N49 Genetics is developing a precision plot planter in Warren, Manitoba that accelerates the development of soybean breeding lines and varieties with improved stress tolerance traits suited for the Western Canadian marketplace.
While precision vacuum planter technology is already well-established for commercial growers in North America, these platforms are too large to efficiently manage small quantities of seed at early stages of the plant breeding process. The precision planter N49 Genetics is developing is designed to maintain the depth control, row spacing, and singulation capabilities of a commercial vacuum planter while handling as few as 50-100 seeds.
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