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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bernard Kafka, Rantigny, FR;
Assignee:
Isover Saint-Gobain, Courbevoie, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
47 59 ; 47 64 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to techniques for above-ground cultivation, and, more precisely, cultivation elements designated with the name of 'substrate'. The cultivation cubes according to the invention are comprised of mineral fibers that are interconnected and whose distribution is without preferred order, no matter what direction they are viewed from. The substrates according to the invention promote better colonization of the material by the roots.