Device for observing water content, method for observing water content, and cultivation device

    公开(公告)号:US11002670B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-11

    申请号:US15779759

    申请日:2016-10-21

    Abstract: A first beam source radiates, as a reference beam, 905 nm of near infrared beam having a characteristic in which light tends not to be absorbed in water toward a leaf of a plant. A second beam source radiates, as a measuring beam, 1550 nm of near infrared beam having a characteristic in which light tends to be absorbed in water toward the leaf of the plant. A threshold level setter/water content index detector calculates a water content index of one leaf which is a total sum Σ Ln (I905/I1550) of the reflection intensity ratio. A controller displays a graph representing the time-serial change of the water content contained in the plant from the start to the end of the measurement period on a UI screen of a monitor. Further, the controller is connected to an environmental control device that controls environmental conditions surrounding the plant, and instructs the control device to change or maintain the environmental conditions based on a change of increase and decrease in the water content contained in the calculated plant.

    Water content of a part of plant evaluation method and water content of a part of plant evaluation apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10126234B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US15295065

    申请日:2016-10-17

    Abstract: In a water content evaluation method, when water content of a part of a plant is evaluated, a white reference substrate (background material) is disposed so as to cover a back surface of a leaf of plant. A first beam source radiates a near infrared beam (reference beam) with a wavelength of 905 nm that has a characteristic of tending not to be absorbed in water toward leaf. A second beam source radiates a near infrared beam (measuring beam) with a wavelength of 1550 nm that has a characteristic of tending to be absorbed in water toward the leaf. Threshold level setter/water content index detector calculates a water content index of one leaf that is total sum Σ Ln (I905/I1550) of the reflection intensity rate at all irradiation positions of the leaf based on a reflection light of a reference beam and a reflection light of a measuring beam that are reflected on all irradiation positions of the leaf.

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