Patent ID: 6578317
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
A germinating unit for germinating seeds and comprising two paper layers (2, 3; 2â€², 3â€²) and at least one seed (4) placed therebetween, characterised in that a mixture (5) of a carrier and additives is placed between the paper layers, said additives being permanently or loosely bound to the carrier by means of a binder, and that said at least one seed (4) and the mixture (5) are adhered to at least one of the paper layers (2, 3; 2â€², 3â€²), said mixture being placed at or about the seed(s), and that two paper layers are joined along the rim portions (1â€²) by being glued together and that at least one of the paper layers (2, 3; 2â€², 3â€²) is microporous and is particularly transparent in the moist state and that the paper (2, 3; 2â€², 3â€²) is of a weight not exceeding 80 g/m2, and furthercharacterised in that a magnetic material selected from the group consisting of barium ferrite, iron fillings (15â€²) and iron wire (15), is embedded in a rim portion (1â€²) of the germinating unit.