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AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsEric Borrowman, Donald J. Essner, Alfred B. Garson, III, Govind Chaudhary, Johnny J. Kotyk
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A cabinet x-ray device for imaging seeds includes an x-ray source configured to transmit an x-ray beam along a beam path. A seed holder is configured to hold seeds and be selectively positioned in the x-ray device such that the beam path crosses the seed holder and the x-ray beam passes through at least some of the seeds. An x-ray detector is configured to detect the x-ray beam after passing through the seeds such that one or more x-ray images of the seeds can be formed. Self-supporting x-ray shielding can extend circumferentially around the x-ray beam to mitigate x-ray transmission outside the device. A drive mechanism can automatically move the seed holder so that discrete x-ray images of subsets of seeds are taken in an automatic seed imaging operation. Various seed evaluations and seed process evaluations can be made using the device.
A cabinet x-ray device for imaging seeds, the cabinet x-ray device comprising:
A cabinet x-ray device, the cabinet x-ray device comprising:
A method of evaluating seeds, the method comprising:
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