ROOT EVALUATION
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Abstract
A method is provided for evaluating plant roots, comprising (i) growing a plant in a substantially transparent container charged with a particulate, non-transparent growing medium; and (ii) evaluating plant roots through said transparent container by digital imaging. An apparatus for evaluating plant roots in a high throughput manner is also provided.
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37 Claims
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9. A method for non-destructive evaluation of roots of a potted plant to identify a plant possessing a trait of interest, comprising:
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(i) growing one or more plants in a substantially transparent container, wherein the container is charged with a particulate, non-transparent growing medium; (ii) providing a rotating plate; (iii) providing a line-scan camera that can output images in a digital format; (iv) moving the container on to the rotating plate in front of the line-scan camera; (v) recording a picture of roots of the one or more plants through the transparent container with the line-scan camera; and (vi) storing information obtained from the one or more plants to identify a plant possessing a trait of interest. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for evaluating plant roots, comprising:
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(i) a transporter for movement of one or more containers; (ii) at least one line-scan camera that can output images in a digital format; and (iiii) a rotating plate in front of said at least one line-scan camera. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for non-destructive evaluation of roots of a potted plant to identify a plant possessing a trait of interest, comprising:
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(i) growing one or more plants in a container in which at least the bottom is substantially transparent, and wherein the container is charged with a particulate, non-transparent growing medium; (ii) transporting the one or more plants to a water basin with a transparent bottom above a camera that can output images in a digital format; (iii) placing the container into the water basin; (iv) recording a picture of roots of the one or more plants with the camera; and (v) storing information obtained from the one or more plants to identify a plant possessing a trait of interest. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for evaluating plant roots, comprising:
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(i) a transporter for movement of one or more containers; (ii) at least one camera that can output images in a digital format, wherein the camera is positioned below the one or more containers; (iii) a water basin with a transparent bottom; and (iv) a gripper arm capable of moving the one or more containers from the transporter into the water basin. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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