10214 results about "Bud" patented technology

An aided ear bud device is provided that operates as a hearing aid device as well as an ear bud device for a wireless phone. The aided ear bud normally operates as a hearing aid device. The aided ear bud state is changed by a verified input from a wireless phone. Upon the change in state, the microphone input from the aided ear bud is remotely output to the wireless phone while the incoming transmission from the wireless phone is combined with the microphone input and output to the user. The ear bud device can be modified to receive analog or digital inputs from other outside sources.

The invention discloses a mushroom cultivating method utilizing residues of sophora flower buds after extraction of rutins. The mushroom cultivating method utilizing the residues of the sophora flower buds after the extraction of the rutins comprises processing burdening, namely weighing cultivation raw materials which comprise, based on the weight percent, cotton seed hull of 42-60%, the residues of the sophora flower buds after the extraction of the rutins of 28-40%, bran of 10-20%, gypsum of 0.6-2%, calcium superphosphate of 0.3-1%, carbamide of 0.2-1% and sugar of 0.8-2% and adding water into the cultivation raw materials after uniform mix of the cultivation raw materials to enable water content of the cultivation raw materials to achieve 55-65%; bagging and sterilizing after the burdening processing; inoculating and cultivating hypha; building a shed and earthing up; coloring; and managing fruiting. The mushroom cultivating method utilizing the residues of the sophora flower buds after the extraction of the rutins has the advantages of being simple in operation, capable of cultivating the mushroom by adding small amount of nutritional ingredients, quick in spawn runing, low in production cost and capable of effectively utilizing by-product residues in phytoextraction industries in a maximum limit and achieving sustainable development.

An ear bud earphone having an outer portion, which may be a microphone or sound input or a contact for wires or acoustic tubes, a central body portion, an ear canal main body and a tab. The ear canal main body of the earphone has flexibility to conform to the ear anatomy. The ear (pinna) has a helix, an anti-helix, a concha including the anatomical elements of a cymba and a cavum, and an ear canal. The ear canal main body is partially inserted into the concha and ear canal opening, with the tab resting on or under the anti-helix.

The disclosed methods and devices incorporate a novel expandable bubble portion which provides superior fidelity to a listener while minimizing listener fatigue. The expandable bubble portion may be expanded through the transmission of low frequency audio signals or the pumping of a gas to the expandable bubble portion. In addition, embodiments of the acoustic device may be adapted to consistently and comfortably fit to any ear, providing for a variable, impedance matching acoustic seal to both the tympanic membrane and the audio transducer, respectively, while isolating the sound-vibration chamber within the driven bubble. This reduces the effect of gross audio transducer vibration excursions on the tympanic membrane and transmits the audio content in a manner which allows the ear to utilize its full inherent capabilities.

The invention relates to a planting method of Chinese trichosanthes, belonging to the technical field of plantation and comprising the steps of: variety breeding, seedling reproduction, transplanting, field management, disease and pest control, harvesting and processing, wherein the variety breeding step includes the sub-steps of the tests in different production places, amplification and verification tests, resistance test, field pest investigation and trichosanthes nematode control; the seedling reproduction step includes the sub-steps of seed reproduction and root reproduction; the transplanting step includes the sub-steps of land selection and preparation, ridging, reproduction and planting, planting method implementation and field management; the land selection and preparation step includes the sub-steps of detection on chemical characteristic of soil, basic fertilizer application and disinfection; the reproduction and planting step includes the sub-steps of seed bud selection, rood cutting and breeding, planting and shed putting up; the planting method implementation step includes the sub-steps of planning density control and staminiferous plant matching; the filed management step includes the sub-steps of intertillagement and weeding, top application, shed putting up, pruning and cold prevention, in particular to intertillagement and weeding, root airing, intercrop, earthing, vine supporting and racking, top application, pruning, flower and fruit protection, chemical control and foliage application; and the disease and pest control step includes the sub-steps of control of diseases and pest and control method implementation.

This invention is a wireless, speakerphone accessory that allows the user to be in either public or private communication with a remote electronic device like a mobile telephone. The accessory includes a detachable ear bud that can be worn in a user's ear so that only the user hears the audio signal being received. When the ear bud is coupled to the speakerphone accessory, the circuitry in the ear bud is used to control a loudspeaker and other components in the accessory so as to convert the combined device in to a speakerphone that may be heard by the user and others in his immediate vicinity. The speakerphone accessory optionally includes pockets for receiving rechargeable batteries, as well as utility pockets for holding spare components like ear sleeves. The invention not only offers the dual functionality of private and public operating modes, but serves as a self-retaining case to greatly reduce the chances that any of the components become lost.

