Integrated Image Analyzer and Bioreactor for Plant          Propagation
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This proposal is for the development of a process to automatically          classify the developmental stage of somatic embryos as an integral part         of an ongoing bioreactor plant propagation technology being developed at        DNA Plant Technology.  The bioreactor technology involves the scale up o        somatic embryogenesis for the reproduction of select plants on a                commercial scale.  An image analysis system coupled to discriminant             analysis softeware has been demonstrated as an appropriate technology           for the rapid screening of somatic embryos, but the process requires            further development to improve the accuracy of the identification               parameters.                                                                         The successful improvement of this method will have several                 benefits.  Image analysis can be used as a tool for the objective and           rapid classification of large numbers of somatic embryos produced under         different conditions.  This data will allow the incremental improvement         of the bioreactor operating parameters to increase the efficiency of the        bioreactor embryo development process. The image analysis will also             provide the basis for the subsequent development of cell or embryo              sorting techniques that would further improve the efficiency of plant           development from somatic embryos.
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{'Code': '5371', 'Text': 'SBIR Phase I'}
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