Abstract: A device for collecting and distributing material into a receptacle having a receptacle curvature includes: a tapered wall; and a tamping flange adjoining the tapered wall. The tapered wall has a tapered wall curvature that approximates the receptacle curvature. The tamping flange is configured to compact the material into the receptacle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting element (1) made of cemented carbide for an agricultural soil cultivation tool for cutting into the earth, comprising a top side (2) and a bottom side as well as a front side (3), a back side (4) opposite of the front side (3), and at least one lateral surface (5), wherein the top side (2) and bottom side are connected via the front side (3), back side (4), and the at least one lateral surface (5) and the front side (3) comprises a cutting region having multiple teeth, wherein at least one tooth is formed with a first flank (6) and a second flank (7). To achieve an efficient cutting into the earth with a complete cut through the weeds or herbaceous plants present in the earth, it is provided according to the invention that a profile line of the first flank (6) and a profile line of the second flank (7) have different lengths.

Abstract: An agricultural device associated with reduced tillage techniques in a field includes a frame and a separator supported by the frame. The separator is configured to form a strip of exposed soil in residual plant matter in the field. A crimping device associated with the separator is configured to at least partially crush sterns of residual plant matter while maintaining the strip.

Abstract: An agricultural toolbar employs at least two wing assemblies for following the contour of the land in a working position and foldable to a transport position for transit on public roads. The principal use in working position benefits from having a wide range of movement to accommodate variations in land contours and soil types. The principal use in transport mode benefits from having a compact configuration to better meet road regulations. End-uses that condition cultivatable land at multiple locations will benefit from the toolbar.

Abstract: A tillage implement comprising a frame operably supporting tillage tools, and a soil monitoring system comprising instrumentation operably supported from the frame and disposed to detect soil criteria before, after, or before and after the soil is tilled by the tillage tools. The soil criteria detected is at least one of surface residue criteria, soil clod size criteria, and soil shatter criteria.

Abstract: A seed treatment system having a central computerized data store, a user interface, and network connections from the data store to a plurality of retail facilities and a plurality of agricultural produce suppliers. Each retail facility having a seed treatment system configured to uniformly treat batches of seeds with any of a variety of precisely measured chemical formulations. The seed treatment apparatus having a treatment applicator coupled to a plurality of dispensing stations. Each dispensing stations having a pump in fluid communication with a container disposed on a scale. The pump and scale of each dispensing station coupled to a system controller. The system controller is coupled to the data store, configured to provide on-demand agricultural seed treatments to the applicator and chemical usage data from each station to the data store. The data store configured to provide centralized remote monitoring inventory control, supply chain monitoring, and container recycling compliance.

Abstract: The invention provides a soil-opener (3) for in operation providing a functional horizontal cut at a depth from a soil surface in a functionally vertical cut into soil for providing a soil flap (16) for introducing a product into said soil, said soil-opener (3) comprising: a blade (10) having a front cutting edge (17) for cutting said functionally horizontal cut, a rear end (18), a blade width, and arranged for cutting soil functionally cross with respect to a said functionally vertical cut; a channel forming part (12) coupled to said blade (10), ending at least near said rear end (18) and adapted for providing a channel (12) allowing a said product to be introduced near said horizontal cut; a soil flap lifting part (11) adapted for lifting said soil flap (16), said soil flap lifting part (11) coupled to said blade (10), and provided between said front cutting edge (17) and said channel forming part (12); a vertical cut following part adapted for allowing said soil-opener (3) in operation to follow said funct

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for selection of crop-input varieties. Multiple varieties of seeds may be planted with a row unit seed hopper having a plurality of compartments for receiving seed, each compartment having a seed passage through which seeds pass under gravity. A seed transfer actuator is disposed within or below the row unit seed hopper and is in communication with each of the seed passages and is configured to selectively open the seed passage of one of the plurality of compartments to permit the seeds therein to pass into the seed pool of a seed meter while closing the seed passage of other of the plurality of compartments to prevent the seeds from the other plurality of compartments passing into the seed pool of the seed meter.

Abstract: A seed metering system for metering a plurality of seeds includes a meter housing having a first side and a second side. A seed inlet is positioned at the first side and an aperture is positioned at the second side. The seed metering system further includes a hub mounted within the aperture, a retaining member located at the hub, and a metering member positioned on the hub. The metering member compressively engages the retaining member.