The invention relates to a method for accurate fertilization for apple tree. The method decides target yield according to soil fertility based on 4000 kg of high quality organic fertilizer, then determine fertilizer consumption according needed fertilizer, fertilizer supply ability by soil and fertilizer availability, dressing all organic fertilizer, 70% of the nitrogen fertilizer and phosphatic fertilizer and 50% of potassium fertilizer as base fertilizer, taking left fertilizer for additional dressing, dressing the left 30% nitrogen before germination, dressing the left 30% phosphatic fertilizer before flower bud differentiation, dressing left potassium fertilizer during fruit expanding period, spraying fertilizer on leaf in different growing period for 6- 8 times in one year. The productivity and output value are increased by 21.5% and 21.3% respectively, the high- quality fruit rate is increased from 35% to 62%,and the net value is added by 615 yuan per mu.

The present invention relates to an agricultural robot system having a laser beam generator to cut peduncles or thin blossoms and, more particularly, to an agricultural robot system for recognizing fruits, flowers, or flower buds from camera input images and then scanning laser beams to cut peduncles or thin blossoms (burn or cure flowers or flower buds), thereby speeding up the operation, and the non-contact operation prevents damage to crops and contamination by viruses and germs and saves on labor.

The invention discloses a container seedling raising method for camellia oleifera bud-stock grafting. The container seedling raising method mainly comprises the six steps of cultivating camellia oleifera bud stocks, selecting and preparing nursery soil, preparing nutritional bags, preparing cions, grafting and transplanting and managing grafted container seedlings. According to the grafting method disclosed by the invention, the stocks are not injured, when packaging is performed, grafting ports can be completely closed, the moisture retention is good, the grafting survival rate can achieve 97%, and big seedlings, sound seedlings and improved seedlings can be cultivated; and furthermore, the container seedling raising method is simple and fast to operate, the complex camellia oleifera improved bud-stock grafting becomes simple and fast, and the container seedling raising method is further easy to learn, easy to understand and easy to operate.

The invention relates to the technical field of fruit growing and in particular relates to a growth regulator for improving the fruit setting rate of peaches and a regulating method. The growth regulator comprises the following components of gibberellin and auxin, wherein the auxin may be one of 1-Naphthalene acetic acid, sodium alpha-naphthyl acetate, indoleacetic acid, phenylacetic acid, indolebutyric acid, indoleacetic acid and 2,4-dichlorphenoxyacetic acid, and the growth regulator is sprayed after the peaches bloom. The growth regulator provided by the invention is easy to obtain and prepare and low in economic cost, and can effectively remedy deficiency of endogenous hormone caused by poor fertilization of peaches; the method for applying the growth regulator provided by the invention is simple and convenient and easy to operate and control, effectively solves the problem that in the growing of peaches, the fruit setting rate is influenced by abnormal weather in a flowering phase, shriveled flower buds, overly rapid warming and the like, improves the fruit setting rate by more than 34 times, and is obvious in effect and applicable to popularization and application in the production of peaches in common peach orchards, green houses and other facilities.

The invention relates to a konjac processing process, which comprises the steps of: 1, raw material sorting;2, soaking; 3, cleaning, peeling and bud and root removal; 4, slicing; 5, color fixing; 6, drying; 7, sorting and grading; 8, crushing and grinding; 9, separating and sieving and 10, inspection and package. The konjac flour prepared by the process provided by the invention has the advantages of high purity, high viscosity, high transparency and low SO2 content, and the prepared konjac vermicelli has the advantages that the flavor is good, the food mouth feeling is good, and the nutritional value is high.

