PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent, with a simple configuration, stacking displacement of the nursery box of the nurturing box stacking apparatus.SOLUTION: Provided are a transportation member 15 for transporting the nursery box P; an initiation sensor 40 which is turned on upon detection of the transit state of the nursery box P; and a stop sensor 43 which is turned off upon detection of a state in which one rotation of the lifting mechanism 52 is completed. When the initiation sensor 40 and/or the stop sensor 43 are turned on, the transportation member 15 and the lifting mechanism 52 are driven, and when the initiation sensor 40 and the stop sensor 43 are both turned off, the transportation member 15 and the lifting mechanism 52 are stopped.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】簡単な構成で、育苗箱積重ね装置の育苗箱の積重ねズレを防止する。【解決手段】育苗箱Pを搬送する搬送部材15と、育苗箱Pの通過状態を検知してオンとなる始動センサ40と、持上げ機構52の1回転が完了した状態を検知してオフとなる停止センサ43と、を備えた。始動センサ40及び停止センサ43の少なくとも一方がオンになると搬送部材15及び持上げ機構52を駆動し、始動センサ40及び前記停止センサ43の両方がオフになると搬送部材15及び持上げ機構52を停止する。【選択図】図3