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Custom planter and method of custom planting

US7673572B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 5, 2006
Grant dateMar 9, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2028

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  • 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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