Custom planter and method of custom planting
US7673572B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S111/923
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of planting test plots of different seeds in a field includes loading a multi-row planter with a first seed, and traversing the field and planting a test plot of the test plot of the first seed in a portion of the test field; automatically removing the first seed from the multi-row planter and loading a second seed into the multi-row planter, and traversing the field and planting a test plot of the test plot of the second seed in the field.
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