System and method for transferring and singularizing plant material in a container, container for plant material, use of a container for plant material

摘要

The invention relates to a container with cells for plant material, and/or systems and methods involving the transfer of cells containing plant material to larger cells (e.g., without removing the plant material from the cells being transferred to larger cells). The container can be used to transport plant material. The container has cells formed from biodegradable material. The cell itself can hereby be gripped by a transfer unit during a transfer method and this cell can be placed in a larger cell. In addition, the cells of the container can be separated from the rest of the container before the cell is transferred.

主权项

1. Method for automatically transferring plant material, comprising of providing plant material in a number of cells in a container having only a single row of cells, wherein each cell of the number of cells defines a plant position and has at least a wall, wherein at least the wall is formed from biodegradable material, and transferring the cell with the wall to a larger cell which defines a plant position and which is formed by at least one wall, and, prior to transferring, automatically gripping a single cell with plant material and an adjacent cell from a lateral direction with a horizontal arm before breaking a connection between the single cell and the adjacent cell, wherein the transferring comprises automatically gripping said single cell with a horizontally and vertically displaceable transfer unit, displacing the single cell with plant material in a horizontal direction substantially perpendicular to the single row of cells, placing the single cell with plant material in the larger cell and releasing the single cell with plant material.