Abstract: In one aspect, a calibration method for a seed meter may include controlling an air pressure source to apply an initial air pressure to a seed transport member of the seed meter defining a plurality of seed cells. The method may further include controlling the seed meter to rotate the seed transport member relative to a seed chamber of the seed meter containing a plurality of seeds. The method may additionally include performing a calibration cycle for the seed meter, which may include monitoring a first parameter indicative of a number of empty seed cells as the seed transport member rotates, iteratively adjusting the air pressure from the initial air pressure as the first parameter is being monitored, and when the first parameter crosses a first threshold, recording the associated air pressure as a minimum air pressure for the seed meter.

Abstract: In one aspect, a calibration method for a seed meter may include controlling an operation of a singulator to apply an initial aggressiveness setting for the singulator. The method may further include controlling the seed meter to rotate a seed transport member of the seed meter relative to a seed chamber of the seed meter containing a plurality of seeds. The method may additionally include performing a calibration cycle, which may include monitoring a first parameter indicative of a number of occurrences of seed multiples as the seed transport member rotates, iteratively adjusting the aggressiveness setting from the initial aggressiveness setting as the first parameter is being monitored, and when the first parameter crosses a first threshold, recording the associated aggressiveness setting as a minimum aggressiveness setting for the singulator.

Abstract: The press wheel has instrumentation associated therewith detecting a rolling of the wheel over a planted set. A computing device is connected to the instrumentation and to the speed monitoring device of the planter. The computing device determines spacings between planted sets. The data obtained is real-time data and is readily available to the operator of the planter so that the speed of the planter can be adjusted on the fly to maintain an ideal set spacing. The press wheel has a soft, smooth, flexible and stretchable rolling surface capable of deforming over a planted set and detecting an imprint of the planted set in the surface thereof, without damaging the planted set. A contact signature of the rolling of the press wheel over a planted set shows that the “rolling on” of the press wheel over a planted set is as smooth as the “rolling away” from the planted set.

Abstract: An agricultural implement for distributing fertilizer to a plurality of rows includes a fertilizer container, a plurality of fertilizer metering units, and a plurality of motors. The fertilizer containers are used for storing the fertilizer prior to the fertilizer being distributed to the soil. The plurality of fertilizer metering units each include a housing and a metering device positioned in the housing. The housing has an inlet configured to receive fertilizer from the fertilizer container and an outlet. The plurality of motors are each drivingly coupled to and configured to rotate at least one metering device to distribute fertilizer to a row of the plurality of rows.

Abstract: A process for continuously supplying batches of nutrient rich irrigation water to a deep/shallow water culture growing system is disclosed. This system sends pre-dosed nutrient rich volumes one by one after they have dissipated the nutrients into each individual batch. These batches are nutrient ready and help maintain a nutrient level in the larger system by accurately raising nutrient levels to these smaller volumes.

Abstract: A walk power mower having a cutting deck supported upon the ground by a front and rear wheel(s). The mower includes a traction drive system incorporating a bidirectional transmission adapted to propel the mower alternatively in both forward and reverse directions. In some embodiments, the mower may include a single bidirectional transmission (e.g., powering only rear wheel(s) or only front wheel(s) of the mower), while in other embodiments, two bidirectional transmissions may be provided to power both the front and the rear wheel(s). In other embodiments, the mower may include a bidirectional transmission powering the rear wheel(s), while the front wheel(s) may be attached to the deck via a caster assembly.

Abstract: A method of controlling a work machine on a worksite includes receiving an indication of a work machine assignment having a worksite location and corresponding assignment criteria associated with completion of the work machine assignment, receiving a set of worksite conditions at the location, and identifying a set of machine capabilities, each machine capability corresponding to operation of a controllable subsystem on the work machine. The method includes generating a likelihood metric indicative of a likelihood that the assignment criteria will be met based on the set of worksite conditions and the set of machine capabilities, comparing the likelihood metric to a threshold, and generating a control signal that controls the work machine based on the comparison.

Abstract: A device for harvesting asparagus growing from a asparagus field that includes a frame displaceable over the asparagus field by a drive means in which frame is at least provided with cutting means for cutting the asparagus to be harvested close to the surface of the field, and stabilizing means for stabilizing the asparagus relative to the cutting means.

