Identifying, monitoring, and sorting genetically modified plant portions

A method for separating a genetically engineered plant portion from a non-genetically engineered plant portion, the method comprising:

• (a) providing a mixture of plant portions, wherein the mixture comprises a genetically engineered plant portion and a non-genetically engineered plant portion, and wherein the genetically engineered plant portion comprises a distinguishable marker which marker is an enzyme;
• (b) contacting said mixture with a composition comprising a detection agent under conditions and for a time sufficient for the enzyme to alter the detection agent chemically to provide a detectable product, which detectable product is associated with the genetically engineered plant portion, thereby generating a labeled plant portion;
• (c) identifying the labeled plant portion using automated detection means;
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• (d) separating the labeled plant portion from the mixture using automated separation means.

A method for distinguishing a plant portion of a first plant from a plant portion of a second plant, the method comprising:

• (a) providing a mixture of plant portions, wherein the mixture comprises a plant portion of a first plant and a plant portion of a second plant, and wherein the plant portion of the first plant comprises a distinguishable marker which marker is an enzyme;
• (b) contacting said mixture with a composition comprising a detection agent under conditions and for a time sufficient for the enzyme to alter the detection agent chemically to provide a detectable product, which detectable product is associated with the plant portion of the first plant, thereby generating a labeled plant portion;
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• (c) identifying the labeled plant portion using automated detection means.

A method for separating a plant portion of a first plant from a plant portion of a second plant, the method comprising:

• (a) providing a mixture of plant portions, wherein the mixture comprises a plant portion of a first plant and a plant portion of a second plant, and wherein the plant portion of the first plant comprises a distinguishable marker which marker is an enzyme;
• (b) contacting said mixture with a composition comprising a detection agent under conditions and for a time sufficient for the enzyme to alter the detection agent chemically to provide a detectable product, which detectable product is associated with the plant portion of the first plant, thereby generating a labeled plant portion;
• (c) identifying the labeled plant portion using automated detection means;
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• (d) separating the labeled plant portion from the mixture using automated separation means.

A method for separating a plant portion of a first plant from a plant portion of a second plant, the method comprising:

• (a) providing a mixture of plant portions, wherein the mixture comprises a plant portion of a first plant and a plant portion of a second plant, wherein the plant portion of the first plant comprises a distinguishable marker which marker is a protein, wherein said protein provides a detectable signal in the absence of exogenous substrate, and wherein the detectable signal is associated with the plant portion of the first plant, thereby generating a labeled plant portion;
• (b) identifying the labeled plant portion using automated detection means;
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• (c) separating the labeled plant portion from the mixture using automated separation means.

A method for separating a plant portion of a first plant from a plant portion of a second plant, the method comprising:

• (a) providing a mixture of plant portions, wherein the mixture comprises a plant portion of a first plant and a plant portion of a second plant, wherein the plant portion of the first plant comprises a distinguishable marker which marker comprises at least a portion of a biosynthetic pathway that provides a detectable signal in the absence of exogenous substrate, and wherein the detectable signal is associated with the plant portion of the first plant, thereby generating a labeled plant portion;
• (b) identifying the labeled plant portion using automated detection means;
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• (c) separating the labeled plant portion from the mixture using automated separation means.

A method for distinguishing a plant portion of a first plant from a plant portion of a second plant, the method comprising:

• (a) providing a mixture of plant portions, wherein the mixture comprises a plant portion of a first plant and a plant portion of a second plant, wherein the plant portion of the first plant comprises a distinguishable marker which marker comprises at least a portion of a biosynthetic pathway;
• (b) contacting said mixture with a composition comprising a detection agent, wherein said detection agent is altered chemically by said pathway or portion thereof to provide a detectable signal, and wherein the detectable signal is associated with the plant portion of the first plant, thereby generating a labeled plant portion;
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• (c) identifying the labeled plant portion using automated detection means.

A method for separating a plant portion of a first plant from a plant portion of a second plant, the method comprising:

• (a) providing a mixture of plant portions, wherein the mixture comprises a plant portion of a first plant and a plant portion of a second plant, wherein the plant portion of the first plant comprises a distinguishable marker which marker comprises at least a portion of a biosynthetic pathway;
• (b) contacting said mixture with a composition comprising a detection agent, wherein said detection agent is altered chemically by said pathway or portion thereof to provide a detectable signal, and wherein the detectable signal is associated with the plant portion of the first plant, thereby generating a labeled plant portion;
• (c) identifying the labeled plant portion using automated detection means;
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• (d) separating the labeled plant portion from the mixture using automated separation means.