| 摘要 |
The novel seedling bud capping device is easily deployed on a bud of a seedling due to the use of adherent on either edge (rather than a staple), a nd more particularly due to its predefinedly selective use of adherent to form an inverted conic space around the bud for receiving sunlight and for capturing the bud stem near its base. The paper stock or the adherent used in the bud capping device may be impregnated with a repellent scent to further ward awa y browsers to protect the seedling. Preferably, the bud capping device is maad e from a small, e.g. ~5 inch, square piece of water-repellent paper stock havi ng a layer of glue adjacent at least one edge. The stock is prootected on the adherent side by another layer of material to be selectively removed. This protective layer is scored and a free segment of the protective backing laye r is removed to expose a region of adherent. Because the adherent is wider at the base than at the top, when the devid is deployed near a terminus of a seedling bud, it grasps the base of the bud'sstem at a fulcrum of an inverte d cone while leaving open the top of the device for exposure to sunlight. The bud capping device prevents browsing of a fragile seedling while permitting the seedling to thrive. The bud capping device may be affixed with a pull-ta b scent device of any suitable configuration, preferably with a slow-release animal repellent. The device may be arranged and mass-produced in laminar sheets, cut and formed into rolls for easy dispensing.
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