SYSTEM WITH CONTROLLED MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR QUICK CULTIVATION OF SEED POTATO Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A01G9/26 A01H4/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: system to grow potato plants to produce microtubers comprises chambers with automatically controlled medium to keel and maintain growth of potato plants for the whole life cycle. Each chamber has facility of air temperature control, facility of atmospheric humidity control, illumination facility, sensors of temperature, moisture and light, facility for delivery of nutrients and water to plants. System includes computer facility for continuous automatic monitoring and control of facilities of lighting, air temperature and atmospheric humidity control, and also facilities for delivery of nutrients and water. It is possible to grow both sprouts of tissue culture into mother plants, as well as hefts of mother plants into minitubers, which may be used as source of seeds for further reproduction in the field as stocks of seed potato.

EFFECT: using system with controlled conditions of medium and method providing for optimal conditions of cultivation, results in quick growth and development of potato piece, so that up to six harvests of tubers may be gathered in a calendar year.

18 cl, 8 dwg