POTATO PRODUCTION FACTORY Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A01G1/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: potato production factory comprises sections of static greenhouse blocks with central heating, air ventilation in the sections, water sprinklers and devices for additional lighting with lamps. The effective area of the soil is 400 m² with nutrients, microflora, air and carbon dioxide gas. The sections lie from north to south. Inside the block housing there is a partition for placing boxes-rooting rooms during vernalisation period of the potatoes. Furrows are made in the soil with of width 30 cm and depth 20 cm. The vernalised potatoes are planted into the furrows and compost in form of mulch is locally put into the furrows. The bottom of the potato stem is grown to 30-35 cm while covering sprouts with soil, with loosening of the inter-row spacing and layering in the potato bush. Digging is mechanised.

EFFECT: invention allows for three harvests of potatoes a year depending on biological capability of plants in sections of the factory.

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