An Automatic Aeroponics Growth System for Bamboo Seedling and Root Observation

Jing Liu; Yun Wei Zhang

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.307.97

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An Automatic Aeroponics Growth System for Bamboo Seedling and Root Observation

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According to the biological characteristics of bamboo seedling, an automatic aeroponics growth system is developed for bamboo seedling and root observation, which can prepare good condition of water-fertilizer, air and warm during bamboo seedling. The ultrasonic atomizer is used to atomize the nutrient solution to the ultrafine particles of 1-5 microns diameter. Compared with traditional piezometrical atomization, this method can not only improve atomization efficiency of nutrient solution to promote uniform absorption at the roots, but also avoid the phenomenon of root-washing. In addition, considering the significant effect of temperature and humidity on bamboo root growth, a temperature-humidity control system is designed for automatic control of water-fertilizer and temperature in bamboo root growth environment. The system supplies an experimental platform with features of simple structure and convenient control. In the procedure of bamboo seedling, bamboo rhizome and shoot can grow fast because of enough moisture nutrition, good breathing, and low growth resistance. Furthermore, it is also convenient for morphologic observation of bamboo roots.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 307)

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97-102

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February 2013

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Jing Liu, Yun Wei Zhang

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Aeroponics Culture Mechanism, Automatic Control, Micro Controller Unit (MCU), Temperature-Humidity Sensor, Ultrasonic Atomizer

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