Abstract: A tilling apparatus and a method of tilling soils which includes the use of a rotational shaft having a number of cutter assemblies located at spaced apart locations on the shaft in which each cutter assembly has a multitude of blades which rotate as the rotary shaft rotates to form a plurality of spaced apart trenches having the same spacing as the spacing of the cutters, and a width caused by the width of the blades. As the blades dig the trench, the soil contacted by the blades is granulated and is tossed about by the spinning blades so that some soil falls back into the trench and some falls along the periphery of the trench to form rows of aerated granules which promote enhanced growth of plants or seeds in the trench and along the edge of the trench to improve the yield of pasture having the trenches. Various attachments can be provided on the tilling apparatus, either in front of or towards the rear of the spinning blades for different purposes, such as rippers, seeders, levellers, or similar.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aperture assembly for use with a subsurface ejection vessel that includes an electromagnet, a first dynamic aperture (309C), a second dynamic aperture, a hollow shaft injection drill bit (1711), a third dynamic aperture (807C), collar perforations (607B), and closed window apertures (907A, 907B, and 907C). The electromagnet actuates a closing of the first dynamic aperture (309C). The electromagnet actuates an opening of the second dynamic aperture. The third dynamic aperture (807C) dynamically opens when triggered by a first pre-determined depth achievement counting by the encoder (1605B) of the lead screw (1713) or distance traveled by a platform (505A) triggered by the limit switch (1707) that are communicated to the AI robot (1407C), the computer (1411C), and the PLC (1405C).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device comprising: at least one tool module (4) having a quick-coupling interface (19); at least one support having a quick-coupling interface (19) and designed to hold the at least one tool module; and at least one data processing unit designed for computer-assisted tool management. The support for holding the tool module (4) comprises at least one support frame (16), at least one interface (21) for computer-assisted tool module identification, and at least one sensor unit. The support frame comprises at least one quick-coupling interface (19) for a tool module. The tool module comprises at least one implement (18) for use outdoors, at least one suspension that is compatible with the quick-coupling point on the support frame, at least one computer-readable storage medium (22) for computer-readable data, and at least one interface for transmission of computer-readable data.

Abstract: A seeding tool includes: a frame supported by a frame wheel so that the frame is pivotable about a wheel axis; a plough assembly attached to a rear portion of the frame and including a seed boot for planting seeds in a soil bed at a desired depth; a fixed drawbar hingedly attached to a front portion of the frame so that the drawbar is pivotable about a drawbar axis that is parallel to the wheel axis; a front height sensor attached to the front portion of the frame to provide a front height signal; a rear height sensor attached to the rear portion of the frame to provide a rear height signal; and an actuator located between the fixed drawbar and the frame operable to adjust an angle between the fixed drawbar and the frame to level the frame relative to the soil bed based on the front and rear height signal.

Abstract: A combine harvester includes a control device configured to function as a travel route creation unit, an automatic drive control unit, a course movement unit, and a course correction unit. The travel route creation unit creates, in a yet-to-be-reaped area of a field, a travel route that includes parallel first and second straight-line courses. The automatic drive control unit performs control on automatic driving and automatic reaping based on the travel route. While automatic reaping travel is conducted on the first straight-line course, the course movement unit modifies the travel route by moving the first straight-line course in a direction intersecting with the traveling direction. When movement of the first straight-line course results in movement of the first straight-line course in one direction, the course correction unit corrects a portion of the second straight-line course toward the same one direction.

Abstract: A method for tapping a yield potential of Saccharum officinarum by controlling a time of plastic mulching is provided. The method includes: (1) plastic mulching: mulching a Saccharum officinarum furrow in a Saccharum officinarum field fully with a wide plastic film in a direction parallel to the Saccharum officinarum furrow, and covering the plastic film directly above the Saccharum officinarum furrow with soil with a certain thickness along the Saccharum officinarum furrow, such that the plastic film is tightly attached to soil in the Saccharum officinarum furrow; (2) control of the time of plastic mulching, and (3) plastic film recycling treatment. The method of the present disclosure is advanced, practical, easy to operate, and easy to promote.

