High Throughput 3D Phenotyping

Seed analysis, Seed processing & Breeding

Cutting Edge Technologies

High-Throughput
3D Phenotyping

Services, Research & Systems for:

Seed Analysis
Seed Processing
Seed Breeding

Fully Automated

Reduced operational costs and vulnerability to disruptions of business-critical processes by labor shortages and pandemics

Objective Measurements

Quantitative 3D-data to enable objective thresholds and classifications

Documented Big Data

Stored image and measurement data for re-classification and communication with clients and quality assurance teams

Globally Standardizable

Standardised and reproducible process and data within and across labs globally to harmonize operations and research

Our Partners

phenoCheck

Seed analysis & Seed processing

Objective measuring of internal & external
seed organs & parameters
High-throughput seed quality analysis in 3D
Identifying key determinants for field emergence
& yield
Automatic control of seed processing

segmented seedlings segmentierte Saemilinge in einer Reihe

Machine that scans trays of seed utilizing xray

phenoTest

Automated Germination & Vigour Testing

Standardised & reproducible globally across labs
Quantified & documented 4D data
of individual seedlings, thousands of datasets/h
Reduced labor dependency & operational costs

Discover the phenoTest

comparsion table: good seeds vs. bad seeds

phenoCheck + phenoTest combination

1:1 of 3D seed & 4D seedling phenotype

Linking 3D seed quality parameters & resulting individual seedling development in 4D
Defining accurate quantitative cut-offs between usable & non-usable seeds for processing
Optimizing seed quality & plant development

phenoBob

4D Field & Greenhouse Phenotyping

Autonomous RTK-GPS-based navigation
Real-time individual plant detection & classification in crop vs. weeds
Objective tracing of field emergence & post-emergence mortality
Automated quantitative analysis of phenotypic parameters

Segmented 3D Reconstructions of multiple seeds

phenoScort

Laser sheet-based 3D sorting

Patented sorting process using laser light-sheet for surface, size & volume of objects in 3D
High-throughput at ca. 300.000 seeds/min
Sorting for internal & external 3D seed features by combined laser/2D Xray scanning
Cleaning & sorting of seeds in multiple fractions in one step

About Us

Based on 35+ years of experience in seed quality research, seed multiplication and processing, our technological portfolio covers industrially-validated, high-throughput 3D phenotyping solutions. Our technologies span the whole range from seeds, seedlings to plants in the field for seed quality analysis, germination and vigour testing, processing and breeding. Developed at Strube D&S in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute, our solutions have been validated in internal industrial use for many years. The spin-off phenoLytics will make these revolutionary technologies available and accessible for all crops and the entire industry. Our mission is to drive a transformation in how seeds and plants are optimised for optimum quality to support a sustainable food production for a growing global population.