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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
May. 13, 2021
Monsanto Technology Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
David Butruille, Des Moines, IA (US);
Kevin L. Deppermann, St. Charles, MO (US);
Stanton Dotson, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Sam Eathington, Ames, IA (US);
Heather Forbes, St. Charles, MO (US);
Michael W. Petersen, Sauk City, WI (US);
Bruce Schnicker, Wildwood, MO (US);
John Tamulonis, Nevada, IA (US);
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for use in analyzing seeds, in a population of seeds, for one or more desired characteristic. The method includes removing tissue from individual seeds in a population of seeds using an automated seed sampler, while preserving germination viability of the seeds, and analyzing the tissue for the presence or absence of one or more desired characteristic. The method then includes, based on the analysis of the tissue, quantifying the one or more desired characteristic for each of the individual seeds that possess the one or more desired characteristic.