the seedling raising apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the seeds stored in the storage recesses of the seedling raising unit can be prevented from rising from the seedling raising unit by the covering material. In addition to easy transportation, proper germination and breeding of seeds in each storage recess can be achieved, and transplantation of grown seedlings is also facilitated.

Further, according to the sowing method according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reliably store the minimum necessary number of seeds in each of the storage recesses, thereby achieving a reliable seedling raising.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a seedling raising unit according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a porous sheet and a shielding member.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the seedling raising unit during transportation.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a porous sheet and a shielding member according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a porous sheet and a shielding member according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 2 of a porous sheet and a shielding member of a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of a seedling raising unit according to a fifth embodiment after sowing.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a seedling raising unit according to a sixth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 _1, 11 ₂ ... seedling unit 12 _1, 12 _2, 12 _3, 12 ₄ ... porous sheet 13 ... shielding member 14 _1, 14 _2, 14 _3, 14 ₄ ... housing recess 22 ... Cover 22a ... Pressing plate 24 ... Coating material

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Masashi Numabe 31-12 Hanage-cho, Sakado City, Saitama Prefecture (72) Inventor Tsuneo Otake 1-4-1 Chuo, Wako City, Saitama Prefecture Inside Honda R & D Co., Ltd. (72 Inventor Tsuneo Onodera 9 Hataoka, Minakata-machi, Tome-gun, Miyagi

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of storage recesses (14 ₁ , 14 ₁ , 14) formed of a material having continuous pores and formed in a band shape with the width direction up and down and capable of storing a single seed.
The porous sheet (12 ₁ , 12 ₂ , 12 ₃ , 12 ₄ ) having the upper surface 14 ₂ , 14 ₃ , 14 ₄ ) is wound in a roll shape or folded meanderingly. A seedling raising unit characterized in that the whole is arranged in a circular or square shape. Wherein said housing recess (14 ₁ to 14 _4), the upper surface of the porous sheet (12 ₁ to 12 ₄₎ at least both sides of the opening to said porous sheet on one side of the (12 ₁ to 12 ₄₎ provided, and characterized in that the strip-shaped shielding member combined substantially upper end to the upper end of the porous sheet (12 ₁ to 12 ₄₎ (13) is made to intervene between the porous sheet (12 ₁ to 12 ₄₎ The seedling raising unit according to claim 1, To 3. After seeding into the housing recess of the nursery unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein (11 _1, 11 ₂₎ (14 ₁ to 14 _4), the entire upper surface of the nursery unit (11 _1, 11 ₂₎ A seedling raising apparatus characterized in that a cover (22) having a flat pressing plate (22a) in contact therewith is placed over the seedling raising units (11 ₁ , 11 ₂ ). 4. The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein the seedling unit after seeding to each housing recess (14 ₁ to 14 ₄₎ (11 _1, 11 _2), at least the housing recess (14 ₁ to 14 ₄₎
(24) covering the top opening of the seedling raising unit (1)
1 _1, 11 ₂₎ nursery apparatus characterized by comprising fixed to the upper surface of the. 5. A method according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the seedling raising unit when seeded into (11 _1, 11 _2), the number of seeds placed on top of該育seedling unit (11 _1, 11 _2), nursery unit (11 _1, 11 ₂₎ after the seeds were allowed accommodated to each housing recess on average over the entire upper surface (14 ₁ to 14 _4), each housing recess (14 ₁ to 14 ₄₎ outside in nursery unit (11 _1, 11 ₂ ) A method of sowing seeds on a seedling raising unit, wherein the seeds remaining on the upper surface of the seedling raising unit are swept from the seedling raising units (11 ₁ , 11 ₂ ).