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An Improved Electro-Hydraulic Vegetable Seedling Block Transplanting

Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org

Citation:  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 5(4): 485-488. (doi: 10.13031/2013.26548) @1989
Authors:   Michael D. Rumsey, Yung-Nien Ting, Jaw-Kai Wang
Keywords:   Automation, Lettuce, Vegetable production

Atwo-row electro-hydraulic vegetable seedling block transplanter was designed and tested. The transplanter automatically depotted-cylindrical seedling soil blocks from a seedling tray and transplanted them onto a pre-formed seedling bed. The transplanter was carried on a semi-mounted frame pulled by a tractor. Results of field tests were satisfactory.

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