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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates, generally, to agricultural systems, apparatus and methods. Particularly, the invention relates to a system of delivering gases to crops. More particularly, the invention relates to an integrated CO2gas delivery system, subsystems, and apparatus therefor. Most particularly, the systems, subsystems and apparatus are useable to promote plant growth and production inCannabis.

2. Background Information

Hoop house are generally about 60′ long, with some being much longer or greenhouses being much longer providing the overall bed length for planting of crops such ascannabis. Long beds ofcannabisand other crops of this configuration are also planted outdoors.

Existing technology in this field is believed to have significant limitations and shortcomings. For this and other reasons, a need exists for the present invention.

All US patents and patent applications, and all other published documents mentioned anywhere in this application are incorporated by reference in their entirety.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention provides an agricultural system, apparatus, and method which are beneficial, practical, reliable, and efficient, and which are believed to fulfill the need and to constitute an improvement over the background technology.

In one aspect, the invention provides system of promoting plant growth and production, comprising a CO2 gas supply; a gas controller communicatively connected to the gas supply; a frame disposed above a plant support surface, and at least one CO2 gas emitter communicatively connected to the gas controller and suspended from the frame whereby the emitter is disposed above at least one growing plant, the gas emitter being height adjustable whereby as the plant grows, the gas emitter may remain in close proximity to the plant.

In another aspect, the invention provides a system of promoting plant growth and production, comprising:

a. a CO2 gas supply, the gas supply includes a liquid CO2 tank, a pressure builder connected to the tank, and a vaporizer connected to the pressure builder to convert liquid CO2 to CO2 gas;

b. a gas controller communicatively connected to the gas supply, the gas controller includes a gas input valve communicatively connected to the vaporizer, a gas manifold communicatively connected to the input valve, and an output valve communicatively connected to the gas manifold;

c. a frame disposed above a plant support surface;

d. at least one CO2 gas emitter communicatively connected to the gas subcontroller and suspended from the frame whereby the emitter is adapted to being disposed near at least one growing plant, the gas emitter being height adjustable whereby as the plant grows, the gas emitter may remain in close proximity to the plant, the gas emitter including: (i) a gas manifold connected to the output valve, and (ii) an elongated gas emission conduit connected to the gas manifold and having a plurality of gas emission orifices, the emission conduit being height adjustable proximate a plant or plants.

The aspects, features, advantages, benefits and objects of the invention will become clear to those skilled in the art by reference to the following description, claims and drawings.