Abstract: A hybrid flute for a stalk roll may be configured with a sharp edge positioned between a first blunt edge and a second blunt edge along a length of the flute edge. The flute edge may extend radially outward from a main cylinder of the stalk roll. The flute edge may be engaged with a radius at the base of the flute edge, and a flute base may extend from the radius. A plurality of flute bases positioned adjacent to one another may be configured to form a main cylinder for the stalk roll.

Abstract: Transverse conveyor (12) of an agricultural harvesting machine, in order to convey harvested crop in a conveying direction running transversely with respect to the direction of movement of the harvesting machine, with a transverse conveyor belt (14), and with lateral deflecting pulleys (15, 16) on which the transverse conveyor belt (14) is guided, wherein each of the lateral deflecting pulleys (15, 16) is assigned a respective drive unit (17, 18), with the aid of which the transverse conveyor belt (14) is drivable.

Abstract: A lawn mower blade sharpening and task robot that autonomously drives under a lawn mower including a body, at least one motor, and a microprocessor. The robot also includes at least one a camera for object recognition and visualization of at least one of the lawn mower, a lawn mower deck, a lawn mower blade, and a lawn mower blade cutting edge, and at least one a sensor to sense the lawn mower, the lawn mower deck, the lawn mower blade, and lawn mower cutting edge. The robot may also include at least one of a task tool, a task arm, a task tip, and a task element in order to complete tasks such as sharping lawn mower blades and cleaning lawn mower blades.

Abstract: A swath lifter includes a rotor over which the crop is carried for aeration with the rotor driven in a direction so that an underside of the rotor adjacent the ground is driven opposite to the direction of movement. The rotor carries rows of tines at angularly spaced positions around the rotor each associated with a flexible strip of a resilient material located in front of the tines and covering an inner part of the tines with the outer part exposed so that, as the rotor rotates forwardly relative to the ground, the strip is presented to the swath on the ground in advance of the tines to avoid contact of the inner portion of the tines with the crop material at the top of the swath while the exposed outer ends of the tines operate on the wetter part of the swath at the ground.

Abstract: Harvesting apparatus, namely merger or pickup head, with a loadbearing frame (11) which has a longitudinal carrier (12) and crossmembers (13, 14, 24, 25), with a chassis (16) which has wheels (17), with receiving members (18) which are configured as a pickup for receiving harvested crops, one receiving member (18) on a first side of the longitudinal carrier (12) and a further receiving member (18) on a second side of the longitudinal carrier (12) being received in each case on a crossmember (13, 14), and with cross conveying devices (19) which are configured as belt conveyors for conveying the received harvested crops in a cross conveying direction which runs transversely with respect to a longitudinal direction, one cross conveying device (19) on a first side of the longitudinal carrier (12) and a further cross conveying device (19) on a second side of the longitudinal carrier (12) being received on the respective crossmember (13, 14), and it being possible for a transfer region (22) for the harvested crops

Abstract: An apparatus and method for separating plant flowers from stalks by means of a lateral rotating tube having a plurality of flexible, elongated members affixed to and extending radially outward from the tube. The apparatus may include a platform and a frame supporting the tube above the platform to accommodate plants held between the platform and the tube so that when the tube is rotating, the elongated members affixed thereto brush against the plants and cause the flowers to brush off at and separate from the stalks. The frame further supports a housing to form a contained space, including a back wall, side walls and a hood to direct the flow of flowers after separation from the stalks. The back wall is positioned a distance away from the platform to allow separated flower and stalk to be eliminated from the apparatus. The hood extends above and over the tube, having a front wall extending about or below a central axis of the tube. A power system provides rotational power to the tube.

Abstract: A sieve assembly for use within an agricultural harvester may generally include a sieve, a crop material sheet, and at least one support element. The sieve extends along a length defined between a first sieve end and a second sieve end and processes a flow of harvested crop material. The sieve also defines a plurality of openings through which cleaned crop material of the flow of crop material is directed. The crop material sheet extends along a length defined between a first sheet end and a second sheet end and receives the cleaned crop material directed through the sieve's openings. The crop material sheet then directs the flow of cleaned crop material towards a separate component of the crop processing system. In addition, the support element(s) is directly coupled between the sieve and the crop material sheet and structurally connects the sieve to the crop material sheet.