The invention discloses a preparation method of jasmine tea. Tea leaf buds and flowers (dry pedals or fresh pedals) are intensively wrapped to be a ball with the diameter being 20-30mm, a flower formed by the threading of lines is arranged at the center of the ball threaded by lines. The tea leaf is wrapped outside the ball, the lower end of the ball is bound firmly by lines, the upper end of the ball is folded, then the whole ball is wrapped by cloth, then is dried at the temperature being 60-80 DEG C, and the heating is stopped after 25-30min, then the cloth is removed, the ball is placed in a tea tank, thus obtaining the product. When the tea is brewed, the tea leaf at the outer layer is scattered by absorbing water, the dry pedal at the inner layer is exposed and scattered by absorbing water, the fragrant is emitted in tea water, so that the flower fragrant in the teat water is enhanced, and dry pedals are scattered in water so as to improve the artistic feeling.

Ear bud headphones configured for use with a portable media player include a main body portion with an extended curvature configuration. In one example implementation, the ear bud headphones include a speaker housing and an extension that form a gap between the speaker housing and the extension. A user can secure a portion of the user's outer ear in the gap (i.e., between the extension and speaker housing) such that the ear bud is securely and comfortably held in place within a user's ear. Additionally, the ear bud headphones can be interchangeable such that a user can customize the size, fit, and style of the ear bud headphone.

The invention discloses a method for preparing nano silver particles by using plant extract for reduction, and application of the method. In the method, the extract of natural plants such as chrysanthemum, honeysuckle flower, or bud of Japanese pagoda tree which serves as a reducing agent reacts with Ag<+> in aqueous solution of silver nitrate to ensure that Ag<+> is reduced into elementary substance silver nano particles. The method is simple, reaction conditions are mild, additives except for silver nitrate are not needed, the plant extract which is low in cost and can be easily obtained is used as the reducing agent, and the method is environment-friendly; the nano silver particles obtained by the method have smaller diameters, and high dispersibility and stability in aqueous solution; and Chinese herbal medicine components which have the effects of antibiosis and antiphlogosis are added, and the method has the characteristics of disinfection and sterilization, bacteriostasis, safety, no toxicity or irritation and the like and can be directly applied to multiple kinds of dermatological and surgical bacterial infection or medical equipment and cosmetics.

A production method for improving quality of summer green tea comprises picking summer fresh tea, spreading at 18-22deg.C for 20-25h, evaporation deenzyming under 0.03kg / m2-0.05kg / m2 for 40-60s, cooling to normal temperature, sprinkling tannase and / or cellulase aqueous solution 0.5-1.5wt. parts for per 45 fresh tea, twisting, unblocking, oven drying, and parching, wherein the enzyme liquid contains tannase and cellulase equal to 15000 u / g tannase powder and cellulase powder 50mg.The method is suitable for improving quality of summer tea with two or three leaves and a bud. The method reduces the content of ester-catechin in summer tea, increases the content of amino acid and soluble sugar, reduces astringency of the tea, and improves the taste of tea, thereby making full use of material of summer tea and improving effectiveness of operations of tea garden.

A making process for a flat black tea includes the following steps: shoots are picked at the beginning of the emergence of a bud and two leaves; the shoots are spread for 1 to 2 hours, the thickness of the spread shoots is 1cm to 2cm, and the shoots are turned for just one time every half an hour; the fresh shoots are put into a withering trough, spread by 1.5cm to 2.0cm and then withered by 36 DEG C to 40 DEG C of hot air for 4 to 6 hours; the withered shoots are first gently rolled for 2 minutes, pressurized for 1 to 2 minutes and loosened for 2 minutes; the shoots are then fermented, the temperature is 40 DEG C to 50 DEG C for spring tea and 35 DEG C to 40 DEG C for summer tea, and the fermentation time is 4 to 5 hours; after being deblocked, the shoots are put into a trough type electric heater and carded, the carding temperature is 130 DEG C to 150 DEG C, and the time is 10 to 15 minutes; after being carded, the shoots are pressed to become flat under 130 DEG C to 150 DEG C, and the time is 10 to 15 minutes; the shoots are then put into a flat tea-shaping dryer and shaped, the shaping temperature is 110 DEG C to 130 DEG C, and the time is 5 to 10 minutes; after shaping, the drying temperature is 90 DEG C to 100 DEG C, and the time is 4 to 5 minutes; finally, the shoots are put into an aroma-increasing machine to increase aroma, the aroma-increasing temperature is 90 DEG Cto 110 DEG C, and the aroma-increasing time is 5 to 10 minutes. The invention solves the problem on how to cleanly, mechanically and continuously produce black flat Houkui tea.

