本研究創新研製完成一台適用於臺灣地區以扦插方式生產菊花穴盤苗之自動插苗機雛型，目的為替代人工將菊花繁殖苗穗插入 220 格穴盤，以期達到全機械化生產，並提升其效率與插植準確度。全機機構設計之驅動動力為高壓空氣，使用超薄型氣壓缸驅動夾爪夾取苗穗，及使用桿式與無桿式氣壓缸移動夾爪與執行入苗、供苗及插植等動作。夾爪每次夾取 10 株苗穗，完成每次夾苗、插植的動作週期可自 11 至 27 秒無段調整，試驗時設定為 13 秒。在良好挺直的供苗情形下，插植成功率約 91.3% 。換算作業能量約可達 46 株 / 分。

關鍵字： 菊花、穴盤苗、自動插苗機。

　　This research developed a prototype automatic cutting planter for chrysanthemum plug seedling for local cultivation method in Taiwan. The purpose of this machine is to reduce labor needed and to advance planting accuracy while planting chrysanthemum cutting into a 220-cell plug tray. The mechanism design of the machine use compressed air as driving power to activate mini type pneumatic cylinders for clamping flower cuttings and to activate rod and rodless type cylinders for moving the clamps set and doing plantation. Programmable logic controller (PLC) was used as controller for all actions of the machine. The planting cycle is designed adjustable from 11 to 27 seconds but set in 13 seconds for all experiments, and 10 cuttings are clamped and planted in each cycle. The testing results show that the successful planting ratio is about 91.3%, and the planting capacity is about 46 plugs per minute under the situation of providing good and straight flower cuttings.

Key words: chrysanthemum, plug seedling, automatic cutting planter.