Automated system for germination testing using optical imaging

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9578797
APP PUB NO 20130235188A1
SERIAL NO

13637275

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A system prepares plant specimens, tracks the plant specimens, captures images of the plant specimens, and evaluates growth parameters of the plant specimens in the captured images. The system prepares receptacles by placing a predetermined quantity of gel, if required by a particular test, into a receptacle and a layer of material, if required by a particular test, on top of the gel. The system separates a quantity of seeds into individual seeds and places an individual seed in each receptacle between the gel layer and the cover layer. The receptacles are then arrayed into decks and carts and subjected to controlled stress conditions and conditions conducive to germination and growth. An image capture device captures backlit images of the receptacles, and a processor analyzes the captured images for growth parameters of the plant specimens and enters those parameters into a database together with a unique identifier of the plant specimen.

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MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC800 NORTH LINDBERGH BOULEVARD ST LOUIS MO 63167

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Deppermann, Kevin L St. Charles, US 82 3039
Guy, Phillip Westlake Village, US 3 24
Vignaux, Nathalie St. Louis, US 1 2
White, Brad D Creve Coeur, US 8 47

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