Jerry D Christopher

US Patent:

20200000007, Jan 2, 2020

Filed:

Jul 1, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/458754

Inventors:

- St.Louis MO, US
Eric L. Borrowman - St. Peters MO, US
Jarrett R. Ceglinski - Damiansville IL, US
Jerry Christopher - Collinsville IL, US
Joshua Allen Crews - Lake Saint Louis MO, US
Daniel Dillard - Labadie MO, US
Timothy P. Garvin - Geneva IL, US
Charles K. Johnson - Sycamore IL, US
Jeffrey L. Kohne - Kirkwood MO, US
Jason T. Mitchell - St. Charles MO, US
Jeff S. Morris - St. Charles MO, US
Ralph E. Nothdurft - Affton MO, US
Payman Rassoolkhani - Maryland Heights MO, US
Christian A. Saia - St. Louis MO, US

Assignee:

Monsanto Technology LLC - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

A01C 1/02
A01C 1/04
G01N 35/04

Abstract:

Provided herein are systems and methods for the automation of seed planting and analysis comprising automated planting of the seeds, germination, and analysis. The methods generally comprise conveying containers containing seeds to an automated seed planting station, wherein each container includes a machine-readable tag, planting at least some of the seeds in the container onto respective planting trays, wherein each planting tray includes a machine-readable tag, allowing the seeds to germinate, and analyzing the germinated seeds. The systems generally comprise a seed planting system and a planting verification and correction system. Also provided herein are backlit templates comprising a light source and a power interface configured to connect to a power source to power the light source.