Patent ID: 6701664
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
A seed tape for a controlled germinating process and comprising successively arranged germinating units, where said germinating units can be cut off one by one, said seed tape being made of at least two paper layers and intended to be used while arranged edgewise, and where each germinating unit includes a seed, additives and a carrier, characterised in that, each germinating unit is formed as a planar member, the longitudinal axis of which extends substantially transverse to or inclined relative to the longitudinal direction of the seed tape, and that the additives and the carrier are present in form of granules and are arranged in discrete locations around the seed, air applying between said seed and the additives and the carrier, and that the seed, the additives and the carrier are adhered to one air-permeable paper layer by means of a layer of adhesive on the inner face of said paper layer, and that at least one stripe of water-absorbing, super-absorbing polymer (SAP) extending across the seed or past said seed at a short distance therefrom and such that it at least reaches one end of the planar member when seen in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the seed tape and is able to absorb the exact amount of water required for carrying out of priming, characterized in that the individual SAP granules are smaller than 600 &mgr;m.