PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily, surely, accurately and efficiently carry out the supply work of paper cylinder seedling rows to a transplanter while reducing the physical burden of a seedling supplier.SOLUTION: The paper cylinder seedling group separator includes a fixed frame body KW1 including a contact plate 12 supported by the front ends of upper and lower support pieces 11, and a vertical handle 13 supported by the rear ends of the upper and lower support pieces 11 a right side turning frame body RW1R with its front end turnably supported to right side support pieces 15 fixed to the contact plate 12, with its rear end supporting a right side horizontal handle 23 and with its right side center horizontal shaft 21 provided with a large number of curved right side engaging needles 22 inserted therein and a left side turning frame body RW1L with its front end turnably supported to left side support pieces 16 fixed to the contact plate 12, with its rear end supporting a left side horizontal handle 26 and with its left side center horizontal shaft 24 provided with a large number of curved left side engaging needles 25 inserted therein.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、苗供給者の身体的負担を小さくしながら、移植機に対する紙筒苗列の供給作業を簡単、確実かつ正確で効率良く実行できるようにする。【解決手段】上下支持片11の前端で支持された当板12と上下支持片11の後端で支持された縦ハンドル13とからなる固定枠体KW1と、当板12に固定された右側支持片15にその前端が回動自在に支承されると共に、その後端が右側横ハンドル23を支持し、その右側中央横架軸21に多数の湾曲する右側係合針22が植設されてなる右側回動枠体RW1Rと、当板12に固定された左側支持片16にその前端が回動自在に支承されると共に、その後端が左側横ハンドル26を支持し、その左側中央横架軸24に多数の湾曲する左側係合針25が植設されてなる左側回動枠体RW1Lとを備えるようにする。【選択図】図1