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Compositions and methods for conferring tolerance to glyphosate in bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include novel EPSP synthase enzymes and nucleic acid molecules encoding such enzymes, vectors comprising those nucleic acid molecules, and host cells comprising the vectors.

Methods and systems for processing and / or superimposing a medical image of an anatomical body (e.g., a heart) with graphical information are provided. Reference elements and / or reference catheter are placed in contact with the anatomical body. A physical structure within a navigational coordinate system is located using the reference elements and / or reference catheter. An image reference within an image coordinate corresponding to the physical structure is located. Location of the image reference can be accomplished, e.g., by displaying the medical image and electronically marking the displayed image reference, or by automatically locating image data corresponding to the image reference. The navigational and image coordinate systems are then registered based on the location of the physical structure within the navigational coordinate system and the location of the image reference within the image coordinate system, which allows graphical information to be accurately merged with the medical image data.

The invention provides seed and plants of the lettuce line designated PS 06518893. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of lettuce line PS 06518893, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant produced by crossing a plant of lettuce line PS 06518893 with itself or with another lettuce plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of lettuce line PS 06518893, including the gametes of such plants.

The subject invention relates in part to stacking Cry1Be toxins along with Cry1Fa toxins to prevent insects from developing resistance towards either toxin by itself. As discussed in more detail herein, the subject pair of proteins is a particularly advantageous combination, as no other pair of proteins is known to provide high levels of control and non-cross-resistant activity against both Spodoptera frugiperda (FAW) and Ostrinia nubilalis (ECB) insects. This dual, non-cross-resistant activity is also advantageous because it can reduce the number of proteins / genes needed to target these insects with multiple, non-cross-resistant proteins. This can reduce or eliminate the need for refuge acreage. Accordingly, the subject invention also relates generally to using four genes to provide three proteins for non-cross-resistant control of a first insect, and three proteins for non-cross-resistant control of a second insect. In preferred embodiments, the targeted insects are FAW and ECB.

The subject invention includes methods and plants for controlling lepidopteran insects, said plants comprising Cry1Fa and Cry1Da core toxin containing proteins in combination to delay or prevent development of resistance by the insect(s).

The subject invention includes methods and plants for controlling lepidopteran insects, said plants comprising a Cry1Fa insecticidal protein and a Cry1Ca insecticidal protein, in combination, to delay or prevent development of resistance by the insect(s).

The subject invention includes methods and plants for controlling lepidopteran insects, said plants comprising Cry1Ca insecticidal protein and a Cry1Ab insecticidal protein in combination to delay or prevent development of resistance by the insects.

The subject invention includes methods and plants for controlling lepidopteran insects, said plants comprising a Vip3Ab insecticidal protein in combination with a Cry 1Fa insecticidal protein to delay or prevent development of resistance by the insect(s).

The invention provides a transgenic soybean event MON 87708 plant and plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, and commodity products derived from event MON 87708. The invention also provides polynucleotides specific for event MON 87708 and plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, and commodity products comprising polynucleotides specific for event MON 87708. The invention also provides methods related to event MON 87708.

An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station; a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray; and a conveyor for conveying the material removed from the seed to a corresponding compartment in a sample tray. The method of the present invention comprises feeding seeds individually to a sampling station, removing a sample from the seed in the sampling station; conveying the sample to a compartment in a sample tray, and conveying the seed to a corresponding compartment in a seed tray. The samples can be tested, and the seeds can be sorted according to the results of the testing of their corresponding samples.

The invention relates to a biochar-containing composition comprising biochar having organic matter therein and / or thereon, clay associated, optionally intercalated, with the organic matter, a non-clay mineral and optionally also a plant growth promoter.

The invention provides an automatic transplanter for plug seedlings, comprising a transplanting mechanical hand mechanism, a planer-type mechanical arm mechanism, a seedling plug, a flowerpot conveying mechanism and a stand. The automatic transplanter for the plug seedlings is characterized in that the planer-type mechanical arm mechanism is provided with a mechanical arm horizontal movement guiderail and a synchronous belt on the upper part of the stand, the mechanical arm horizontal moving guide rail is connected with a mechanical arm connection plate in a sliding way, and the mechanical arm connection plate is connected with the synchronous belt and provided with a mechanical arm vertical movement guide rail and a transmission chain, and both ends of the mechanical arm are respectivelyarranged on the mechanical arm vertical movement guide rail and respectively connected with the transmission chain; a mechanical hand split-joint movement guide rail is assembled with a plurality ofmechanical hands in a sliding way, the end part of a cylinder piston rod is connected with a fore-end mechanical hand, and inelastic connection belts are arranged among the mechanical hands; the transplanting mechanical hand mechanism is fixedly connected with a mechanical finger installation positioning block at the lower end of a cylinder, the cylinder piston rod is fixedly connected with a mechanical hand installation positioning block which is fixedly connected with a finger sleeve, and a mechanical finger penetrating through the finger sleeve and the mechanical hand installation positioning block is fixedly connected on the mechanical finger installation positioning block. The automatic transplanter is characterized by replacing the manual operation with the machine to automatically complete transplantation of the plug seedlings of vegetables and flowers and plants and having simple structure, convenience, practicality and reliable property.

