Crop Growth System Including a Seeder and Associated Harvester
Assignee10691976 Canada Ltd.
InventorsDavid Prystupa, John Pacak
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Abstract
A method for growing plants includes both a seeder and a harvester both of which include arrangements for singulating the seeds and for measuring parameters of the seeds while singulated. This can be used for seeding selected seeds and for harvesting particular plants. The system operates by correlating information from the individual seeded seeds and from the harvested seeds in respect of a particular location on the growth medium and may include information relating the growth medium at the location. The location can be determined by seeding the plants in patterns which can be detected by a reader on the harvester. The system can be used to control selection of seeds to take into account soil conditions at the plant.
Claims20
A method for growing crops in a growth medium comprising:
- harvesting the crops and separating the collected elements of the crops from other crop material;
- during the harvesting, measuring at least one property based on the collected elements and a location from which the collected elements are harvested;
- and subsequently, seeding the growth medium with crop seeds using said at least one measured property.
A method for growth crops in a growth medium comprising:
- seeding the growth medium with seeds for the crops;
- harvesting the crops and separating collected elements of the crops from other crop material;
- during the seeding, placing said seeds in different patterns in the growth medium where the patterns define respective different locations in the growth medium;
- and subsequent to seeding identifying said different locations by reading the different patterns.
A method for growth crops in a growth medium comprising:
- seeding the growth medium with seeds for the crops;
- when the crops are grown on the growth medium, harvesting the crops;
- during the seeding, obtaining information concerning individual seeds being seeded;
- during the harvesting obtaining information concerning individual seeds being harvested;
- and correlating information from the individual seeded seeds and from the harvested seeds in respect of a particular location on the growth medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.