Tailored in-furrow product delivery system and method for a potato planter

A method of operating a seed planter and dispensing in-furrow product to a planted set in a furrow comprising:

• rolling an inflated press wheel over said planted set, wherein said press wheel having pressure measuring instrumentation mounted thereto;
• causing said instrumentation to generate a pressure signature by said press wheel rolling over said planted set;
• using a controller, analysing said pressure signature and determining from said step of analysing a characteristic of said planted set;
• dispensing in-furrow product to said planted set according to said characteristic, wherein said step of dispensing is done in symmetrical volume and symmetrical placements relative to a centroid of said planted set.

A method of operating a seed planter and dispensing in-furrow product to a planted set in a furrow comprising:

• rolling an inflated press wheel having pressure measuring instrumentation mounted thereto over said planted set;
• causing said instrumentation to generate a pressure signature by said press wheel rolling over said planted set;
• using an artificial intelligence algorithm and a controller, analysing a portion of said pressure signature from said press wheel and determining from said step of analysing a characteristic of said planted set;
• dispensing in-furrow product to said planted set according to said characteristic of said planted set.

A method for selective delivery of in-furrow products to a panted set in a furrow in 3 dimensional placement patterns using a seed planter wherein said seed planter has an inflated press wheel having pressure measuring instrumentation mounted thereto and a set of closing discs mounted behind said press wheel, and in-furrow dispensing nozzle mounted to said planter between said press wheel and said closing discs, comprising the steps of;

• rolling said inflated press wheel over said planted set, and causing said instrumentation to generate a pressure signature by said press wheel rolling over said planted set;
• using a controller, analysing said pressure signature and determining from said step of analysing a characteristic and a centroid of said planted set;
• using said closing discs, adding a layer of soil over said planted set, and
• dispensing said in-furrow product to said planted set according to said characteristic, over said layer of soil in symmetrical placement in a horizontal plane relative to said centroid.