An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station; a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray; and a conveyor for conveying the material removed from the seed to a corresponding compartment in a sample tray. The method of the present invention comprises feeding seeds individually to a sampling station, removing a sample from the seed in the sampling station; conveying the sample to a compartment in a sample tray, and conveying the seed to a corresponding compartment in a seed tray. The samples can be tested, and the seeds can be sorted according to the results of the testing of their corresponding samples.

A method of combined intercropping and mulching of commercial crops is described herein. Suitable annuals such as young wheat and / or buckwheat plants are planted in soil in which legumes were originally planted. A portion of the resulting upper portions of young wheat and / or buckwheat plants is mowed and blended with organic debris to provide nutrients for intercropped commercial plants such as corn and soybeans. The remaining portion is chopped blended with organic debris and sprayed onto the top layer of seeded soil as combination mulch. For larger commercial applications, conventional agricultural machines are described herein, and are modified for the most efficient intercropping. For best results, at least one intercropped commercial plant should be a legume.

The planting arm of the direct-taking wide-narrow row splitting mechanism belongs to agricultural machinery; the planting arm includes a planting arm shell and a cam fitted on the planting arm shell, a shift fork shaft, a shift fork, a seedling pusher and a seedling claw, and the cam The cam axis and the shifting fork axis of the shifting fork shaft are arranged in a space staggered angle, through the space staggered angle, the pusher bar and the seedling claws are perpendicular to the rice transplanter seedling door, and the pusher bar and the seedling claws are aligned with each other. The working direction of the rice transplanter is parallel; the planting arm realizes the operation of wide and narrow rows to form rectangular seedling blocks when picking seedlings, and the two sides of the claws act on the seedling blocks at the same time, and the seedlings are vertical when transplanting. The structure is simple and reasonable, and the operation quality is good. features.

Methods and systems for processing and / or superimposing a medical image of an anatomical body (e.g., a heart) with graphical information are provided. Reference elements and / or reference catheter are placed in contact with the anatomical body. A physical structure within a navigational coordinate system is located using the reference elements and / or reference catheter. An image reference within an image coordinate corresponding to the physical structure is located. Location of the image reference can be accomplished, e.g., by displaying the medical image and electronically marking the displayed image reference, or by automatically locating image data corresponding to the image reference. The navigational and image coordinate systems are then registered based on the location of the physical structure within the navigational coordinate system and the location of the image reference within the image coordinate system, which allows graphical information to be accurately merged with the medical image data.

A rotary growing apparatus comprises a cylindrical structure or drum provided with a series of parallel elongated, longitudinally extending, baskets adapted to receive therein the plants to be grown. A support base is provided for the drum, and a drive mechanism is adapted to rotate the drum on the support base about a rotational axis of the drum. At least one light source extends inside the drum about which the drum and the plants carried thereby can rotate. A feeding system provides nutrient fluid to the growing plants as the drum rotates and the baskets contact the nutrient fluid. The elongated baskets each include a bottom wall and a pair of side walls and are capable of receiving therein a series of plants supported by a growing medium. The elongated baskets define in the bottom and side walls thereof a plurality of apertures for allowing the nutrient fluid to access the plants. The elongated baskets are removably attached to a pair of parallel and opposed rims of the drum.

The invention discloses a seedling transplanting system based on machine vision and consists of components of seedling transportation, machine vision identification, control and transplanting. A conveyor belt of the seedling transportation component can convey seedling plates to the transplanting positions and automatically convey after the completion of the transplanting; color images obtained from the machine vision system are used for detecting a plurality of appearance growth indicators such as the size, the number of leaves of the seedlings so as to comprehensively judge whether the seedlings are suitable for transplanting and meanwhile determine the location information of the seedlings to be transferred to the control system by a computer through a serial communication interface RS-232; then the PLC of the control system sends commands to an end effector to realize automatic transplantation of the seedlings through the control system; the end effector adopts shovel-shaped fingers driven by a linear cylinder and meets the seedling transplanting demand for seedling plates with different sizes through regulating the angle of fingers. The invention utilizes the vision system to obtain the growth and location information of the seedlings and realizes the transplantation through the control of the computer and the PLC.

