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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2019
Monsanto Technology Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
Adam M. Barrick, St. Louis, MO (US);
Eric L. Borrowman, St. Peters, MO (US);
Jarrett R. Ceglinski, Damiansville, IL (US);
Jerry Christopher, Collinsville, IL (US);
Joshua Allen Crews, Lake Saint Louis, MO (US);
Daniel Dillard, Labadie, MO (US);
Timothy P. Garvin, Geneva, IL (US);
Charles K. Johnson, Sycamore, IL (US);
Jeffrey L. Kohne, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Jason T. Mitchell, St. Charles, MO (US);
Jeffrey S. Morris, St. Charles, MO (US);
Ralph E. Nothdurft, Affton, MO (US);
Payman Rassoolkhani, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Christian A. Saia, St. Louis, MO (US);
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
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.