Abstract: Systems and methods for adjusting yield values for crops based on scan data associated with the crops are provided. One example computer-implemented method includes initially classifying data points of a composite data set into one of a ground class and a vegetation class. The method also includes determining a canopy height model (CHM) for the plot based on the classified composite data set, where the CHM includes at least one of the data points classified in the vegetation class, and computing a plant height for the plot based on the CHM. The method further includes determining a neighboring plant height difference based on the plant height for the plot and a plant height for each of at least one neighboring plot to said plot, computing a yield adjustment based on the determined neighboring plant height difference(s), and determining a plot yield for the plot, based on the yield adjustment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are various adjustable seed meter embodiments having a first seed disk having first openings defined therein and a second seed disk having second openings defined therein adjacent to the first openings such that the first and second openings are alignable to form adjustable seed cells. Various embodiments have a plate adjustment drive system to rotate the first and second seed disks in relation to each other. Other embodiments relate to methods of automatically adjusting a seed meter during operation of the overall planting system.

Abstract: Provided herein is a trailing arm assembly that includes a frame bracket attachable to a planter towing frame, a first frame, and a four bar parallel linkage connecting the frame bracket and the first frame with a first pivot and a second pivot on the frame bracket and a first pivot and a second pivot on the first frame. The trailing arm assembly also includes an adjustable biasing member extending from the parallel linkage to the frame bracket. The parallel linkage is connected between the first frame and the frame bracket such that the parallel linkage maintains a parallel orientation of the first frame. The adjustable biasing member is adjustably connected to a portion of the parallel linkage.

Abstract: A method of improving crop yields by optimizing seed depth and a separation distance between seeds and fertilizer during planting into a field surface as soil conditions change between negative field portions and positive field portions of the field surface and the transitional field portion lying between the negative and positive field portions wherein the seed depth and separation distance between seeds and fertilizer is increased in adverse soil conditions and decreased in favorable soil conditions.

Abstract: A multilayered rail guide vehicle system for use in three-dimensional planting in a plant factory and a control method therefor, the system includes an upper computer, cultivation shelves, traveling devices, lifting devices, and an electric control system. The traveling devices and the lifting devices are arranged in a body of a rail guide vehicle. The upper computer is in wireless communication with the electric control system. A nutrient solution tank is arranged on each of the cultivation shelves, and a plurality of cultivation positions are arranged on the nutrient solution tank. The electric control system is arranged in the body of the rail guide vehicle, so as to obtain an operation mode and target information after receiving a task instruction transmitted by the upper computer, select and switch a positioning mode, and drive the traveling devices and the lifting devices to perform traveling and lifting positioning according to operation procedures.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hollow shaft injection drilling array (FIG. 4A) to enable sequential dispensing of a plurality of constituents at targeted depths. The hollow shaft injection drilling array (FIG. 4A) includes an artificial intelligence (AI) robot (1507C); a lens (1405); a computer (1511C); a programmable logic controller (PLC) (1505C); one or more encoders (1605B); one or more limit switches (1809B); a sensor; a plurality of hollow shaft drill bits (503); a plurality of guide rail(s) (917); a plurality of matching platforms comprising elastomers (903, and 909), and granite (905); and a plurality of lead screws (913). The elastomers (903, and 909), granite (905), and the lead screws (913) enable sequential dispensing of the constituents within a plurality of different targeted depths controlled via the AI robot (1507C), the lens (1405), the computer (1511C), the PLC (1505C), the encoder (1605B), the limit switch (1809B), and the sensor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for dispensing a plurality of constituent materials by one or more of weight, volume, flow, time interval, and depths through one or more actuated dispenser openings connected to one or more of a plurality of chambers and a plurality of vessels. The device includes a gate (411B); an actuator a physical gate (405B); one or more load cells (605A, 605B. and 713); an artificial intelligence (AI) robot (807C); a lens (905); a computer (811C); a programmable logic controller (PLC) (805C); an encoder (1005B); a limit switch (1209B); and a sensor. The gate (411B), the actuator a physical gate (405B); and the load cell (713) enable a sequential dispensing of one or more constituents at targeted depths via the AI robot (807C), the lens (905), the computer (811C), the PLC (805C); the encoder (1005B), the limit switch (1209B), and/the sensor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, device, and system for detecting liquid contacting a robotic garden tool. The robotic garden tool may include a housing, and a user interface forming part of an outer surface of the housing. The robotic garden tool may also include a sensor coupled to the user interface. The sensor may be configured to sense a capacitance level associated with at least a portion of the user interface. The robotic garden tool may also include an electronic processor coupled to the sensor and configured to control an operation of the robotic garden tool based on an output of the sensor.