The invention belongs to the technical field of plant breeding, and in particular relates to a single flower selfing isolation method for small chili. The method comprises the following steps: (1) selecting an excellent single plant, namely in the flowering period, selecting the excellent single plant according to a breeding objective, and marking; (2) preparing a capsule shell, namely separating a shell cap from a shell body of a hollow hard capsule shell; (3) selecting a flower bud, namely selecting a large flower bud which is expected to bloom in the next day; (4) treating the flower bud, namely holding the flower bud to be treated by one hand, holding the capsule shell, which is matched with the flower bud in size, by the other hand, slightly sleeving the flower bud with the lower opening of the capsule shell over the widest part of the flower bud, and marking a flower stalk; (5) managing after the treatment in a method which is the same as a conventional field management method for the production of small chili. The capsule shell used in the method is low in cost and does not hurt the flower bud and the flower stalk when being used, the operation is convenient and easy, and the work efficiency is high; moreover, the capsule shell with certain elasticity and permeability does not influence the cracking of anther and pollination, and thus the selfing setting rate of the small chili is high.

The invention relates to a method for rapidly propagating plantlets by utilizing bletilla striata seeds. The method comprises the following steps of: soaking and sterilizing bletilla striata seeds by adopting an iodophor solution; adopting an improved culture medium and reasonably adjusting the culture temperature in an intelligent climate box at a stage of inducing cluster buds; implanting seedlings which are cultured through lighting for 35-50 days into a stainless steel tray or a porcelain tray containing a substrate; hardening the seedlings indoors at 20-26 DEG C; and planting the bletilla striata seedlings in a field after the bletilla striata seedlings grow for 3-4 months. The invention shortens the seedling formation period, improves the survival rate of the bletilla striata seedlings in the field and avoids injuring human bodies by the prior art which sterilizes the bletilla striata seeds with a mercury chloride solution.

The invention provides a method for propagating Oriusminutus artificially, which comprises the following steps: cultivation of spawning substrate, feeding of host; preparation of instruments of production, preparation of artificial feedstuff and preparation of seeds are carried out; under the conditions of 25 DEG C, 75% of PH and 16L:8D of illumination, kidney bean buds are taken as the spawning substrate, and Tetranychus cinnabarinus or the artificial feedstuff is used for feeding; firstly, the kidney bean buds on which the Oriusminutus spawn is produced are placed in a large tray, and kidney bean seedlings with proper Tetranychus cinnabarinus are placed in the large tray by interpenetration, according to the age period of Oriusminutus, the number of the proper Tetranychus cinnabarinus is confirmed; then the Oriusminutus with the tray are placed in an insect breeding cage for feeding the Oriusminutus. Spawn needs 12-16 days to grow to be imago, and the production period is about 30 days. The method is applicable to feeding with large amount and being promoted, thus laying the solid foundation for producing Oriusminutus with large amount and providing great convenience to biological control.

The invention relates to a shaping and trimming method of crowns of pear trees. The crowns are trimmed into a structure of two layers of main branches, wherein each layer of main branches comprises two main branches facing south and north, and lateral branches are left at two sides of the main branches in the horizontal direction. The shaping and trimming method has the advantages of facilitating flower bud differentiation, increasing effective photosynthetic accumulation, enhancing wind resistance, and obviously improving the commodity quality of fruit of a single-layer planar pergola shaping method; moreover, the shaping of the crowns is quick; the cultivation of crown structure can be completed to enter the early fruit period 3 years after the planting in general; the yield of a single plant can be controlled to be 6-10kg, and increases year by year; meanwhile, trimmed crowns do not contain sub-main branches; the trimming method is simple, and is easy to master; the work space of the flower and fruit management of a pear orchard can be controlled; labor and force are saved; the labor efficiency is improved; and the management cost of the orchard is reduced; in addition, the method is suitable for a flat land or a gentle slope landform undulation, and is particularly suitable for a gentle slope with the landform undulation or a slope land with the slope of less than 15 DEG.

The invention discloses a selenium-enriched pleurotus eryngii planting method and a culture medium, comprising the following steps of confecting the culture medium, bagging, sterilizing, inoculating, fungus growing, bud hastening, producing mushroom and harvesting. The materials of the culture medium is manufactured according the weight portions of 70 to 90 portions of cotton seed shell, 8 to 10 portions of bran, 2 to 3 portions of corn meal, 0.6 to 1.2 portions of sucrose, 0.6 to 1.2 portions of gypsum, 4.5 to 6.5 portions of lime, 100 to 140 portions of water and 0.0011 to 0.0014 portion of sodium selenite. The method of the invention domesticates and cultivates the pleurotus eryngii seeds capability of absorbing and enriching selenium to ensure that the selenium-enriched pleurotus eryngii achieves the balanced production and is on the market all year, which improves the output and increases the economic benefit.

