| CPC A01C 21/005 (2013.01) [A01C 5/04 (2013.01); A01C 7/081 (2013.01); G01C 21/3807 (2020.08); G05D 1/0219 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A field planting system for planting seeds of a first plant genotype and seeds of a second plant genotype in a field, the field planting system comprising:
a multi-variety planter operable to plant the seeds of the first plant genotype and the seeds of the second plant genotype in the field; and
a controller in operable communication with the multi-variety planter, the controller configured to
receive georeferenced field information for the field and plant information for the first plant genotype and the second plant genotype,
generate a planting map for the field based on the georeferenced field information and the plant information, the planting map including a planting pattern for interplanting the seeds of the first plant genotype and the seeds of the second plant genotype along at least two adjacent rows according to a repeatable pattern,
monitor a location of the multi-variety planter in the field, and
control the multi-variety planter to plant the seeds of the first plant genotype and the seeds of the second plant genotype in the field according to the planting map;
wherein the repeatable pattern includes, for at least one row of the at least two adjacent rows, at least one seed of the first plant genotype and at least one seed of the second plant genotype.
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