Abstract: A baler including a frame having a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. The baler also having a compression chamber, where the compression chamber defines a central axis extending longitudinally therethrough, a plunger assembly at least partially positioned and movable within the compression chamber, and a panel removably coupled to the frame, and where the panel at least partially defines the compression chamber.

Abstract: One variation of a method for monitoring growth of plants within a facility includes: aggregating global ambient data recorded by a suite of fixed sensors, arranged proximal a grow area within the facility, at a first frequency during a grow period; extracting interim outcomes of a set of plants, occupying a module in the grow area, from module-level images recorded by a mover at a second frequency less than the first frequency while interfacing with the module during the period of time; dispatching the mover to autonomously deliver the module to a transfer station; extracting interim outcomes of the set of plants from plant-level images recorded by the transfer station while sequentially transferring plants out of the module at the conclusion of the grow period; and deriving relationships between ambient conditions, interim outcomes, and final outcomes from a corpus of plant records associated with plants grown in the facility.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photosynthesis rate measurement system capable of measuring carbon dioxide concentration in order to calculate the photosynthesis rate of plants with a simple configuration. The present invention is a photosynthesis rate measurement system, including a covering portion covering target plants, a sensor housing, and a sensor alternately measuring carbon dioxide concentrations inside and outside the covering portion. The sensor is provided in the sensor housing, and an air stirring portion to improve the sensor's response is equipped in the sensor housing.

Abstract: The invention involves a growing medium support apparatus comprising a frame with a plurality of legs and an aperture. The aperture receives a first grow block, and the legs anchor the apparatus to a second grow block so that the second is situated and secured below the first. In exemplary embodiments, the frame of the apparatus is configured such that a bottom surface of the first grow block and a top surface of the second grow block touch to form at least a portion of a growing medium for a plant. As one grow block is placed on top of the other, a plant growing on the first grow block can expand its roots between the grow blocks secured together with the growing medium support apparatus. In some exemplary embodiments, multiple support apparatus may be utilized to secure multiple grow blocks to form a growing medium for the plant.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a potting apparatus, which includes a drill that is repositionable relative to a pot-driving conveyor such that the potting apparatus may be placed in a first potting configuration or a second potting configuration. In the first potting configuration, the drill is in a first position relative to the pot-driving conveyor such that the apparatus can provide the requisite drilling functionality for potting plant life with smaller vertical profiles. In the second potting configuration, the drill is in a second position relative to the pot-driving conveyor to provide sufficient vertical clearance above the pot-driving conveyor for potting plant life with larger vertical profiles. The potting apparatus may further include a soil delivery system adapted to receive and dispense soil to the pot-driving conveyor and a drive system operatively connected to the pot-driving conveyor.

Abstract: A device for protecting crop plants (P) and/or sown seeds (S) against unwanted plants is provided to avoid the use of chemical weed control agents or herbicides. The device includes a ribbon or lace-shaped structure on which a plurality of annular elements are arranged at a distance from one another, in which the structure is designed to be applied to a cultivated surface (F) such that each element encloses the location (O) of a crop plant (P) or sown seed (S), and wherein each element includes a detectable means for marking the location concerned (O1, O2, . . . On) for detection by a machine for controlling mechanical weed control mechanisms. The device is thus an auxiliary or marking means which can be easily applied on the cultivated surface along the row of plants or seeds and allows reliable detection by machine of the locations of plants or seeds, zones to be protected.

Abstract: The present invention provides structures that maximize the use of minimal ground space or pot soil by providing a height-adjustable, outward-expanding string or net trellis. A compact kit can be assembled into a tall plant support structure which may be at least twice as wide at the top as at the base where the plants begin growing. A multiplicity of elongated flaccid cords secured adjacent the base at one end are inclined generally outward and attached at an opposing end to a suspended top horizontal frame support to help support plants as they grow generally vertically.

