Monsanto Technology LLC

Roger A Weyhrich

Christopher L Souder

Jeffrey L McElroy

Paul T Nelson

Andrew W Maddux

David J Baitinger

Andrew D Thielen

Boyan N Peshlov

Brian L Hahn

Eric Thompson

Christopher Louis Corelli

Timothy Edward Reitz

Jen Marzu

Jonathan N Nordby

Jerald K Pataky

A system for post-harvest or at-harvest determination of pre-harvest strength of a corn stalk wherein the system comprises a stalk stump cutter structured and operable to cut a discarded post-harvest stalk stump to provide a substantially flat and even cross-sectional surface of the stalk stump, an imaging device structured and operable to acquire image data of the stalk stump cross-section, and a computer based data processing system structured and operable to analyze the image data and determine a pre-harvest stalk strength of the corresponding stalk.

Rapid stalk strength assessment

A planter comprises an automated planting unit for planting plots of seeds in a field. The planting unit includes a first seed storage unit configured to provide seeds to the planting unit and a second seed storage unit configured to provide seeds to the planting unit. The planting unit also includes a seed meter configured to plant seeds from the first seed storage unit and the second seed storage unit in a field, and a diverter unit coupled to the first and second seed storage units and to the seed meter. The diverter, then, is configured to selectively direct seeds from either the first seed storage unit or the second seed storage unit to the seed meter, whereby the seeds from the first and second seed storage units may be planted separately or together (e.g., for mixed planting, etc.).

Planters for planting seeds in fields, and related methods of planting

A seed fulfillment system is an automated system for sorting and delivering different types of seeds from different seed containers to a shipping-container loading system which loads shipping containers with the seeds. The seed fulfillment system includes an intermediary-container handling system which conveys intermediary containers of seeds from a filling system to a shipping-container loading system.

Seed fulfillment system

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV780360. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV780360, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV780360 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV780360 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV780360.

Plants and seeds of corn variety CV780360

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH956311. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH956311, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH956311 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH956311.

Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH956311

According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I217345. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I217345, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I217345 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety I217345 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety I217345.

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Boone, IA, United States of America

Roger A Weyhrich