Patent ID: 8844451
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A01B,A01C,A01G,A01N,Y02A,Y02P

Abstract:
1. An applicator assembly for applying a substance selected from a group consisting of fertilizer, plant growth regulator, insecticide, fungicide, and herbicide to the root zone of a plurality of plants, the applicator assembly comprising: a subsoil applicator having a cutting element for generating an incision in the ground, an injector associated with the cutting element to allow the substance selected from a group consisting of fertilizer, plant growth regulator, insecticide, fungicide, and herbicide to be injected into the incision, a positioning device adapted to allow the position of the cutting element to change such that an incision is generated in some material in the root zone while the cutting element moves over other material in the root zone, a surface applicator positioned to apply the substance selected from a group consisting of fertilizer, plant growth regulator, insecticide, fungicide, and herbicide to the ground surface, and; a deflector adapted to push at least branches or leaves or tree trunks from the path of the cutting element and from the path of the surface applicator, the surface applicator being located on the deflector.