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Controlled Environment System and Method for Rapid Propagation of Seed Potato Stocks

  • US 20090077883A1
  • Filed: 10/23/2008
  • Published: 03/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A plant growing system for developing potato plants that produce minitubers comprising:

  • at least one automatically controlled environment chamber means for holding and supporting growth of potato plants over an entire life cycle, the chamber means including temperature, humidity and light sensor means, a lighting means for establishing light and dark periods of exposure having a number of fluorescent lamps located above the potato plants and separated therefrom by a substantially transparent divider, an air temperature means including an air conditioner for creating a variable temperature uniformly throughout the chamber means, an atmospheric humidity means, a nutrient and water delivery means for fertilizing and irrigating the potato plants, and a computer means for automatically and continuously monitoring and controlling the lighting, air temperature, atmospheric humidity and nutrient and water delivery means;

    whereby the system enables development of both tissue culture plantlets that produce mother plants, and stem cuttings from the mother plants into minitubers; and

    the computer means periodically records environmental parameters in the chamber means.

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