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US 2014/0004606 A1Published application
Methods of transferring plant embryos to germination medium
AssigneeWeyerhaeuser NR Company
InventorsAmy M. Jamruszka-Lewis, Robert A. Starr
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Abstract
Methods of transferring a plurality of plant somatic embryos to germination medium are provided.
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A method of transferring a plurality of plant somatic embryos to germination medium comprising the steps of:
- (a) depositing a plurality of plant somatic embryos on a surface of a substrate, wherein the substrate has a top surface and a bottom surface;
- (b) inverting the substrate with the disposed plurality of plant somatic embryos over germination medium contained in a container such that the plurality of plant somatic embryos disposed on the top surface of the substrate are opposite to and facing a surface of the germination medium;
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- (c) applying a sufficient force to the bottom surface of the substrate such that the plurality of plant somatic embryos are dislodged from the substrate and fall onto the surface of the germination medium.
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An automated method of transferring a plurality of plant somatic embryos to germination medium comprising the steps of:
- (a) depositing a plurality of plant somatic embryos on a surface of a substrate, wherein the substrate has a top surface and a bottom surface;
- (b) using a robotic arm to invert the substrate with the disposed plurality of plant somatic embryos over germination medium contained in a container such that the plurality of plant somatic embryos disposed on the top surface of the substrate are opposite to and facing a surface of the germination medium;
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- (c) applying a force to the bottom surface of the substrate such that the plurality of plant somatic embryos are dislodged from the substrate and fall onto the surface of the germination medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.