WATER-MELON AND GOURDS GROWING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used at growing of water-melons and row-tilled crops. Proposed device has cultivator, vine handler and layer to lay vines in rows. Each working member of vine handler and layer is made in form of arms with pins mounted on vertically installed driven bushing for turning through 90^o from initial position. Arms are provided with rollers for interacting with guide path. Device is provided also with fertilizer solution container, pump and boom. Deflector-screw atomizers are mounted on boom. Shell is installed between guide cone of each atomizer and its housing to break solution jets into particles. Diameter of shell is 2-3 times greater than inner diameter of atomizer housing.

EFFECT: provision of high quality of inter-row cultivation of soil and foliar nutrition of plants.

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