Grafting apparatus, sowing apparatus, grafted seedling production method, and grafted seedling production system
AssigneeNational University Corporation Nagoya University
InventorsMichitaka Notaguchi, Kenji Tachibana, Ryusei Yamaguchi
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Abstract
A grafting apparatus includes plate-shaped grafting members each provided with, on a main surface on one side in a thickness direction thereof, at least one plant holder to hold a plant for grafting. The grafting apparatus includes a cutter and a joiner. The cutter is configured to cut a stem of the plant for grafting that is held by the at least one plant holder of each of the grafting members. The joiner is configured to mutually join at least parts of the grafting members, while the at least one plant holder holds a part of the plant for grafting that has been cut by the cutter, to thereby mutually join parts of the plants for grafting.
Claims18
A grafting apparatus comprising:
- at least one grafting member, each grafting member comprising:
- a first piece;
- a second piece couplable to and separable from the first piece;
- and
- at least one plant holder comprising a recessed shape so as to hold a plant for grafting, wherein the at least one plant holder extends over the first piece and the second piece, and is configured to be split into two with the plant for grafting;
- and
- a cutter configured to cut a stem of the plant for grafting that is held by the at least one plant holder of each of the at least one grafting member;
- and
- a joiner configured to mutually join at least parts of the at least one grafting member, while the at least one plant holder holds a part of the plant for grafting that has been cut by the cutter, to thereby mutually join parts of the plants for grafting,
- wherein the cutter is configured to cut the plant for grafting into a portion held by the first piece and a portion held by the second piece, and
- wherein the joiner mutually joins the first piece and the second piece, to thereby mutually join the portion of the plant for grafting held by the first piece and the portion of the plant for grafting held by the second piece.
A sowing apparatus comprising:
- at least one grafting member, each grafting member comprising:
- at least one plant holder comprising a recessed shape so as to hold a plant for grafting;
- and
- a sower configured to place at least one seed of the plant for grafting in the at least one plant holder of each of the sat least one grafting member,
- wherein the at least one plant holder comprises:
- a seed storage section including an opening configured to place the at least one seed therein;
- and
- a stem storage section allowing extension therethrough of a stem growing from the at least one seed placed in the seed storage section, and
- wherein the sower is configured to place the at least one seed in the seed storage section.
A grafted seedling production method using grafting members, each grafting member comprising a first piece, a second piece couplable to and separable from the first piece, and at least one plant holder comprising a recessed shape so as to hold a plant for grafting and extending over the first piece and the second piece, the method comprising:
- cutting stems of the plants for grafting that are held by the plant holders each into a portion held by the first piece and a portion held by the second piece;
- separating each of the grafting members at a cut section of the plant for grafting into the first piece and the second piece so that the at least one plant holder is split into two together with the plant for grafting;
- and
- mutually joining the first piece and the second piece, to thereby mutually join cut parts of the plants for grafting.
A grafted seedling production system comprising:
- grafting members, each grafting member comprising:
- a first piece;
- a second piece couplable to and separable from the first piece;
- and
- at least one plant holder comprising a recessed shape so as to hold a plant for grafting and extending over the first piece and the second piece;
- a cutter to cut stems of the plants for grafting that are held by the plant holders each into a portion held by the first piece and a portion held by the second piece;
- a separator to separate each of the grafting members at a cut section of the plant for grafting into the first piece and the second piece so that the at least one plant holder is split into two together with the plant for grafting;
- and
- a joiner to mutually join the first piece and the second piece, to thereby mutually join cut portions of the plants for grafting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.