Determining maturity and quality of seeds and sorting seeds
- Title:
Method for determining the maturity and quality of seeds and an apparatus for sorting seeds
- Publication number:
WO9742489
- Description:
The invention refers to a method for determining the maturity and quality of seeds by irradiation with electromagnetic radiation. Due to this irradiation the chlorophyll present in the seeds will show prompt fluorescence. Furthermore, the invention refers to an apparatus for sorting the seeds essentially consisting of a feeder for the seeds, a part for the irradiation of the seeds with electromagnetic radiation, a part for measuring the signal reemitted from the seeds, and a separation part that works on basis of the signal reemitted from the seeds. Seeds being defined as the reproductive unit of the plant after sexual or non-sexual fertilization of the ovule. By chlorophyll all appearances of the chlorophyll molecule are meant, such as the known leafgreen chlorophyll, protochlorophyll, and all other possible configurations.
- Inventor:
Jalink, Hendrik (NL)
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