PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water storing structure which can positively store water, as for growing plants, it is indispensable to secure the water for growing plants.SOLUTION: In the water storing structure including a hydrophobic layer with a water-repellent surface and a water storage part on an upper layer of the water-repellent layer, the hydrophobic layer is composed of an assembly of small objects having water repellency on a surface thereof, and the small objects contact from each other with multiple points to form a configuration that water does not pass the water-repellent layer.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】植物の生育には水の確保が必須であるが、積極的に水を貯めることが可能な構造体を提供すること。【解決手段】撥水性表面を備えた撥水層と、前記撥水層の上層に貯水部を備えたことを特徴とする貯水性構造体において、前記撥水層が、その表面に撥水性を有する小物体の集合体から成り、かつ、前記小物体が互いに多点で接触することにより前記撥水層を水が通過しない構成を形成することを特徴とする貯水性構造体。【選択図】図1
