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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
Kevin L. Deppermann, St. Charles, MO (US);
Michael W. Petersen, Sauk City, WI (US);
David Butruille, Urbandale, IA (US);
Stanton Dotson, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Sam Eathington, Ames, IA (US);
Heather Forbes, St. Charles, MO (US);
Bruce Schnicker, Wildwood, MO (US);
John Tamulonis, Nevada, IA (US);
Kevin L. Deppermann, St. Charles, MO (US);
Michael W. Petersen, Sauk City, WI (US);
David Butruille, Urbandale, IA (US);
Stanton Dotson, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Sam Eathington, Ames, IA (US);
Heather Forbes, St. Charles, MO (US);
Bruce Schnicker, Wildwood, MO (US);
John Tamulonis, Nevada, IA (US);
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides for novel methods to facilitate germplasm improvement activities through the use of high throughput, nondestructive sampling of seeds. A method for analyzing a population of haploid seeds generally includes providing a population of seeds comprising haploid seeds, removing tissue samples from a plurality of the seeds in the population using an automated seed sampler system while preserving the germination viability of the sampled seeds, and analyzing the tissue samples for the presence or absence of one or more characteristics indicative of at least one genetic or chemical trait.