| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus 10 for storing a root crop in soil comprises a harvester 12 for unearthing root crop distributed in the soil over a first width and a burying element 22, 26. In use the burying element may comprise a plough share 22 which is adapted to open a furrow in the soil over a second width and to receive within the second width the unearthed root crop conveyed into the furrow from the harvester and a furrow closer 26 is adapted to encase the root crop. The root crop may be directed into the furrow via a conveyor 16 and chute 24. Also disclosed is a method for storing a root crop in soil comprising a) providing the apparatus as defined above, b) drawing the harvester through the soil so as to unearth root crop distributed over the first width, c) convey the root crop into a furrow over a second width, and d) encase the root crop in the soil.</p> |
