Methods of asexual reproduction of plants, i.e. NOT involving seeds.

Methods of vegetative propagation involving specialized plant organs such as:

Methods of vegetative propagation involving suckering, i.e. transplanting suckers.

Specific apparatus therefor not otherwise provided for.

Methods of vegetative propagation wherein a part of the plant, usually a stem or a leaf, is cut off and planted in a growth substrate (illustration in Fig.1).

Specific apparatus therefor not otherwise provided for.

Ground layering methods, i.e. bending of plant branches or stems so that they touch the ground and are covered with soil to induce the development of roots (illustration in Fig.1).

Air layering, or marcotting, methods, i.e. wounding a target region of the plant and surrounding the wound with a lump of moisture-retaining medium to induce the development of roots (illustration in Fig.2).

Specific apparatus therefor not otherwise provided for.

Grafting methods, i.e. a part of the plant, called scion, usually a stem or a leaf, is cut off and attached to the stem of another plant called stock or rootstock that remains rooted in the growth substrate (illustration in Fig.1).

Inarching methods, wherein the scion is still attached to its own root system at the time of grafting (illustration in Fig.2).

Specific apparatus therefor not otherwise provided for.

Apparatus for mechanically grafting plants, operating partly or totally automatically.

Devices for mechanically cutting, inserting or ligating the scion and/or the stock, operating partly or totally automatically (illustration in Fig.1).

Seedling grafting robots (illustration in Fig.2).

Apparatus for manually (illustration in Fig.1) or automatically (illustration in Fig.2) cutting the scion and/or stock.

Apparatus for manually or automatically inserting the scion into the stock for joining them into a graft joint.

Methods therefor.

Apparatus for manually or automatically holding the graft joint in position through ligating or clamping means, e.g. with clamps, clips, etc. (illustrations in Fig.1 and Fig.2);

Methods therefor.

Tools and machines for cutting plants with the purpose of pruning, trimming, shaping, etc.

Also shredders for plant waste.

Handling and processing of cut flowers, tools and machines for making bouquets and wreaths, devices and methods for preserving cut flowers

Devices to help preserve cut flowers.

Illumination systems where illumination is controlled by measurements taken in the plant's direct environment, e.g. by cameras, light sensors, etc. (illustration in Fig.1);

Illumination methods for plants, e.g. lighting recipes (illustration in Fig.2).

Low gardening beds, with covering frames like glass panes, for forcing or propagating young plants (illustration in Fig.1).

Covering frames for use in forcing-frames, e.g. glass frames, etc. (illustration in Fig.2).

Important note: the term "light" is an outdated term referring to said glass frames and has nothing to do with artificial lighting (see the Figures below: the "lights" with reference signs 2 and 6).

Systems or devices for managing the environment in greenhouses, forcing-frames or the like, such as:

Ventilating systems for greenhouses or the like.

Heating systems.

Air-conditioning systems.

Illumination arrangements other than for a lighting treatment of the plant.

Watering arrangements of plants cultivated in greenhouses or the like.

Spatial arrangements of lamps for controlling the light propagation direction towards the plants, e.g. to increase photosynthetic activity, such as:

Vertical lamp arrays (illustration in Fig.1),

Lighting means for illuminating the bottom leaves,

Movable illumination means, etc.

Illumination systems with structural features for controlling the light propagation direction towards the plants, such as:

Screens, shades in association with horticultural lamps;

Horticultural lamps with lenses;

Horticultural lamps with reflectors (illustration in Fig.2), etc.

Horticultural illumination systems with cooling means (illustration in Fig.3).

Devices for guiding the fruiting body, or carpophore, of a mushroom during growth, e.g. to obtain a desired form (illustration in Fig.1).

Paper rolls, paper wraps, wrapping papers, etc. for guiding the carpophores (illustration in Fig.2).

Apparatus for attaching the growth guides to the cultivation containers.

Methods therefor.

This subgroup covers all cereal crops but also covers grasses other than cereals, e.g. grasses for bio-oil production.

Compressed growth substrates, e.g. compressed pots, blocks, slabs, bricks, plugs, pellets, wafers, mats, boards (illustrations in Fig.1).

Growth substrates with a coherent shape, e.g. cured with a binder.

Fig.1: Compressed growth substrates

Looping references between A01G 25/00 and A01C 23/00 have been identified. Until this inconsistency is resolved, the current classification practice in CPC is as follows: A01C 23/00 is limiting in A01G 25/00 and A01G 25/00 is informative in A01C 23/00.

In addition to self-acting watering devices also plant containers having a water reservoir.

Self-acting watering devices with wicks (or the like) and possibly further including a water reservoir underneath.

If the water reservoir is wholly around or beside the container, classification should be made in group A01G 27/06.

Self-acting watering devices with wicks (or the like) and a water reservoir, the latter being wholly around or beside the container.

If the reservoir is only underneath the device, classification should be made in group A01G 27/04.

In addition to root feeders and injecting fertilisers into the roots also irrigating or fertilising very close to the roots.