#$%^&*AU2008207456B220140313.pdf#####P OPER RSHVI612?MW-CAP dc-2t)/082nIXJ ABSTRACT An apparatus for transplanting of seedlings in a single row, comprising a main frame, a skid plate for supporting the main frame for movement along the bed, a blade assembly 5 projecting beneath the skid plate for cutting a furrow for the row to be planted, a drop tube for delivering a seedling to a holding position for planting in the furrow, means for discharging the seedling from the holding position into the furrow, means for returning displaced soil into the furrow over the root zone of the seedling, and means for removing a plurality of seedlings simultaneously from a seedling tray and for depositing the separate 10 seedlings into a separate holder, one for each seedling, from which the seedlings are discharged successively into the drop tube for planting.1/5 6- 00000 0 OD 0000000 6 EOEI:IE0(20o 0 0 -20-4 24 24 16 16 22 22 22 o o 18 18 16 18 -20Figure 1
