SYSTEM FOR IMAGING AND ORIENTING SEEDS AND METHOD OF USE

摘要

A system and method for the automated or semi-automated imagining and orienting of seeds to prepare the seeds for transformation and transgenic engineering. A method and apparatus for automated seed preparation is disclosed. According to one aspect, the method includes locating the seed on a surface or container, engaging the seed with an automated tool, orienting the seed for cutting or wounding and cutting or wounding the seed when the seed is oriented.