Apparatus for planting and treating seedlings of an agricultural plant

An apparatus for planting and treating seedlings of an agricultural plant, said apparatus comprising:

• means for moving said apparatus over a field with soil in which said seedlings are to be planted,
• a tray for holding a plurality of said seedlings,
• a furrow opener for automatically creating a furrow in said field when said apparatus is moved over said field,
• a seedlings conveying device for putting said seedlings from said tray in said furrow,
• a spraying device for applying a fertilizer, an insecticide, a fungicide, and/or a nutrient to said furrow,
• a furrow compactor that is adapted to close said furrow with soil and to compact said soil surrounding said seedlings in the closed furrow, and
• a coupling mechanism that couples said seedlings conveying device and said furrow compactor, wherein said coupling mechanism urges said furrow compactor against said soil besides said furrow so that said seedlings conveying device coupled to said furrow compactor has a constant height over said soil when said apparatus is moved over said field,
• wherein said coupling mechanism is a pantographic device and mechanically linked to the furrow compactor such that movement of the coupling mechanism produces identical movements of the furrow compactor.