SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SEEDLINGS

System (100) for inserting seedlings (216) into soil plugs (126), comprising a soil plug handling apparatus (134) to transfer a soil plug from a soil plug station to a transport apparatus (156) transporting the soil plug to a seedling handling apparatus (224) to insert a seedling into the soil plug....

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Hauptverfasser:	AIKENS, John, ADAMS, Gregory W, MCCARTNEY, Andrew W, MACLEAN, Mark, DAVENPORT, Chris
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPSOR SEAWEED FISHING FORESTRY HAND TOOLS HORTICULTURE HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING MANIPULATORS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS TRANSPORTING TRAPPING WATERING
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Zusammenfassung:	System (100) for inserting seedlings (216) into soil plugs (126), comprising a soil plug handling apparatus (134) to transfer a soil plug from a soil plug station to a transport apparatus (156) transporting the soil plug to a seedling handling apparatus (224) to insert a seedling into the soil plug.Method of identifying, transporting and inserting seedlings (216) with a handling apparatus (224) into soil plugs (126) having a longitudinal slit (210), including spreading the slit and inserting a root portion (218) of the seedling into the slit while a stem portion (220) is positioned outside the soil plug and stripping the seedling from the handling apparatus whereby the seedling remains received within the slit.Apparatus (242) for handling seedlings, comprising a body (244) with a vacuum channel (248) and an open tip (254) sized to slidingly receive a sucked root portion and engage a stem portion of a seedling.