Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

Timothy Michael Moriarty

Albert Laurence Lu

Dale F Loussaert

Guofu Li

Gary A Sandahl

Travis A Hanselman

Denny Joseph Bruck

Kaley J Gade

Angel O Ortiz Lozada

Gerardus W A M Van Der Heijden

Jacque Hockenson

Rachael Woods

The present embodiments generally relate to methods of non-destructively imaging plant root damage by insect root herbivores and evaluating the efficacy of insecticidal materials associated with the roots of plants against the insect root herbivores, useful for automated high throughput bioassays.

Non-destructive assessment of corn rootworm damage

Methods for evaluating one or more immature ears of maize are presented in which digital imagery and image processing are used to assess physical properties of immature maize ears that are correlated with yield and other yield-related traits. Also provided are methods for identifying leads using immature ear photometry.

Immature ear photometry in maize

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Urbandale, IA, United States of America

Timothy Michael Moriarty