Current Status and Analysis of Key Technologies in Automatic Transplanters for Vegetables in China
Transplanting is a critical step in vegetable production, and the application of automatic transplanters can significantly reduce labor intensity, improve production efficiency, and enhance the precision and consistency of operations. However, automatic transplanters are structurally complex, with d...
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| description | Transplanting is a critical step in vegetable production, and the application of automatic transplanters can significantly reduce labor intensity, improve production efficiency, and enhance the precision and consistency of operations. However, automatic transplanters are structurally complex, with diverse components, each design and function offering its own advantages and limitations. To assist industry professionals in quickly understanding and selecting transplanters suited to specific crops and environments, this paper reviews three key technologies in current vegetable transplanters: planting mechanisms, automated seedling picking and placing, and tray conveyance. Each technology is classified, compared, and analyzed to evaluate its applicability. Based on the current state of technology, the paper identifies major challenges in the development of vegetable transplanters in China, including insufficient integration of machinery and agronomy, high demands for equipment adaptability, lack of standardized systems, and delays in the development of core technologies for fully automated transplanting. Solutions are proposed for each of these issues. Finally, the paper discusses future directions for the development of automatic transplanters, including enhancing transplanting efficiency, achieving autonomous navigation, digitalizing operations, developing supporting systems for transplanting, and unmanned transplanting. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b925cde686b04a20b753a09c001d2eaa2025-08-20T02:55:42ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722024-11-011412216810.3390/agriculture14122168Current Status and Analysis of Key Technologies in Automatic Transplanters for Vegetables in ChinaBo Cheng0Huarui Wu1Huaji Zhu2Jie Liang3Yisheng Miao4Youlin Cui5Weitang Song6National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Beijing 100097, ChinaNational Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Beijing 100097, ChinaNational Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Beijing 100097, ChinaNational Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Beijing 100097, ChinaNational Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Beijing 100097, ChinaNational Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Beijing 100097, ChinaCollege of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, ChinaTransplanting is a critical step in vegetable production, and the application of automatic transplanters can significantly reduce labor intensity, improve production efficiency, and enhance the precision and consistency of operations. However, automatic transplanters are structurally complex, with diverse components, each design and function offering its own advantages and limitations. To assist industry professionals in quickly understanding and selecting transplanters suited to specific crops and environments, this paper reviews three key technologies in current vegetable transplanters: planting mechanisms, automated seedling picking and placing, and tray conveyance. Each technology is classified, compared, and analyzed to evaluate its applicability. Based on the current state of technology, the paper identifies major challenges in the development of vegetable transplanters in China, including insufficient integration of machinery and agronomy, high demands for equipment adaptability, lack of standardized systems, and delays in the development of core technologies for fully automated transplanting. Solutions are proposed for each of these issues. Finally, the paper discusses future directions for the development of automatic transplanters, including enhancing transplanting efficiency, achieving autonomous navigation, digitalizing operations, developing supporting systems for transplanting, and unmanned transplanting.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/14/12/2168vegetablesautomatic transplantertransplanting mechanismsautomated seeding picking and placingtray conveyance systems |
| spellingShingle | Bo Cheng Huarui Wu Huaji Zhu Jie Liang Yisheng Miao Youlin Cui Weitang Song Current Status and Analysis of Key Technologies in Automatic Transplanters for Vegetables in China Agriculture vegetables automatic transplanter transplanting mechanisms automated seeding picking and placing tray conveyance systems |
| title | Current Status and Analysis of Key Technologies in Automatic Transplanters for Vegetables in China |
| title_full | Current Status and Analysis of Key Technologies in Automatic Transplanters for Vegetables in China |
| title_fullStr | Current Status and Analysis of Key Technologies in Automatic Transplanters for Vegetables in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current Status and Analysis of Key Technologies in Automatic Transplanters for Vegetables in China |
| title_short | Current Status and Analysis of Key Technologies in Automatic Transplanters for Vegetables in China |
| title_sort | current status and analysis of key technologies in automatic transplanters for vegetables in china |
| topic | vegetables automatic transplanter transplanting mechanisms automated seeding picking and placing tray conveyance systems |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/14/12/2168 |
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