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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Pioneer HI Bred International Inc, Johnston, IA (US);
Inventors:
Guofu Li, Johnston, IA (US);
Travis A. Hanselman, Johnston, IA (US);
Jacque Hockenson, Johnston, IA (US);
Dale F. Loussaert, Clive, IA (US);
Timothy Michael Moriarty, Urbandale, IA (US);
Rachael Woods, Johnston, IA (US);
Assignee:
PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC., Johnston, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/0098 (2013.01); C12N 15/8209 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/0079 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30004 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.