Technology for cultivation of plants
The proposed technology relates to a plant cultivation assembly ( 100 ) and to a method of cultivating a plant ( 107 ). The plant cultivation assembly ( 100 ) comprises a growth medium support ( 101 ), a growth position ( 108 ) within the growth medium support ( 101 ), and a magnet ( 103 ). A magnetic field is generated by the magnet at the growth medium support, the generated magnetic field is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane ( 102 ).
1 . A method of cultivating a plant at a specific geographical location, the method comprising:
determining, by a processor, a target magnetic field intensity of a target magnetic field at a geographical origin region of the plant, the target magnetic field having a target inclination value, the processor being configured to determine the target magnetic field intensity by one of (a) receiving, from a magnetometer, a target magnetic field intensity measurement that indicates the target magnetic field intensity at the geographical origin region of the plant, and (b) extracting, from a database, target magnetic field intensity data that indicate the target magnetic field intensity at the geographical origin region of the plant;
determining, by the processor, an in-situ magnetic field intensity at the specific geographical location of the plant, the processor being configured to determine the in-situ magnetic field intensity by one of (a) receiving, from a magnetometer, an in-situ magnetic field intensity measurement that indicates the in-situ magnetic field intensity at the specific geographical location of the plant, and (b) extracting, from a database, in-situ magnetic field intensity data that indicate the in-situ magnetic field intensity at the specific geographical location of the plant;
determining, by the processor, a compensating magnetic field having a compensating magnetic field intensity based on the difference between the target magnetic field intensity and the in-situ magnetic field intensity;
generating the compensating magnetic field by an electromagnet communicatively coupled to, and controlled by, the processor, so as to subject the plant to the compensating magnetic field.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plant is in a specific development stage and has a natural growing season, wherein the geographical origin region of the plant has a geomagnetic field with varying seasonal magnetic field intensity values, and wherein determining the target magnetic field intensity includes providing to the processor a seasonal magnetic field intensity value of the geomagnetic field obtained from a geomagnetic observatory, wherein the target magnetic field intensity is based on the specific development stage of the plant, the natural growing season of the plant, and the seasonal magnetic field intensity value of the geomagnetic field obtained from the geomagnetic observatory.
3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the plant is a seed, and the specific development stage is germination.
4 . The method according to 3 , wherein the plant is subjected to the compensating magnetic field during germination.
5 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the plant is a sprout, and the specific development stage is a seedling stage.
6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the plant is subjected to the compensating magnetic field during the seedling stage.
7 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the plant is a bud, and the specific development stage is a bud stage.
8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the plant is subjected to the compensating magnetic field during the bud stage.
9 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the plant is a bulb, and the development stage is a vegetative stage.
10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compensating magnetic field is static.