Innovation - The PhenoTest investigates germination

2D X-ray images with automatic image analysis

Strube 2D X-ray of sugar beet seeds
Strube 2D X-ray of sugar beet seeds

Already in 1998, we developed the first automatic X-ray system for 2-dimensional analysis of individual seeds. Using image interpretation software, we can look inside the seeds and determine the size of the embryo and the filling of the shell without destroying it. This allows us to record important seed quality parameters. Automatic 2D X-rays are considered the precursor technology of the 3D-CT.

Our innovations

BlueBob® - Chopping tool

BlueBob®

Prototype for a chopping robot for mechanical weed control in sugar beets.
PhenoBob is analysing sugar beets on the field.

PhenoBob

The Der PhenoBob is a self-navigating vehicle with a camera system for the image-based analysis of plants.
Image of the developement of a healthy sugar beet

PhenoTest

The PhenoTest is an automated, patented testing method for 4D-phenotyping.
Hugo-Junkers award

Hyperspectral scanner

The hyperspectral scanner is a programme for early diagnosis of disease.
The Weber cleaner frees the beet from stones and earth

Weber cleaner

The Weber cleaner is a stone separation facility for sugar beets for biogas production.
Seedinspector CT

Seedinspector and CT

Examination of the beet seeds with high-throughput micro-computer tomography (CT).
BlueMobile 4

BlueMobil

The BlueMobil is a technology for trial and plot harvesting with simultaneous sampling.
Strube 2D X-ray beet balls

2D X-ray images with automatic image analysis

First two-dimensional reconstruction of the seed based on X-ray images.