Arborgen, LLC

Timothy Stout

John Clark

Ronald Winkles

Sydney Keith Seymour

Mark Russell Rutter

George Surritte

Narender Nehra

Jessica S Sage

Sydney Symour

An apparatus for preparing multiple plant embryos for plant production includes a first station having a first rack system configured to support at least one incubation vessel, a second station having an automated member configured to manipulate the at least one incubation vessel and a third station having a second rack system configured to support the at least one incubation vessel after being manipulated by the automated member. The second station can be selectively adjusted to perform more than one operation required in the development of plant embryos.

Apparatus for and method of preparing plant tissue for plant production

An apparatus for preparing plant tissue (e.g., somatic embryos, embryogenic tissue, organogenic tissue, vegetative tissue, seeds, etc.) for plant production includes a first station having a first rack system configured to support at least one culture vessel, a second station having an automated member configured to manipulate the at least one culture vessel and a third station having a second rack system configured to support the at least one culture vessel after being manipulated by the automated member. The second station can be selectively adjusted to perform more than one operation required in the plant development. According to exemplary embodiments, the apparatus may include more than one second station (e.g., operational stations, etc.).

Described herein are methods and media for facilitating somatic embryogenesis and for collecting, conditioning, and transferring the washed embryos onto a substrate and into an environment suitable for conditioning the embryos for a desired period of time so they become germination-competent for plant production. The described plant embryo cleaning apparatus and method are used for preparing multiple plant embryos for plant production. The apparatus and method can use a cleaning fluid source, a fluid-conditioning system, a fluid-delivery structure, a cleaning station, an outlet mechanism, a negative pressure source, and a controller.

Somatic embryogenesis and embryo harvesting and method for preparing plant embryos for plant production

Somatic embryogenesis and embryo harvesting and method and apparatus for preparing plant embryos for plant production

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Summerville, SC, United States of America

Timothy Stout