GRAFTING DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

A grafting element (1) is described for automated grafting of plant sections. The grafting element (1) comprises an expanded tube that can be caused to contract both radially and axially onto the graft. The graft element (1) may be used in an automated grafting machine for automatically expanding the graft element (1) using air pressure or the like. A pre-expanded graft element (1) is also disclosed.