Abstract: An obstacle recognition method includes the steps of obtaining hue information and value information of a candidate weeding region image; generating a target hue histogram of the candidate weeding region image according to the hue information, and obtaining peak information of the target hue histogram; and determining whether there are obstacles in the candidate weeding region image according to the peak information and the value information. Related apparatus, electronic devices, computer readable storage media, and weeding robots are disclosed.

Abstract: A communication system may include a robotic garden tool, a first external device, and a server device. The first external device receives a user input of a selected lawn pattern, and generates, on a display of the first external device, a three-dimensional representation of a lawn surface based on the selected lawn pattern. The first external device transmits the lawn pattern information corresponding to the selected lawn pattern to a server device and to the robotic garden tool. The server device transmits the lawn pattern information to a second external device. The robotic garden tool receives the lawn pattern information from the first external device, and controls an operation of the robotic garden tool on a real-world lawn based on the lawn pattern information to generate the selected lawn pattern on the real-world lawn.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for a modular multipurpose machine or vehicle, including a modular scalable frame with battery incorporated into on the scalable frame; a modular electric drive system; and modular attachments or components for configuring the machine or vehicle for a plurality of maintenance or transportation functions. The modular electric drive system includes a power train with respective drive units for each of the front and rear wheels, each drive unit includes a planetary gear, and servo motor for each of the front and rear wheels. The power train includes steerable or non-steerable wheel power units, housing the respective drive units, and including respective servo controllers for each of the front and rear wheels. The wheel power units are configured for single, double or triple wheel configurations.

Abstract: A sickle header has right and left cutter bar assemblies each having a knife assembly configured to move in a reciprocating motion. A first transfer plate connects the knife assembly of the right cutter bar assembly and a second transfer plate connects the knife assembly of the left cutter bar assembly. A center sickle drive assembly includes first and second epicyclic drives connected to the right cutter bar assembly translate rotational movement of a drive motor gear into linear oscillating motion of output cranks that are connected to the first transfer plate. Third and fourth epicyclic drives connected to the left cutter bar assembly translate rotational movement of the drive motor gear into linear oscillating motion of output cranks that are connected to the second transfer plate, such that the cranks of the epicyclic drives simultaneously drive the knife assembly of the respective cutter bar assembly in a reciprocating motion.

Abstract: A cutting tool includes: an electric motor with a stator having multiple windings and a rotor; a driver circuit electrically connected to the electric motor to drive the electric motor to run; and a controller configured to estimate the angular position of the rotor based on a working parameter of the electric motor and output a drive signal to the driver circuit based on the angular position of the rotor to control the rotation of the electric motor. At a start stage, the controller is configured to: when an abnormal start of the electric motor is detected, output a first control instruction to control the electric motor to restart, where the first control instruction includes at least the instruction to input a high-frequency signal into the driver circuit so as to acquire the angular position of the rotor.

Abstract: An agricultural system for determining a header throughput of a harvester includes a header having a frame and an auger assembly supported relative to the frame. The auger assembly includes an auger configured to direct a flow of harvested materials through the header, and an auger support assembly, the auger support assembly having an auger support member configured to support the auger relative to the frame, with the auger being rotatable relative to the auger support member. The agricultural system further includes a sensor associated with the auger assembly, where the sensor is configured to generate data associated with a load-related parameter of the auger support assembly. Additionally, the agricultural system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the sensor and configured to receive the data generated by the sensor and to determine a header throughput based at least in part on the data.

Abstract: An agricultural system for determining the throughput of a header configured for use with a harvester may include a frame and a material transfer device configured to direct a flow of harvested materials through the header, with the material transfer device being supported relative to the frame. The agricultural system may further include a sensor having a field of view directed toward the flow of harvested materials through the header, with the sensor being configured to generate data indicative of an amount of harvested materials being directed through the header. Additionally, the agricultural system may include a computing system communicatively coupled to the sensor, with the computing system being configured to receive the data generated by the sensor and determine a header throughput based at least in part on the data.

Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes an unload conveyor for transferring a stream of processed crop out of the agricultural harvester and a camera for capturing images of an area proximate the agricultural harvester and generating image data. A computing device is configured to receive the image data from the camera during a harvest operation; apply a machine learning model to identify, using only image data from the camera, a receiving vehicle from among a plurality of possible different receiving vehicles; determine dimensions associated with the identified receiving vehicle; determine, using the dimensions and the image data, a location of the receiving vehicle relative to the agricultural harvester; and generate automated navigation data based on the location of the receiving vehicle, the automated navigation data to automatically control operation of at least one of the agricultural harvester and the receiving vehicle to align an unloading conveyor with the receiving vehicle.

Abstract: A row unit for a corn header includes gathering chains, deck plates below the gathering chains, and rotatable stalk rolls below the deck plates. The deck plates each have a first portion defining a curved front edge and a second portion defining a straight inner edge, and the first portion of the first deck plate is raised with respect to the second portion of the first deck plate. The inner edges of the deck plates together define an elongate channel, and the curved front edges of the deck plates together define a tapered entry to the elongate channel.

Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes: a harvester frame; an agricultural header coupled with the harvester frame, the agricultural header including: a header frame; at least one row unit including a first stalk roll and a second stalk roll, the first stalk roll configured for rotating at a first angular velocity, the second stalk roll configured for rotating at a second angular velocity which is different from and variable relative to the first angular velocity.

Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes: a harvester frame; and an agricultural header coupled with the harvester frame, the agricultural header including: a header frame; an end row divider coupled with the header frame; an auger mounted to the end row divider and configured for moving a crop material rearwardly, the auger including a centerline; and an auger stripper coupled with the end row divider and configured for stripping the crop material from the auger, the auger stripper being angularly disposed relative to the centerline.

Abstract: A work machine includes: a body including: a body frame; a driver's seat at a central portion of the body; a power source at a back portion of the body; and a front-wheel unit disposed at a front portion of the body and extending in a left-right direction of the body, wherein the body has a forward portion provided with at least one first holder configured to hold a rope and/or allowing the rope to pass therethrough. The forward portion is provided with two or more first holders which are each usable as an independent holder or which are usable in conjunction with each other to allow a rope to pass through both holders.

Abstract: A control system controls the operation of a harvester and/or receiving vehicle so that the receiving vehicle can travel adjacent the harvester, behind a harvesting head on the harvester, during a breakthrough pass in the harvesting operation. The control system can include an interlock system which generates an interlock signal when unloading during breakthrough harvesting is not desired. The control signal can include a monitoring system that generates a control signal during the breakthrough pass, and a logistics system that identifies a desired location for the breakthrough pass.

Abstract: A system and method for grouping crop bales. A constituent sensor can sense properties of a crop material of a crop bale, with the sensed data being stored as a dataset. An operator can select a classification goal, each selectable classification goal having multiple categories that relate to different levels within the selected classification goal. Classification goals can assign weightages to properties of the datasets. A bale grouping computing device can group the datasets using a k-means clustering analysis, with each category of the selected classification goal providing a different cluster for the k-means clustering analysis. The assigned weightages can influence a determination as to a centroid location for each cluster. The cluster to which a dataset is assigned indicates the category to which the crop bale belongs. Crop bales assigned to the same cluster can be grouped together as having similar characteristics for purposes of the selected classification goal.

Abstract: A pickup assembly for an agricultural vehicle includes: a rotatable reel; a plurality of tine bars coupled to the reel such that rotation of the reel moves the tine bars through a movement path; at least one tine carried by each of the tine bars; and at least one tine support guide carried by at least one of the tine bars. The at least one tine support guide includes at least one slot that allows deflection of the deflectable section of a tine in a first direction and limits deflection of the deflectable section in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.

Abstract: A baling system for baling crop material. The baling system includes one or more bale-forming belts, one or more rollers, and a bale formation chamber defined in part by the one or more bale-forming belts and the one or more rollers. The baling system also includes a crop feeding device operable to convey crop material towards the bale formation chamber and a redirecting assembly in a fixed position proximate the bale formation chamber to redirect stray crop material exiting the bale formation chamber towards the crop feeding device.

