SALAD CHICORY GROWING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, hydroponic equipment. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has pan for nutrient solution, growing chambers positioned in pan and having light-tight enclosure with cover and root templates. Pan is mounted on base manufactured from insulating material and provided with depressions for receiving heat or cold sources. Pump conveys nutrient solution from one end of pan to another for saturating it with oxygen and eliminating development of stagnation zones causing root decomposition. Temperature mode in growing chambers is maintained by regulating nutrient solution temperature through varying arrangement and parameters of heat or cold sources. EFFECT: increased efficiency and simplified construction. 8 cl, 1 dwg