Monsanto Technology LLC

Payman Rassoolkhani

Jeffrey Steven Morris

Eric L Borrowman

Justin Scott Kayser

Jeffrey Lawrence Kohne

Jarrett R Ceglinski

Jason T Mitchell

Zachary Boyer

Charles K Johnson

Joshua Allen Crews

Jerry Christopher

Felipe Camargo Rosa

Plinio Tadeu Cristofoletti, Jr

Timothy P Garvin

Ralph E Nothdurft

Daniel Dillard

Adam M Barrick

Christian A Saia

A pollen collection device for collecting pollen from crop plants grown in rows includes a housing assembly configured to be mounted on a base for being transported through a row of crop plants. The housing assembly receives at least a portion of the plants as the housing assembly is transported through the row of crop plants. An agitation assembly is attached to the housing assembly for agitating the plants as the housing assembly is transported through the row of crop plants to displace pollen from the plants. A pollen collection assembly is attached to the housing assembly for collecting the pollen displaced from the plants as the housing assembly is transported through the row of crop plants.

Device and method for pollen collection

Provided herein are systems and methods for the automation of seed planting and analysis comprising automated planting of the seeds, germination, and analysis. The methods generally comprise conveying containers containing seeds to an automated seed planting station, wherein each container includes a machine-readable tag, planting at least some of the seeds in the container onto respective planting trays, wherein each planting tray includes a machine-readable tag, allowing the seeds to germinate, and analyzing the germinated seeds. The systems generally comprise a seed planting system and a planting verification and correction system. Also provided herein are backlit templates comprising a light source and a power interface configured to connect to a power source to power the light source.

Automated seed planting and evaluation

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Maryland Heights, MO, United States of America

Payman Rassoolkhani