Abstract: A baler implement includes a first plate defining a first aperture for receiving a twine from a supply of the twine. A second plate defines a second aperture for discharging the twine to a knotter system. An elongated tube includes a first end defining a first opening, a second end defining a second opening, and defines an elongated interior passage extending between the first end and the second end. The first end of the elongated tube is positioned to align the first opening of the elongated tube with the first aperture of the first plate. The second end of the elongated tube is positioned to align the second opening of the elongated tube with the second aperture of the second plate. The elongated tube is shaped to guide the twine through the elongated interior passage thereof between the first aperture and the second aperture.

Abstract: A device and kit for processing plant matter. The device and kit comprise an insert having a generally tubular shape. The insert comprises agitation members extending from an inner surface of the insert, and for promoting detachment of the plant matter. The insert comprises openings allowing the detached plant matter to pass therethrough. The insert comprises anti-rotation members extending from an outer surface of the insert. Rotation and/or gyration of the insert relative to the longitudinal axis thereof, causes the plant matter to contact the agitation members.

Abstract: A plant stem cutting assembly is provided. The cutting assembly includes a pair of shears (also referred to as scissors) equipped with a plant stem holding device. The plant stem holding device is coupled to a first blade of the shears and includes a channel adapted to secure the stem of the plant at a predefined angle with respect to the first blade. In this way, a user may place the stem of the plant into the stem holding device and easily cut the stem at the desired angle.

Abstract: A method for increasing availability of light at a target area, comprising: selecting, at a time of manufacture of a convex reflective surface or optical equivalent thereof, maximum and minimum inclinations and curvature determined by an orientation and latitude and range of azimuths available for insolation at a location where the convex reflective surface or optical equivalent thereof is to be mounted, such that the convex reflective surface or optical equivalent thereof will, when mounted, deflect insolation to the target area without adjustment of a position, inclinations, or curvature of the convex reflective surface; statically mounting the convex reflective surface in a fixed orientation at the position above the target area, and deflecting sunlight received at the convex reflective surface vertically or obliquely downwards onto the target area without adjustment of the position, inclinations, or curvature of the convex reflective surface or optical equivalent thereof throughout the day.

Abstract: Optical system for facilitating plant growth is provided. The optical system can produce a light beam having a full width at half-maximum (FWHM) angle of greater than 120 degrees in one or more transverse directions, wherein the transverse direction is perpendicular to the optical axis of the light beam.

Abstract: Forms of the technology relate to a biodegradable composition including at least one biobased or partially biobased polymer and at least one filler comprising processed organic matter wherein the filler is adapted to provide mechanical stiffness to the composition and/or provide one or more nutrient(s) to soil upon degradation of the composition in soil. The at least one biobased or partially biobased polymer may comprise a combination of polymers including polybutylene succinate (PBS) and polylactic acid (PLA). The filler may include processed organic matter obtained from animal matter, for example animal carcasses. Forms of the technology relate to the use of such a biodegradable composition for the manufacture of a container for plants.

Abstract: A cultivation plant comprising a cultivation room comprising an air circuit, a water circuit, a heat circuit, a light circuit, a nutrition circuit and a spacing circuit, and a control unit configured to control the circuits. The cultivation room comprising a plant bed and a plant yield control unit configured to give input on growth and/or quality of the plants to the control unit. The control unit being configured to store driving parameters for the circuits and correlated input from the yield control unit. The cultivation plant comprises an adjacent facility frequented by carbon dioxide generating entities, the adjacent facility being arranged adjacent the cultivation room. The air circuit comprises an intake conduit configured to lead air from the adjacent facility to the air circuit.

Abstract: A system associated with an enclosure for providing a controlled environment for growing of plants, produce, and the like. The system may be configured to provide customized illumination to individual plants based on the plant species, size, health, and/or stage of lift. In some cases, the system may include multiple sensors for capturing data associated with the enclosure to, thereby, identify plants and provide customized illumination.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns different embodiments of field protection systems to form a protection over a field to be protected, comprising a flexible membrane assembly comprising a flexible membrane and a plurality of flexible membrane-deploying clips mounted thereto or a plurality of foldable frame members at least partially engageable with a field-facing surface of the flexible membrane, the foldable frame members comprising first and second opposed ground-securing end portions. It also concerns corresponding methods for forming a protection over a field.

