Abrégé

The present invention relates to a device for converting plants rooting in substrate supplied batchwise in X-numbers into plants rooting in substrate to be discharged batchwise in Y-numbers, comprising a plurality of individual product holders adapted to hold a plant rooting in substrate, a multiple supply manipulator for supplying the plants, a first product holder carrier for carrying empty product holders, a second product holder carrier for carrying plant-holding product holders, a multiple discharge manipulator for displacing to a discharge position and emptying plant-holding product holders, and at least one intermediate manipulator for displacing product holders between the first product holder carrier, the supply manipulator, second product holder carrier and discharge manipulator. The invention also comprises a method for converting plants rooting in substrate supplied batchwise in X-numbers into plants rooting in substrate to be discharged batchwise in Y-numbers.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01G 9/10 - Pots pour plants; Blocs de terre pour plants; Moyens pour former les blocs de terre

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method and a device for planting plants or plant parts rooting in substrate. The device comprises: a supply system for holding a plurality of plant- holding trays, a planting system for planting a Y-number of plants, a converting system for gripping an X-number and delivering a Y-number of plants, drive means and an intelligent control.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01G 9/10 - Pots pour plants; Blocs de terre pour plants; Moyens pour former les blocs de terre
• A01G 11/00 - Stérilisation du sol par la vapeur

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a method for planting plants and plant parts which may or may not have germinated. The present invention also relates to a planting device (20) for planting plants and plant parts which may or may not have germinated, with a holder (21, 22) for the plants and plant parts; a stabilizing member (33) with a passage opening for the holder (21, 22), and drive means (28).

Classes IPC  ?

• A01C 11/02 - Machines transplanteuses [repiqueuses] pour plants