Basf Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC

Jeff Ratliff

Benno Franz Ulfik

Sebastian Ulrich Schmidt

Tonya Crossland

Hartmut Huebner

Fatma Alexia Van Winssen

Methods and devices for sorting cottonseeds. Methods include the use of an optical sorter to sort cottonseed by color. Additionally, methods include sorting cottonseed using a gravity table to collect high-density seed ('accepts') and mid-density seed (“middlings”), followed by sorting the mid-density, and optionally, the high-density seed using an optical sorter to collect dark cottonseed, thereby providing high-quality cottonseed for packaging. Devices and systems comprising one or more gravity tables and one or more optical sorters are provided.

Methods and systems for sorting cottonseed

Methods and devices for sorting cottonseeds. Methods include the use of an optical sorter to sort cottonseed by color. Additionally, methods include sorting cottonseed using a gravity table to collect high-density seed ('accepts') and mid-density seed ('middlings'), followed by sorting the mid-density, and optionally, the high-density seed using an optical sorter to collect dark cottonseed, thereby providing high-quality cottonseed for packaging. Devices and systems comprising one or more gravity tables and one or more optical sorters are provided.

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Lubbock, TX, United States of America

Jeff Ratliff