PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seedling transplanter provided with a planting section of a simple structure capable of, when transplanting seedlings by the planting section, forming a recess hole to collect water around each seedling planted by a planting tool.SOLUTION: The seedling transplanter provided with the planting tool (28) that receives a seedling from a feed section (31) supported to a travel machine and vertically moves to be able to plant on a field surface (U) below includes a hole forming apparatus (201) composed of a hole formation member (202) for forming a hole around a planting position corresponding to the machine travel and a coordinated lifting mechanism (206) that coordinates with the vertical movement of the planting tool (28) to support the vertical movement of the hole formation member (202).COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】植付部によって苗株を移植する際に、植付具が植付けた苗株毎にその周りに水を溜めるための窪み穴を形成することができる簡易な構成の植付部を備える苗移植機を提供する。【解決手段】苗移植機は、走行機体に支持された供給部(31)から苗株を受けて下方の圃場面(U)に植付け可能に昇降動作する植付具(28)を備える苗移植機において、機体走行に応じて植付け位置の周りに穴を形成する穴形成部材(202)と、この穴形成部材(202)を植付具(28)の昇降動作に連携して昇降支持する連携昇降機構(206)とからなる作穴装置(201)を備えたものである。【選択図】図19
