136 results about "Plant population" patented technology

Methods for using genetic marker genotype (e.g., gene sequence diversity information) to improve the process of developing plant varieties (e.g., single cross hybrids) with improved phenotypic performance are provided. Methods for predicting the value of a phenotypic trait in a plant are provided. The methods use genotypic, phenotypic, and optionally family relationship information for a first plant population to identify an association between at least one genetic marker and the phenotypic trait, and then use the association to predict the value of the phenotypic trait in one or more members of a second, target population of known marker genotype. Methods for identifying new allelic variants affecting the trait are also provided. Plants selected, provided, or produced by any of the methods herein, transgenic plants created by any of the methods herein, and digital systems for performing the methods herein are also provided.

A device and method for applying a wind force to a plurality of plants in an agricultural environment is provided to screen for selected wind-resistance traits in the plurality of plants. In one embodiment of the present invention, a device is provided including a generating device for creating a moving fluid stream to provide the wind force, a directing device, such as a duct and / or movable vane, for precisely and selectively directing the wind force towards a portion of at least one plant, and a controller for adjusting one or more parameters of the fluid stream. The device and / or method embodiments of the present invention may thus be used to selectively apply the wind force to one or more plants (or portions thereof) such that the plants may be evaluated with respect to one or more wind-resistant physical characteristics.

Methods for using genetic marker genotype (e.g., gene sequence diversity information) to improve the process of developing plant varieties (e.g., single cross hybrids) with improved phenotypic performance are provided. Methods for predicting the value of a phenotypic trait in a plant are provided. The methods use genotypic, phenotypic, and optionally family relationship information for a first plant population to identify an association between at least one genetic marker and the phenotypic trait, and then use the association to predict the value of the phenotypic trait in one or more members of a second, target population of known marker genotype. Methods for identifying new allelic variants affecting the trait are also provided. Plants selected, provided, or produced by any of the methods herein, transgenic plants created by any of the methods herein, and digital systems for performing the methods herein are also provided.

The invention provides oligonucleotides and their complements that can be used as allele-specific probes or primers for sequencing, oligonucleotide probe hybridization, and allele-specific amplification. Such oligonucleotides can be used, for example, to facilitate genetic distinction between individual plants in plant populations.

The invention relates to a testing method for fog-droplet deposition on the basis of similarity of crop porosity. The method comprises the following steps: selecting a deposition testing area according to the forms of crop plant populations, on the basis of porosity measurement of leaves at different layers of population plants, abstracting population crop plants into a plurality of layers from high to low, and leading the porosity of the leaves at the abstracted and simplified layers and the actually-measured porosity of the leaves to be same by different arrangement and combination modes. In order to adapt to testing of the fog-droplet deposition characteristic of the leaves under different spraying modes, the leaves are abstracted into three perpendicular geometries with the same size according to the need. The invention also relates to a testing device for fog-droplet deposition on the basis of similarity of crop porosity. The testing device comprises a mechanical bracket, a plant abstract leaf array, a traveling chassis, a spraying system and a control unit. The testing method and the testing device have the advantages that testing of the fog-droplet deposition amount in a three-dimensional space of different crops in different growth forms and different spraying modes is realized, and simultaneously, the standardization of the testing process is easy to realize.

The present invention relates to the fields of agriculture, plant breeding or genetic engineering for plants with increased yield, crop forecasting and crop management. In particular, the methods herein describe novel methods of predicting a plant's yield through the measurement of specific metabolites either individually or in combination with one another in a specific plant reproductive tissue. The plant predictive methods described herein may be used to predict yield of plant populations as well as allow for more efficient crop management practices (e.g. amount and timing of chemical applications or amount of irrigation water applied to a field).

The present invention relates to the fields of agriculture, plant breeding or genetic engineering for plants with increased yield, crop forecasting and crop management. In particular, the methods herein describe novel methods of predicting a plant's yield through the measurement of specific metabolites either individually or in combination with one another in a specific plant reproductive tissue. The plant predictive methods described herein may be used to predict yield of plant populations as well as allow for more efficient crop management practices (e.g. amount and timing of chemical applications or amount of irrigation water applied to a field).

The invention discloses a plant population three-dimensional reconstruction error measurement method, and relates to the technical field of three-dimensional measurement data processing or three-dimensional model analysis. The method comprises the following steps: S1, collecting error measurement data from a reconstruction object; S2. collecting error measurement data from a reconstructed three-dimensional plant population; and S3. calculating a relative reconstruction error of the three-dimensional plant population according to the collected measurement data in steps S1 and S2. The method provided by the invention is good in operability, and quantified evaluation on the error of the reconstructed plant population three-dimensional model can be performed comprehensively; and the adopted evaluating indicator has important agricultural significance, and is convenient to measure, so that the method provided by the invention is more practical and feasible and worthy of popularizing.

The invention provides a plant population microenvironment control device and method. The plant population microenvironment control device includes a box body, a first sensor box, and a dehumidification and cooling device vent. Through sensors in the first sensor box, a morphological structure of the plant population and environmental parameters in the box body are detected. Based on detection results, the light intensity, temperature and humidity in the box body are adjusted by using the functions of an electrochromic material covering the surface of the box body and a dehumidifier or an air-conditioning fan. The plant population microenvironment control device can achieve the precise control of the microenvironment of the plant population to be measured under the premise of ensuring thenatural growth of the crop population to be measured during the non-measurement, including light environment, temperature and humidity, etc., and at the same time, realize the measurement of the morphological structure, assimilation rate, light distribution and the like of the crop population.

A method for genetic evaluation of an inbred plant includes construction of a phenotypic trait database incorporating at least two numerically representable phenotypic traits in a first plant population. Methods for selecting an inbred plant or hybrid plant based on genetic values can be obtained using a multivariate mixed model analysis of such a relationship matrix comprising at least two numerically representable phenotypic traits.

A method of and system for evaluating performance of a plant population in an area of interest is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving input data from a user, the input data representative of at least one management parameter in the group consisting of: a total plant population in a selected sampling sub-area, a spacing of an individual plant relative to a nearest adjacent plant in the sampling sub-area, and a maturity of the individual plant relative to the nearest adjacent plant in the sampling sub-area. The system analyzes the input data in accordance with a mathematical model having an objective function for predicting a performance of a plant stand represented by a net effective plant population reduced from a benchmark plant population by deduction factors related to at least one of the management parameters.