Abstract: A sound attenuation device for reducing noise generated by a leaf blower includes a shell, which is insulated and defines an interior space. A first cutout that is positioned in a front of the shell and a second cutout that extends from the front into a first side of the shell are shaped substantially complementarily to an engine compartment of a leaf blower and to a cross-sectional profile of a pipe of the leaf blower, respectively. The first cutout is configured to insert the engine compartment into the interior space so that the pipe extends from the shell through the second cutout. A coupler that is coupled to the shell proximate to the front is configured to couple the shell to the leaf blower so that the shell substantially encapsulates the engine compartment. The shell is configured to attenuate sound that is generated by an engine of the leaf blower.

Abstract: The invention describes a blower (1) comprising: a volute (10) for conveying air, a first tube (15) connected to the conveying volute (10), a second tube (50) adapted for being at least partially inserted in the first tube (15) and for sliding inside it along a sliding direction (A), and a fixing system of the second tube (50) to the first tube (15) in at least two positions, one of which is extracted and one is retracted.

Abstract: A system and method of positioning a grapple of a skidder based on ground conditions and felled timber characteristics, or other material characteristics, such as conduit characteristics for pipe, being moved by the skidder. The vehicle includes a level sensor to determine slope of the vehicle based on ground slope and a traction device to determine a slip condition of the vehicle. Level sensors can include a gyroscope, an accelerometer, or a pitch/roll/yaw sensor. The grapple assembly is automatically positioned based on the vehicle slope, the slip condition, and the weight and/or the length of the felled timber being collected by the grapple.

Abstract: Fully rotating rotary actuator of a multi-purpose machine in which an axle supports the frame of a felling head by a bearing mount, there being a rotary mechanism driven by a rotary motor between the axle and the frame, and in which the connection of the axle includes rotatable joints, the axle includes conduits for electrical cables and a processing fluid line, and in which an additive fluid line tube is arranged in the conduit in the axle and connected to its lower end is a rotatable connector, which is connected to a second tube fastened in the frame for the application of the additive fluid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tree watering apparatus that can be used to irrigate the base of a tree and to protect the roots thereof. The present invention comprises a semi-circular ring having a bottom half that serves as a root barrier and a top half that serves as a barrier to retain water around a tree while the water percolates to the root system of the tree. A distribution tubing is attached to a water supply and directs water around a tree which is then retained on the ground around the tree by the top half of the present invention while it percolates into the ground. Water that percolates into the ground is then directed to the root system of the tree by the bottom half of the present invention that is buried.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system and method for detecting and adjusting the position of an irrigation span. More particularly, the present invention provides a system and method for detecting and removing deflection stresses from irrigation spans caused by corner arm positioning.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, irrigation software is provided for an irrigation system. The irrigation software may include a hierarchical watering plan display, water pump adjustment, water pump efficiency profile use, a soil moisture interface, a historical flow interface, a demand ET interface, an instant program interface, an instant program interface, a manual irrigation interface, a precipitation management group interface, a rain schedule adjustment algorithm, a map-to-monitor button, a universal start time shift interface, and a conditional screen saver.

Abstract: An intelligent farming arrangement comprises a cultivation receptacles receiving a soil medium for cultivation of a plant. Each receptacle has a growth condition sensor for monitoring a condition of the soil medium in the receptacle. A leaching reservoir arranged below the receptacles receives leached nutrients from the receptacles gravity. A fluid redistribution arrangement having at least one fluid pump is arranged within the reservoir for redistributing such nutrients from the reservoir to the receptacles. A controller is in communication with each sensor and the fluid redistribution arrangement, the controller configured to operatively provide a GUI, via a communications network, to a user, the GUI having a prediction engine configured to predict plant growth in each receptacle by analysing the monitored soil condition, the GUI configured to display such predicted plant growth and monitored soil condition and to enable remote control of the fluid redistribution arrangement in real-time.

Abstract: A self-watering modular planter and method of use and fabricating the same are disclosed which includes a plurality of modular trays having a growing medium and a water tank; an extendable frame skeleton capable of inserting into each of plurality of modular trays to secure the plurality of modular trays; an array of capillary tubes, disposed vertically along the top surface and in fluid communication with said water tank, configured to provide water to soils in each modular tray by the capillary action.

Abstract: The present invention provides various modular hydroponic growing apparatuses, each having oppositely positioned slats or other compatible surfaces between which is defined an expandable growth channel, wherein at least one of the slats or other compatible surfaces are biased inwardly towards the opposing slat or other compatible surface via a biasing element.

