A SEED TAPE INCLUDING SUCCESSIVELY ARRANGED GERMINATING UNITS AS WELL AS A METHOD OF GERMINATING SAID TAPE

摘要

A seed tape including successively arranged germinating units ( 1 a , 1 b, 1 c) is made of at least one carrier strip ( 2 ) as well as at least one layer ( 3 ) of biodegradable, gas-permeable material placed on said carrier strip. Each germinating unit ( 1 a , 1 b , 1 c) includes a mixture of carrier ( 7 ), at least one additive ( 8 ) and optionally an adjuvant(s) ( 9 ) in addition to one or more seeds ( 10 ). The layer ( 3 ) of biodegradable, gas-permeable material is flexible and non-woven. The additive or additives ( 8 ) are water-absorbing. In this manner the seed tape is particularly suited for being subjected to a pregermination procedure because it possesses a very high capacity of retaining water without disintegrating.