Abstract: A plant cultivation apparatus including a conveyor that contains a conveying device for a cultivation bed and a blowing means that sends a flow of air to plants on the cultivation bed on the conveying device. The plant cultivation apparatus is provided with a space for causing the flow of air to pass between the cultivation bed adjacent in a conveying direction and pass through a bottom surface of the conveying device.

Abstract: A cultivation apparatus for cultivating seedlings of Solanaceae plants equipped with a lighting device, wherein the lighting device has a light source that constitutes a spectrum showing a wavelength range A of 400 nm or more and less than 500 nm and a wavelength range B of 500 nm or more and less than 700 nm; wherein the photosynthetic photon flux density in the wavelength range A is 100 ?mol/m2/sec or more; and wherein, when the total of the photosynthetic photon flux density in the wavelength range A and the photosynthetic photon flux density in the wavelength range B is 100%, the photosynthetic photon flux density in the wavelength range A is 70% or more and less than 99%.

Abstract: Provided is a method and a facility of plant cultivation in which leaf vegetables, fruit vegetables, and the like that are of stable quality can be cultivated at a relatively low cost and in which the period of cultivation can be stabilized. A plant cultivation method and a facility comprising a first step of raising seedlings, and a second step of planting the seedlings into a cultivation field and cultivating the seedlings, wherein, in the first step, the seedlings are cultivated with only artificial light; in the second step, the seedlings are cultivated with only sunlight; and the seedlings raised in the first step are sequentially transplanted to the cultivation field for the second step and are cultivated.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing seedlings, wherein rootstocks and scions are nursed on multi-staged seedling culture shelves installed in a closed-type structure surrounded by light-interceptive walls, and wherein the rootstocks and scions are joined to each other to produce grafted seedlings. The grafted seedlings are placed on shelf boards of the seedling culture shelves and covered with a light-transmitting shield including vent holes, and light is projected onto the grafted seedlings through the light-transmitting shield to weld the seedlings. The relative humidity in the light-transmitting shield immediately after the grafting is raised by the evaporation of moisture from the rootstocks and the scions. When photosynthesis is stimulated, gas exchange between the carbon dioxide gas-containing atmosphere within the closed type structure and the atmosphere within the light-transmitting shield are accomplished to replenish an inner space of the light-transmitting shield with carbon dioxide gas.

Abstract: A system for transplant production comprises: at least one air conditioner installed in a completely light shielding closed structure surrounded by a thermally insulated wall, for controlling temperature and humidity of air in the closed structure; at least one box-shaped culturing module disposed in an internal space of the closed structure, having a front face opening which is opened to the internal space of the closed structure; a plurality of transplant production shelves arranged vertically in a multi-layer in the culturing module to form a transplant production space between upper and lower transplant production shelves; a plurality of plug trays for holding a plant growing medium mounted on each transplant production shelf; a sub-irrigation unit capable of irrigation from a bottom of the plug trays mounted on each transplant production shelf; an artificial lighting unit provided on a back of each transplant production shelf for irradiating light to the lower plug trays; and at least one air fan fixed t

Abstract: It is intended to provide an apparatus for producing seedlings and a method therefor whereby, in producing grafted seedlings of fruit vegetables, a process from the culture of their stocks (rootstocks and scions) to welding after the grafting can be accomplished in a consistent process at low cost. Rootstocks and scions are nursed on multi-staged seedling culture shelves 3 installed in a closed-type structure surrounded by light-interceptive thermally insulating walls, and then these rootstocks and scions are joined to each other to produce grafted seedlings 8. Then, these grafted seedlings 8 are placed on shelf boards 3a of the seedling culture shelves and covered with a light-transmitting shield 9 provided with vent holes 15, and light of a predetermined luminous intensity is projected onto these grafted seedlings from fluorescent lamps 5 through the light-transmitting shield to weld the grafted seedlings 8.

Abstract: A system for transplant production comprising: at least one air conditioner installed in a completely light shielding closed structure surrounded by a thermally insulated wall, the air conditioner controlling the temperature and humidity of air in the closed structure; at least one box-shaped culturing module disposed in the internal space of the closed structure, the culturing module having a front face opening which is opened to the internal space of the closed structure; a plurality of transplant production shelves arranged vertically in multi-layer in the culturing module to form a transplant production space between the upper and lower transplant production shelves; a plurality of plug trays for holding a plant growing medium mounted on each transplant production shelf; a sub-irrigation unit capable of irrigation from the bottom of the plug trays mounted on each transplant production shelf; an artificial lighting unit provided on the back of each transplant production shelf, the artificial lighting unit