Patent ID: 6735902
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
A tape formed of material layers meeting at top and bottom rims and having germinating units (9) succeedingly arranged in the longitudinal direction of said tape, where the germinating units comprise growth-suited plant parts able to develop into plants in the tape, or plants developed from said plant parts, the tape being placed standing on its bottom rim and the plants emerging through its top rim, and where the tape and the germinating units comprise at least one strip of biodegradable paper material, said tape being intended for mechanical bedding out in a vertical position in a furrow in the ground, wherein the germinating units at or about each plant part are provided with a mixture (5) of at least one carrier (12) and additive permanently bound to said carrier by a glue, said mixture being put down at or about each plant part by a mixture dispensing station, said additives comprising a superabsorbing polymer and protecting the plant parts against undesired effects, and controlling the moisture conditions about the plant parts and the development of the plant parts in the tape (1), said mixture (5) and said plant parts (10) being attached to at least one of the strips (2, 4), at the mixture dispensing station (44), the strips (2, 4) of each germinating unit (9) being kept together about the plant parts (10) by a glue film (6, 6â€²);wherein the paper material is glazed on the side facing the plant parts or plants and is provided with said glue film (6, 6â€²); wherein the germinating units (9) are closely juxtaposed, and cuts (28) are established in the transitions between adjacent germinating units, said cuts (28) allowing an easy separation of said germinating units (9).