The invention discloses a universal joint-driven inclined wide-and-narrow separating-planting mechanism of a rice transplanter. Transmission cases of the same structure and planting arms of the same structure are arranged on the two sides of a chain wheel shaft respectively; the chain wheel shaft forms an inclination angle with an output shaft of a universal joint through the universal joint; the output shaft end of the universal joint is fixedly connected with a planet carrier; in the planet carrier, central gears are supported on the output shaft of the universal joint through bearings, are fixedly connected through flanges, adjustment gaskets and the flange on a transmission case body at the universal joint end and are connected with planet gears per se through idler wheels respectively; and planet gear shafts fixedly connected with the planet gears are connected with the planting arms per se respectively. In the universal joint-driven inclined wide-and-narrow separating-planting mechanism, seedling needles on the planting arms driven by the planet gears move in a plane inclined relative to the chain wheel shaft, the inclination of the planet carrier produces lateral movement relative to an advancing direction to move seedling inserting points leftwards or rightwards relative to seedling taking positions after the seedling needles take seedlings, and then rice transplantation positions are distributed in narrow and wide rows at unequal row spaces meeting agronomic requirements on the premise that seedling taking openings are distributed at equal intervals.

PCT No. PCT / NO98 / 00018 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 6, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 6, 1999 PCT Filed Jan. 21, 1998 PCT Pub. No. WO98 / 31209 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 23, 1998When planting plants and similar objects a forest vehicle (1) is used which is provided with automatic planting assemblies (13) mounted at hydraulically controlled arms (11). The vehicle (1) moves slowly forwards and the absolute geographic position thereof is determined by means of satellite signals received on the antenna (15). At the frontmost portion of the vehicle (1), on a movable arm (3) scanning device such as a georadar screen (5) is provided, which transmits radar waves having a suitable wavelength and scans the ground area in front of the vehicle (1). The georadar determines the depth of soil and obstacles to planting such as stones and stumps. From the determinations of the georadar also suitable planting places are determined and the positions thereof are stored. The planting arms (11) and their assemblies (13) are then controlled, so that during the continuous movement of the vehicle forwards the planting assemblies stand still at the determined planting places and there perform planting. Owing to the determination of the soil conditions planting can be made with a high yield and due to the automatised procedure using a minimum of man power.

The invention provides an automatic transplanting machine for plug seedlings and a control system thereof. The automatic transplanting machine for plug seedlings comprises a chassis, a moving box mechanism, a seedling-picking mechanism, a seedling-separating mechanism, a seedling-transplanting mechanism and a power mechanism. The moving box mechanism, the seedling-picking mechanism and the seedling-separating mechanism are fixed on the chassis in sequence from front to back; the seedling-transplanting mechanism is arranged below the seedling-separating mechanism to be connected with the chassis, and the seedlings dropped from the seedling-separating mechanism can accurately enter the seedling-transplanting mechanism. Seedling feeding, seedling picking, seedling separating, seedling dropping and seedling transplanting can be conducted at high speed by respective mechanism under the coordination of an automatic seedling feeding control system, an automatic seedling picking control system and an automatic seedling throwing control system. The automatic transplanting machine for the plug seedlings has simple mechanical structure and low cost; input signals required by the control system are less, control method is simple, flexible and efficient, and the automatic transplanting machine for the plug seedlings is thus suitable for a high speed transplanting operation.

The invention provides an automatic seedling taking manipulator for a plug seedling transplanter. The automatic seedling taking manipulator comprises a seedling taking manipulator and a seedling taking end effector (7), the integral structure is a Cartesian motion system, the seedling taking end effector (7) is driven by a motor (4-7) to shift back and forth along an X-axis in an X-Y plane to align with a hole to be prepared to take a seedling and align with a flowerpot to be prepared to plant the seedling, different air suction and air exhaust modes of the upper end and the lower end of a rodless cylinder (5) drive the seedling taking end effector (7) to slide up and down along a Y-axis in the X-Y plane to take the seedling from a hole dish (1) and plant the seedling in the flowerpot (8). The automatic seedling taking manipulator can replace hand labor of a man, the seedling is taken out from a hole of a source dish and transplanted in a target growing dish or the flowerpot, the integral structure is simple, the performance is reliable, and the automatic seedling taking manipulator is applicable to automatically transplanting the plug seedlings of different specifications.

The invention relates to an automated potted-seedling transplanting machine for a greenhouse, belonging to the field of an automated seedling transplanting device in facility agriculture. The transplanting machine comprises a potted tray transport mechanism (2) and a potted seedling transplanting mechanism (6), wherein the potted tray transport mechanism (2) is installed on a machine frame and is used for transporting a potted tray to a specified transplanting work position; the potted seedling transplanting mechanism (6) is used for clipping a seedling out from the potted tray, transporting the seedling to a space above another empty potted tray and then implanting the seedling; and a control box (1) is arranged below the machine frame (4), an operating button for starting and stopping the complete machine is arranged in the control box (1), and the control box (1) can carry out integrating control on all the mechanisms. The transplanting machine can transplant the seedlings of multiple crops, the transplanting work can be completed by simply arranging a potted tray containing a seedling and an empty potted tray to be implanted on the potted tray transport mechanism and taking the potted tray the transplanting work of which is completed away from the potted tray transport mechanism by only one operating person, and other procedures of spraying, disinfecting and the like can be subsequently carried out after the transplanting work is completed. The transplanting machine has the advantages of high automation degree and simple and reliable operation.