The invention discloses a green biological seedling raising matrix, relating to the seedling raising matrix technology. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: mixing straw powder, organic fertilizer and nutrient soil to be uniform, adding water until the water content is 45-55%, adding compound bacteria and then mixing to be uniform, stacking for fermenting, turning when the temperature increases to 50 + / - 2 DEG C, turning and cooling for 1-2 days when the temperature is increased to 50 DEG C again, adding microelements and growth hormone, stirring to be uniform, and packaging. The invention has the beneficial effects that: (1) the matrix is rich in organic matters and beneficial biological germs, has comprehensive nutrition and is loose and soft; (2) the matrix is seed-saving and labour-saving and can shorten seedling raising period; (3) the matrix can be used to ensure uniform and strong seedlings and high sprout rate; (4) the matrix can protect roots and hold water and fertilizer and has good air permeability; (5) the matrix has the functions of promoting flower bud differentiation and improving the yield; and (6) the matrix has the effect of resisting soil diseases. The matrix disclosed by the invention is applicable to seedling raising of vegetable, melon and fruit, flower and plant, tea, tobacco and cotton.

The present invention discloses a cultivating method with Carya cathayensis stock as scion, the procedure of which is to establish a seedling nursery of Carya cathayensis stock; the Platycarya strobilacea, Carya cathayensis, American Carya cathayensis or Hu nan Carya cathayensis are adopted as the stock, and the growing branch of the bearing tree of Carya cathayensis is adopted as the breeding mother tree for scion and cutting; the bed seedling of Carya cathayensis or the Carya cathayensis with the diameter at ground level is equal to or larger than one point seven centimeter and transplanted at the beginning of November of the previous year before scion and the hardy Carya cathayensis with the growth of one to two years are chosen as the stock, and the spacing in the rows and spacing between rows is not less than twelve multiplied twenty five centimeters; in the period from 10th November in the previous year to 31st January then, the hardy breeding branch with full bud, short intersegment and growth of one or two years is collected from the scion mother tree in the cutting orchard as the scion, and is arranged after collection in the shadow for twelve hours to thirty six hours, and is sealed and packed in a plastic film, and is stored into a refrigerated storage at 4 DEG C; when thirty percent of stock seedling starts to sprout in the cutting orchard or in the transplanted ground, the scion is completed within two or three weeks. The technical proposal can dwarf the tree of the Carya cathayensis, shorten the childhood period and fruit ahead of time.

The present invention relates to the quick breeding method of high quality seedling of Phalaenopsis, known as 'queen orchid' and the culture medium therewith. The present invention uses the flower stem section of Phalaenopsis as explant and induces flower stem seedling with unique culture medium and performs proliferation with fascicular bud stem tip or stem section to produce high quality seedling of Phalaenopsis. The method is simple, practical, feasible and high in application value.

The invention discloses an essence for a cigarette blasting bead and application thereof. The essence comprises the following components: 2,3-dimethylpyrazine, clove bud oil, lactic acid, ethyl maltol, ethyl cyclopentene alcohol ketone, vanillin, 2,6-syringol and medium chain triglyceride (MCT). The essence 15-20 mu l is wrapped in a capsule in the manner of injection perfuming and then is put into a middle part of a filter tip of a cigarette. The essence for the cigarette blasting bead has bake, coke and sweet flavor fully coordinated with the cigarette smoke flavor feature and is accompanied with slight flowery flavor. The essence applied to the cigarette blasting bead can obviously increase the smoke flavor quality, reinforce the satiated feel and richness of the smoke and reduce the sensory stimuli of the smoke.

The invention relates to a preparation method of freeze-drying ginkgo fruit, which mainly comprises the following steps of: scalding gingkoes with testa removed; removing endotesta; subjecting the gingkoes to treatments of debitterizing, curing, secondary cooking in sugar, and sugaring; freezing and drying the gingkoes in vacuum to reach the water content of less than 3% and the sugar content of 9-15% in the product; and finally adopting deoxidized packaging to obtain a freeze-drying ginkgo fruit product. As the raw materials are subjected to the debitterizing, curing and color protection treatments in the invention, the bad bitter taste of internal buds in the gingkoes is overcome, the appearance, shape and color of gingko nutlet are kept unchanged, and the crispness and hardness of the product are increased. As the secondary cooking in sugar and the sugaring are performed, nutrient components of the product are increased, and the palatability of the product is improved; the water content is lower than 3% at the same time as the biological active components in the gingko nutlet are preserved to the maximum extent due to the freezing and drying of the gingkoes in vacuum; therefore, the preparation method is suitable for preserving the product; moreover, the freeze-drying ginkgo fruit is suitable for people to carry and have in leisure and a trip.

The invention discloses a method for propagating camellia japonica quickly, which comprises the following steps of: pruning branches of tea trees, and performing special processing; collecting cions of required varieties; and grafting, cutting and sealing tightly. Particularly, the method comprises the specific steps of: (1) collecting the branches; (2) collecting the cions; (3) grafting; (4) cutting; and (5) conveying the branches of the tea trees into a shed. The method has the advantages that: 1, the pruned branches of the wild tea trees can be grafted and cut immediately on the premise ofprotecting ecological resources, the branches, which are used as tree stocks, of the tea trees root, and the cions sprout buds within half a year and bloom in the second year, so the aim of shortening the marketing time by over 5 years is fulfilled under the condition of not taking 3 to 5 years for culturing the tree stocks into consideration; and 2, a section of pruned branch of the tea trees can root, sprout and bloom within two years by grafting and cutting; and the wild tea trees are not used as the tree stocks, so the populations of theaceae plants are protected effectively, ecology and society are facilitated, the cost is reduced, the economic benefit is improved, and the survival rate of cutting and grafting is over 85 percent.

The invention provides a method for preparing orchid fragrance green tea, which comprises the following steps in turn: firstly, picking tea buds, performing classification and sun withering on the tea buds, and fixing the tea buds at the temperature of between 150 and 170 DEG C after sun withering; secondly, laying open the fixed tea buds to be cooled or performing air-blasted cooling on the fixed tea buds, subsequently utilizing a microwave machine to dehydrate the tea buds, slightly rolling the tea buds, performing carding on the rolled tea buds at the temperature of between 120 and 140 DEG C, and primarily drying and reshaping the tea buds in a baking machine at the temperature of between 80 and 90 DEG C until 80 percent of the tea buds are dried; thirdly, laying the tea buds open to be cooled again; and fourthly, re-baking the tea buds in the baking machine at the temperature of between 80 and 90 DEG C until 90 percent of the tea buds are dried, laying open the tea buds to be cooled for the second time, extracting fragrance in a fragrance extracting machine for 1 hour at the temperature of between 75 and 85 DEG C, extracting fragrance for the second time after selection, and preparing finished products. The tea prepared by the process has fine, tall and graceful appearance, bloom green color and luster, exposed silver tips, fresh and delicate fragrance, dense and fresh flavor, clear and bright liquor color, young and tender infused leaves, and greenish-yellow and bright color, and the fact that the prepared green tea can reach the highest grade, namely orchid fragrance is the most important.

The present invention discloses an apparatus for trimming plants, in particular, buds and flowers, to remove unwanted plant material. A typical application would be to process a plant to leave only trimmed buds and flowers for use in potpourri, fragrant sashes, or as a prelude to further processing of essential oils. The invention enables faster and safer production of plant material than prior plant processing machines. The apparatus employs an original combination of a slotted metal drum and a lawn mower type cutting reel that are rotated in the same direction, but at different speeds, to create a cutting interface that shears the unwanted plant material off and then collect this debris though a novel vacuum manifold into a waste collection device. The cutting interface between the slotted drum and the cutting reel is adjustable to keep the distance between the two between 0.002 and 0.006 inches for a very sharp and clean cut. The invention includes a roller brush and sprayer system to keep the cutting interface clean, without buildup of oils and other organic plant material. The invention is built upon a frame that moves on wheels and that allows for adjustment for operation in a level or tilted configuration to best suit the processing of particular types of plant material. The manifold cover is easily removed for cleaning and for sharpening or adjustment of the cutting blades.