| 摘要 |
The present invention entails a plant/plug growing tray and an automatic transplanting system which includes a tray with a plurality of individual plant/plug cells and a vacuum system that is operative to induce plants to a planting area or receptacle such as field or pots. The tray also serves as a plant supply cartridge for air-pruned plants/plugs so that they can be automatically removed from the tray bottom for fully automated transplanting, using a continuous, intermittent or impulse pneumatic system. In the embodiment disclosed herein the transplanting system has the capability of transferring a set of multi-plants/plugs simultaneously, and then to shift a supply tray to a subsequent position and then to transfer a second set of multi-plants/plugs. In addition, the plant transferring and transplanting of the present invention is specifically designed and adapted such that it can be utilized both in the dry or paddy field, and internally within a greenhouse.
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