Embryo delivery system for manufactured seeds
AssigneeWeyerhaeuser Company
InventorEdwin Hirahara
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Abstract
A method of delivering cultivated plant embryos including the step of orientating a plurality of plant embryos in a predetermined orientation. Analyzing each of the plurality of embryos according to a predetermined quality criteria to identify qualified embryos. Determining positional measurements of the qualified embryos and positioning a first seed coat relative to the qualified embryos. The method also includes the step of inserting one of the qualified embryos in the seed coat according to the positional measurements of the qualified embryos to minimize damage to and contamination of the qualified embryos.
Claims46
A method of inserting a plant embryo into a manufactured seed coat, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting qualified plant embryos from a plurality of plant embryos, wherein the step of selecting qualified plant embryos from a plurality of plant embryos includes the step of analyzing the plurality of plant embryos according to a predetermined quality criteria to identify qualified plant embryos;
- (b) positioning a seed coat relative to at least one of the qualified plant embryos;
- (c) obtaining three-dimensional measures of the qualified plant embryo;
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- (d) depositing the at least one of the qualified plant embryos in the seed coat according to the three-dimensional measures.
A method of delivering cultivated plant embryos to a growing medium, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) orientating a plurality of plant embryos in a predetermined orientation;
- (b) analyzing each of the plurality of plant embryos according to a predetermined quality criteria to identify qualified plant embryos;
- (c) measuring one end of the qualified plant embryos to determine three-dimensional positional measurements of the one end of a qualified plant embryo;
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- (d) inserting each qualified plant embryo in a growing medium according to the three-dimensional positional measurements.
A method of delivering cultivated embryos comprising the steps of:
- (a) orientating a plurality of embryos in a predetermined orientation;
- (b) analyzing each of the plurality of embryos according a predetermined quality criteria to identify qualified embryos;
- (c) determining three-dimensional positional measurements of the qualified embryos;
- (d) positioning a first seed coat relative to the qualified embryos;
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- (e) inserting one of the qualified embryos in the seed coat according to the three-dimensional positional measurements of the qualified embryos to minimize damage to and contamination of the qualified embryos.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.