Apparatus and method for no-till inter-row simultaneous application of herbicide and fertilizer, soil preparation, and seeding of a cover crop in a standing crop

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9456539
APP PUB NO 20140197249A1
SERIAL NO

14212473

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A no-till apparatus for application of herbicide and fertilizer, soil preparation, and seeding of a cover crop in a standing crop has inter-row assemblies configured to pass along inter-row areas between adjacent row lines of standing crop plants. Each assembly includes a fertilizer applicator, a no-till soil preparation element, a cover crop seed applicator, and a post-seeding element. The apparatus may include movable auxiliary seeding units such that the apparatus may operate as a grain drill.

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  • THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION

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Curran, William Centre Hall, US 5 88
Dillon, Corey Port Matilda, US 4 88
Houser, Christian Woodward, US 4 88
Roth, Gregory W Furnace, US 4 88

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