# US 2021/0274727 A1 · Straw-based pot body blanket seedling growth substrate and preparation method therefor

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- Number: US 2021/0274727 A1
- Document ID: US20210274727A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/619,545
- Filed: 2018-11-07
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2018-05-29
- Assignees: Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Applicants: Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Inventors: Ping QU; Hongying HUANG; Enhui SUN; Yun CAO; Huashan WU; Yueding XU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210274727A1

## CPC

- A01G 9/0291: {Planting receptacles specially adapted for remaining in the soil after planting}
- A01G 24/15: Calcined rock, e.g. perlite, vermiculite or clay aggregates
- A01G 24/22: containing plant material
- A01G 24/30: based on or containing synthetic organic compounds
- A01G 24/44: in block, mat or sheet form
- A01G 24/60: Apparatus for preparing growth substrates or culture media (for mushrooms A01G18/22)
- A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12)

## Abstract

A straw-based pot body blanket seedling growth substrate using straw fibres as a framework, utilising an enhancer, a retention aid and a wet strength agent as additives, and being prepared from composite decomposed livestock manure, perlite and vermiculite, the addition amount of the straw fibres being 60-70 v/v %, the addition amount of the decomposed livestock manure being 5-10 v/v %, the addition amount of the perlite being 5-10 v/v %, the addition amount of the vermiculite being 5-10 v/v %. The pot body blanket seedling growth substrate is suitable for cutting and easily implementing fully automated transplantation, is beneficial for root growth, shortens seeding growth periods, and increases seedling growth bed emergence rates. The pot body blanket seedling growth substrate may be applied to solanaceae seedling growth, and can also provide a block-shaped substrate for landscape flowers and plants in a three-dimensional arrangements.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A straw-based pot body blanket seedling cultivation substrate, wherein, the substrate uses straw fibers as a framework, utilizes an enhancer, a retention agent and a wet strength agent as additives, and is prepared by combining with decomposed livestock manure, perlite and vermiculite.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The straw-based pot body blanket seedling cultivation substrate according to claim 1, wherein the addition amount of the straw fibers is 60-70 v/v %; the addition amount of the decomposed livestock manure is 5-10 v/v %; the addition amount of the perlite is 5-10 v/v %; and the addition amount of the vermiculite is 5-10 v/v %.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The straw-based pot body blanket seedling cultivation substrate according to claim 2, wherein the enhancer is an alkyl ketene dimer neutral sizing agent, and the addition amount accounts for 0.1-2.5% of the mass of the straw fibers.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The straw-based pot body blanket seedling cultivation substrate according to claim 3, wherein the retention agent is cationic polyacrylamide, and the addition amount accounts for 0.1-1.0% of the mass of the straw fibers.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The straw-based pot body blanket seedling cultivation substrate according to claim 4, wherein the wet strength agent is a polyamide epoxy resin, and the addition amount accounts for 0.5-5.5% of the mass of the straw fibers.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The straw-based pot body blanket seedling cultivation substrate according to claim 5, wherein the straw fibers are rice or wheat straw fibers.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The straw-based pot body blanket seedling cultivation substrate according to claim 6, wherein the pot body substrate block of the straw-based pot body blanket seedling cultivation substrate is in a block shape, with an upper diameter of 1.0 cm and a lower diameter of 0.2 cm-0.5 cm and a depth of 0.5 cm-1.0 cm, in an inverted cone shape; the spacing of the pot body substrate blocks is 0.3 cm-0.5 cm; and reinforcement ribs are provided between the pot body substrate blocks, with a thickness of 0.2 cm-0.3 cm.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The straw-based pot body blanket seedling cultivation substrate according to claim 7, wherein the thickness of the blanket portion of the straw-based pot body blanket seeding cultivation substrate is 2.0 cm-3.0 cm.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A method for preparing the straw-based pot body blanket seedling cultivation substrate according to claim 1, comprising the following steps: controlling the depth of the pot body by enhancers using a vacuum adsorption molding die; preparing a pot body blanket seedling cultivation substrate by adjusting the addition amount of the straw fibers, the thickness of the blanket portion and the addition amount of various components in the substrate.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

An application of the straw-based pot body blanket seedling cultivation substrate according to claim 1, wherein the daily watering amount is 10-100 mL/seedling according to the characteristics of the tap root system of the solanaceae, and the tidal irrigation method is used to make the bottom moist and facilitate the growth of the root system; the upper adhesion part is dry, with little or no root growth.