Field condition-based experimental apparatus and method for ecological indicator of vegetation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11422123-B2
Application number	US-202117456167-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 23, 2021
Priority date	Nov 27, 2020
Publication date	Aug 23, 2022
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022

Abstract

A field condition-based experimental apparatus for an ecological indicator of vegetation includes a plurality of isolation units arranged at intervals and an auxiliary mechanism detachably connected to the isolation unit. The isolation units include a plurality of isolation boxes arranged at intervals and respectively having a hollow structure, and a support frame respectively disposed at four corners of the isolation box. The auxiliary mechanism is detachably connected to the support frame. A soil layer is disposed in the isolation box. The experimental apparatus has a reliable structure and is easy to use. An appropriate number of isolation units are buried under field conditions based on experimental needs. Auxiliary mechanisms of different structures are mounted based on experimental conditions. This implements reliable detection of an ecological indicator of vegetation under the field conditions and effectively improves authenticity and reliability of detection results. The auxiliary mechanism facilitates disassembly and assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A field condition-based experimental apparatus for an ecological indicator of vegetation, comprising a plurality of isolation units arranged at intervals and an auxiliary mechanism detachably connected to the isolation unit; wherein
the isolation units comprise a plurality of isolation boxes arranged at intervals and respectively having a hollow structure, and a support frame respectively disposed at four corners of the isolation box; the auxiliary mechanism is detachably connected to the support frame; and a soil layer is disposed in the isolation box;
the isolation box comprises a pre-buried portion and a fencing portion integrally connected to the pre-buried portion, the pre-buried portion is buried in soil, the fencing portion extends out of the soil, and the support frame is respectively disposed at four corners of the fencing portion;
the support frame comprises a support tube respectively disposed at the four corners of the fencing portion and a support rod nested in the support tube in a fitting manner, and a limiting ring is connected to an outer wall of the support rod in the fitting manner;
the outer wall of the support rod is provided with an outer thread, an inner wall of the limiting ring is provided with an inner thread matched with the outer thread, and the limiting ring is connected to the support rod through the threads; and
the auxiliary mechanism comprises a transparent waterproof plate, four corners of the transparent waterproof plate are respectively connected to the support rod in the fitting manner, and a gap is formed between the transparent waterproof plate and the isolation unit to ensure natural circulation of air.

2. The field condition-based experimental apparatus for the ecological indicator of the vegetation according to claim 1 , wherein the support rod comprises a nested portion and a threaded portion integrally connected to the nested portion, the nested portion is nested in the support tube in the fitting manner, the threaded portion extends out of the support tube, and the limiting ring is connected to the threaded portion in the fitting manner.

3. The field condition-based experimental apparatus for the ecological indicator of the vegetation according to claim 1 , wherein a transparent tube is obliquely inserted into the soil layer, an end of the transparent tube extends out of the isolation box, and a plurality of soil moisture meters are sequentially disposed from top to bottom in the soil layer.

4. An experimental method based on the field condition-based experimental apparatus for the ecological indicator of the vegetation according to 1 , comprising the following steps:
step 1: setting a plurality of gradient treatment groups and control groups based on experimental conditions;
step 2: performing simulation tests on the treatment groups under different conditions, and determining test results; and
step 3: comparing the test results of the treatment groups with the control groups to obtain influence factors to growth of the vegetation under the different conditions.

5. The experimental method based on the field condition-based experimental apparatus for the ecological indicator of the vegetation according to claim 4 , wherein the step of setting the treatment groups in step 1 comprises the following steps:
step 1.1: excavating a trench in soil, burying a pre-buried portion of the isolation box in the trench, and backfilling the soil to allow a fencing portion to extend out of the soil;
step 1.2: inserting a transparent tube and soil moisture meters into a soil layer in the isolation box, and communicatively connecting the soil moisture meters to a measurement instrument; and
step 1.3: mounting the auxiliary mechanism on a support rod, and simulating impact of different field conditions on growth of the vegetation by using the auxiliary mechanism.

6. The experimental method according to claim 4 , wherein the support rod comprises a nested portion and a threaded portion integrally connected to the nested portion, the nested portion is nested in the support tube in the fitting manner, the threaded portion extends out of the support tube, and the limiting ring is connected to the threaded portion in the fitting manner.

7. The experimental method according to claim 4 , wherein a transparent tube is obliquely inserted into the soil layer, an end of the transparent tube extends out of the isolation box, and a plurality of soil moisture meters are sequentially disposed from top to bottom in the soil layer.

Assignees

• China Inst Water Resources & Hydropower Res
• Beijing Water Science And Tech Institute
• Yellow River Conservancy Commission Of The Mini Of Water Resources

Inventors

• Song Yifan
• Lu Yajing
• Wang Yu
• Yan Denghua
• Liu Tiejun
• Guo Jianying
• Qin Tianling
• Weng Baisha

Classifications

• A01G7/00 Primary

  Botany in general · CPC title

• A01B79/02

  combined with other agricultural processing, e.g. fertilising, planting · CPC title

• G01N33/24 Primary

  Earth materials (G01N33/42 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A01B79/00 Primary

  Methods for working soil · CPC title

• A01B79/005

  Precision agriculture · CPC title