PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a root cutting device producible at a low cost, having good operability, and allowing to smoothly perform root cutting by low labor.SOLUTION: This root cutting device 10 includes a root cutting member 12 which is inserted into between a bottom plate lower surface of a flat boxy seedling pallet having an opened upper surface and storing many seedlings, and a ground surface where the seedling pallet is placed, and performs root cutting of seedlings by pull moving operation to one direction along the bottom plate lower surface of the seedling pallet, and a driving part 14 which pull moves and drives the root cutting member 12 along the bottom plate lower surface of the seedling pallet.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】低コストで製造でき、作業性が良く、低労力でスムーズに根切りを行える根切り装置を提供することにある。【解決手段】多数の苗を収容した上面開口で扁平箱型の苗パレットの底板下面と苗パレットが載置された地面との間に挿入されて苗パレットの底板下面に沿った一方向への引き移動動作により苗の根切りを行なう根切り部材12と、根切り部材12を苗パレットの底板下面に沿って引き移動駆動する駆動部14と、を含む根切り装置10から構成される。【選択図】図1