Abstract: An arbor stake stabilization member and erosion control system using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the erosion control system, a tapered stake and a stake stabilization member work in tandem to secure and stabilize the soil. The stabilization member features an annular ring made from a biodegradable material, an axial passageway for stake placement, and a non-biodegradable locking member for secure stake connection. The erosion control system also includes a plate extending outwardly from the annular ring. The plate, made from a biodegradable material, allows for effective water drainage while maintaining soil stability. The erosion control system offers a sustainable solution for soil stabilization and erosion prevention, combining secure stake placement, effective water drainage, and reduced environmental impact, making it a valuable tool in landscape management and environmental conservation.

Abstract: A terminal attachment for use with an excavator jointed arm. The terminal attachment supports a sod roll on a shaft connected to the end of an excavator jointed arm. Embodiments allow the sod roll to be unrolled by moving the jointed arm or by moving the excavator. The terminal attachment allows sod rolls to be unrolled on an incline.

Abstract: A garden tool with a blowing function includes a housing having an air inlet; a blowing tube, connected with the housing, wherein the blowing tube is provided with an air outlet for air to be blown out; a fan, rotating around a fan axis, for making air flow and blowing the air out from the air outlet; and a motor, configured for driving the fan to rotate around the fan axis; wherein when the motor operates at a maximum rotational speed, blowing force F and noise LP of the garden tool with a blowing function satisfy following relationships: 16 N?F?23 N, and 53 dBA?LP<57 dBA; or 23 N<F?40 N, and 53 dBA?LP?0.0121F2?0.0603F+53.065 dBA.

Abstract: In some embodiments, devices, systems, and methods are provided herein useful to control the communication between irrigation system components. In some embodiments, an irrigation system comprises an irrigation system component comprising or connected to a satellite transceiver configured to transmit communications to one or more irrigation control devices and/or receive communications from the one or more irrigation control devices via one or more communication satellites, wherein the irrigation system component comprises at least one of a water emitter, a valve actuator, a valve, a decoder, a pump, a power control device, and a sensor.

Abstract: The instant invention provides moving irrigation (such as pivot-style or linear/lateral move style) systems and method of crop irrigation, chemigation, fertigation and/or planting, and components of moving irrigation/chemigation/fertigation/planting systems. Some embodiments of the invention include unique spraying heads that attach to the end of a flexible gooseneck attached to a span.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for use in mapping irrigation in fields based on remote data. One example computer-implemented method includes accessing, by a computing device, at least one image of one or more fields; applying, by the computing device, a trained model to identity at least one irrigation segment in the at least one image; compiling a map of the one or more fields including the at least one identified irrigation segment; and storing, by the computing device, the map of the at least one identified irrigation segment for the one or more fields in a memory; and/or causing display of the map of the at least one identified irrigation segment for the one or more fields at an output device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically allocating test protocols to a plurality of test locations. Once such method includes a computing device executing a first stage machine learning prediction model (MLPM) based on protocol data for multiple test protocols for a test experiment to generate a first stage output. The first stage MLPM is trained based on historical allocation data for one or more prior test experiments. Multiple test sets are associated with the test protocols, and the first stage output includes, for multiple test locations, allocation prediction scores for the test protocols. Based on the first stage output, the computing device executes a second stage optimization model to generate a second stage output. The second stage output includes an allocation plan for the test protocols. The allocation plan identifies one or more of the test locations for each of the test protocols.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to the novel asparagus cultivar designated MM4.256.78. Provided by the disclosure are the plants, plant parts, and derivatives of the asparagus cultivar MM4.256.78. Also provided by the disclosure are methods of using the asparagus cultivar MM4.256.78 and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the disclosure are methods for producing asparagus plants by crossing the asparagus cultivar MM4.256.78 with another asparagus cultivar and plants and seeds produced by such methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 42-BU1212 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 42-BU1212 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 42-BU1212 RZ.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chlorosis resistant cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) Brassica rapa plant and methods of producing the chlorosis resistant CMS Brassica rapa plant. The present invention further relates to progeny, a descendent plant, and/or seed and/or plant part of the chlorosis resistant CMS Brassica rapa plant.

Abstract: A new and distinct melon variety NUN 76231 MEM is disclosed as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof.