Monsanto Technology LLC

Jamaine R Hubbard

Kevin Lee Deppermann

Angela Ranae Koestel

Joseph J King

Edward James Cargill

William M Fischer

Michael Joseph Dayawon

Paul Chung

Ujwal A Deole

John F Lasinski

Amy D Trinchard

Josh G Rameaka

Chris Tierney

Thomas C Osborn

An automated small particle distribution system is provided for transferring small particles from source tubes to destination tubes. The system includes a loading deck that is structured and operable to store and provide a plurality of source tube trays and a plurality of destination tube trays. Each source tube tray includes a plurality of source tubes stored therein, and each destination tube tray includes a plurality of destination tubes stored therein. The system additionally includes a work deck is structured and operable to receive selected source tube trays and selected destination tube trays from the loading deck, aspirate various specified amounts of small objects stored in selected source tubes, and deposit the aspirated small objects into selected destination tubes without cross-contamination of small objects.

Small object distribution automation

The present disclosure provides for systems and method for producing hybrid seed. In various embodiments, the disclosure provides a system for the high-throughput, nondestructive sampling of seeds. In another embodiment, a high-throughput, nondestructive method for producing hybrid seeds comprises removing a sample from a plurality of seeds in the population while preserving the germination viability of the seed and analyzing the sample for the presence or absence of one or more genetic markers indicative of a male-sterile gene.

Systems and methods for processing hybrid seed

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St. Louis, MO, United States of America

Jamaine R Hubbard