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for automatically picking seedling and separate projection applied to multi-row planting. The apparatus comprises a shifting disk apparatus, a horizontal delivery apparatus, a vertical lifting apparatus, and a seedling separate projection apparatus. A plurality of seedling claws are mounted on the vertical lifting apparatus to pick a plurality of plug seedlings at one time, the horizontal delivery apparatus delivers the plug seedlings picked by the plurality of seedling claws to put on the corresponding closed seedling separate projection apparatus, the plug seedlings picked by the plurality of seedling claws are put into a corresponding multi-row planting apparatus according to a spreading out effect of the seedling separate projection apparatus, and plug seedlings picked by the plurality of seedling claws are transplanted to a farmland by the multi-row planting apparatus, so as to cooperate a semi-automatic planting apparatus to automatically finish seedling picking, seedling delivery, seedling releasing, seedling separation, and seedling projection, thereby realizing an automatically seedling picking and transplantation operation of the plug seedlings for multiple picking and delivery, scattering, projection and planting. The present invention is simple in structure and reliable for use, and is appliable to an automatical and highly-efficient transplant operation of the plug seedlings.

A satellite navigation automatic driving system of a high-speed seedling transplanter is composed of an RTK-GPS, an attitude instrument, odometers, a rotation angle sensor, an electronic control steering wheel, a GPS data forwarding electronic control unit (ECU), an attitude instrument data forwarding electronic control unit (ECU), an odometer electronic control unit (ECU), a steering wheel electronic control unit (ECU), an embedded navigation computer EGC and the like. A traditional manual steering wheel is replaced by the electronic control steering wheel; the RTK-GPS and the attitude instrument are arranged at the center of a cross-over support on a seedling disc support; the odometers are arranged on walking reducers of left and right wheels; the rotation angle sensor is arranged at a steering mechanism of the bottom of a main reducer; each electronic control unit (ECU) is arranged near the sensor; the EGC is mounted at one side of the seedling disc support; the EGC is connected with the ECUs through a serial communication network; the EGC includes a man-machine interface as well as pre-data processing, attitude estimation and driving control modules; in seedling transplanting, a target point method is adopted to realize tracking automatic driving; and in corner turning, a method in which attitudes are adjusted around a corner turning center is adopted to realize automatic driving. With the satellite navigation automatic driving system adopted, the seedling transplanter can be driven by a computer, and therefore, onboard operation personnel can be reduced to only one seedling supplementing worker.

The invention belongs to the technical field of intelligent equipment for modern agriculture, and relates to a seed and seedling sorting and transplanting device which comprises a base bracket, wherein the base bracket comprises base bracket upright posts (6), base bracket connecting beams (8) and base bracket beams (15). The seed and seedling sorting and transplanting device is characterized by also comprising a flat belt conveying device, a seed and seedling jacking rotating device, a seed and seedling pot moving device, an end effector and an image information acquisition device. A modular design is adopted for each part of the intelligent seed and seedling sorting and transplanting device, a transmission structure is compact, mechanism simplicity is ensured, the flat belt conveying device and the seed and seedling jacking rotating device are stable and reliable, a motor is adopted as a power device, and the number of other auxiliary equipment is reduced; a single camera, a background board, a light source and seed and seedling rotation are matched to acquire images, and a plurality of transplanting fitness parameters of seeds and seedlings can be simultaneously acquired, so that the cost is lowered, and the processing speed of system data is improved.

The invention discloses an executor for automatically clamping a tail end, comprising a clamping unit for clamping and releasing an object to be clamped, and a stretching driving unit and a clamping driving unit which are respectively connected with the clamping unit; the stretching driving unit is used for driving the clamping unit to stretch, so as to enable fingers to insert in or separate from the object to be clamped; and the clamping driving unit is used for driving the clamping unit to be opened and closed, so as to clamp or release the object to be clamped. The executor is applicable to automatic transplantation equipment for flowers and plants, vegetables, seedlings and the like, the executor can be inserted into the matrixes of the roots of the seedlings, the roots can be reliably clamped, and the executor can be quickly separated and released from the seedlings, so that the high-efficiency and automatic work for the seedlings can be preferably realized; the executor is compact in structure, low in manufacture cost, reliable in running, and good in universality, can be automatically controlled easily, and has good popularization application prospect; and the executor has important meanings for guaranteeing the damage-free and the high-efficiency clamping of the seedlings, and improving the work efficiency and the reliability of an automatic seedlings transplantation machine.