Support for cultivating plant
AssigneeMukoyama Orchids, Ltd.
InventorsYasuhiro Obonai, Takehiko Mukoyama
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Abstract
A vessel for growing a plant, comprising: a base material 11 in the form of a vessel which is capable of accommodating therein at least a part of a plant; and a hydrogel-forming polymer 12 having a crosslinked structure disposed inside of the vessel-form base material 11 is disclosed. When such a vessel is used, a transfer operation for the plant can be automated, and any damage caused by transferring the plant can be reduced.
Claims8
A support for cultivating a plant, comprising a hydrogel-forming polymer having a crosslinked structure, the hydrogel-forming polymer showing a decrease in equilibrium water absorption with an increase in temperature in a temperature range from 0.degree. C. to 70.degree. C. wherein the ratio (E.sub.L /E.sub.H) of equilibrium water absorption E.sub.H at 50.degree. C. to an equilibrium water absorption E.sub.L at 5.degree. C. of the hydrogel-forming polymer is at least 2.
A support for cultivating a plant, comprising:
- a carrier for supporting a plant;
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- a soil-modifying agent comprising a hydrogel-forming polymer having a crosslinked structure, the hydrogel-forming polymer showing a decrease in equilibrium water absorption with an increase in temperature in a temperature range from 0.degree. C. to 70.degree. C. wherein the ratio (E.sub.L /E.sub.H) of equilibrium water absorption E.sub.H at 50.degree. C. to an equilibrium water absorption E.sub.L at 5.degree. C. of the hydrogel-forming polymer is at least 2.
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