Abstract: A hydroponic growing system is presented. The system can include multiple growing trays in a vertical arrangement, where a pump supplies the top-most tray and each lower tray is supplied by the overlying tray, and where the plumbing elements for supply and drainage are arranged to one side of the system. The system includes variations to support different crop types within the same system, including removable growing structures for root vegetable, microgreens and supports for vining crops. The system can monitor and adjust the nutrients and other features of the systems water profile to concurrently group multiple crops in differing developing stages.

Abstract: A spiral growing system is configured to be housed in a vertically elongated silo growth chamber to grow an agricultural crop. The spiral growing system broadly includes a spiral growing assembly and a movable crop support. The spiral growing assembly extends along an assembly length to at least partly define a spiral growing space to receive and feed the agricultural crop therein. The spiral growing assembly includes a continuous track and a feeding system. The track extends continuously along the assembly length and is configured to direct the agricultural crop along a generally downward spiral path. The movable crop support is operably supported by the track and is configured to be advanced downwardly along the assembly length to thereby direct the agricultural crop through the growing space with the feeding system providing direct root application of a supply of water and/or nutrients to the agricultural crop along the track.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for hydroponics. An aspect includes a hydroponic system comprising a tray having a drain opening in a bottom of the tray. The hydroponic system comprises a water re-circulation system configured to re-circulate water containing plant nutrients through the hydroponic system. The water re-circulation system is configured to provide the water containing the plant nutrients to the tray. The tray is configured to convey the water along the bottom the tray to the drain opening, the drain opening configured to drain the water from the tray. The hydroponic system comprises different types of removable growing structures that are configured to provide corresponding different vertical distances between a top of a hydroponic growing medium and the bottom of the tray.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for hydroponics. One aspect includes a computing system comprising a network interface, and a processor coupled to the network interface. The processor is configured to receive plant observations over the network interface from a plurality of electronic devices. The plant observations are for a type of crop being grown in respective hydroponic systems. The processor is configured is modify a technique for determining a water profile based on the plant observations, the water profile for growing the type of crop in a hydroponic system. The processor is configured to determine a target water profile for growing crops in a target hydroponic system based on the modified technique, the crops in the target hydroponic system include the type of crop. The processor is configured to provide the target water profile over the network interface to a requesting electronic device.

Abstract: A hydroponic growing system is presented. The system can include multiple growing trays in a vertical arrangement, where a pump supplies the top-most tray and each lower tray is supplied by the overlying tray, and where the plumbing elements for supply and drainage are arranged to one side of the system. The system includes variations to support different crop types within the same system, including removable growing structures for root vegetable, microgreens and supports for vining crops. The system can monitor and adjust the nutrients and other features of the systems water profile to concurrently group multiple crops in differing developing stages.

Abstract: An atmospheric-closed plant-growing system including an annulus that is closed from an ambient of the system; a receptacle located inside the annulus and configured to host a plant; a distribution system located inside the annulus and configured to provide food to the plant; and a temperature distribution system extending into the annulus and configured to provide air at a preset temperature inside the annulus.

Abstract: System and methods for monitoring the growth of an aquatic plant culture and detecting real-time characteristics associated with the aquatic plant culture aquatic plants. The systems and methods may include a control unit configured to perform an analysis of at least one image of an aquatic plant culture. The analysis may include processing at least one collected image to determine at least one physical characteristic or state of an aquatic plant culture. Systems and methods for distributing aquatic plant cultures are also provided. The distribution systems and methods may track and control the distribution of an aquatic plant culture based on information received from various sources. Systems and methods for growing and harvesting aquatic plants in a controlled and compact environment are also provided. The systems may include a bioreactor having a plurality of vertically stacked modules designed to contain the aquatic plants and a liquid growth medium.

Abstract: The present application relates to papaya plants having increased resistance to the papaya ringspot virus as compared to a wild type plant due to a mutation in the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4e and/or eukaryotic translation initiation factor iso4e gene leading to non-functional eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4e and/or eukaryotic translation initiation factor iso4e proteins. Methods of producing such papaya plants having increased resistance to the papaya ringspot virus are described.

Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X90N357 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X90N357 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90N357 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X90N357, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90N357 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90N357 and methods of using maize variety X90N357 are disclosed.