AUTOMATED SORTING OF GLABROUS VERSUS PUBESCENT ANNUAL CANARYGRASS SEEDS

作者：Pearson T^*; Knievel D; Hucl P

来源：Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 2011, 27(4): 663-667.

• Imaging
• Separating
• Silica
• Value-added

An automated imaging system was developed to identify and sort annual canarygrass seeds with the glabrous trait in order to screen bulk amounts of seed to segregate populations for this desirable trait. Glabrous seed is preferred since it does not have the irritating silica hairs that pubescent seeds do. Glabrous seeds may also have potential as a food product. The automated system inspected seeds at a rate of approximately four seeds per second (similar to 100 g/h) and had an average accuracy of 90%. The system performed consistently over time across five different cultivars from two growing seasons at four different locations. Cost for all of the parts in the system was approximately $2500, and therefore, was affordable for breeding programs developing glabrous canaryseed and perhaps other glabrous seeds.

• 出版日期2011-7