Method and apparatus for culling directly on a harvesting appara

Details Method and apparatus for culling directly on a harvesting appara Method and apparatus for culling directly on a harvesting appara

1997-10-30

1999-11-16

McElheny, Jr., Donald E.

Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing

Measurement system in a specific environment

Earth science

56 102B, G06F 1900

Patent

active

059873841

ABSTRACT:
A combine culling apparatus for selecting product test samples has a novel culling apparatus mounted on a known combine or the like. The culling apparatus includes a collector, e.g., a cyclone, for receiving product, e.g., seeds, from the combine and a measuring compartment for receiving product from the collector. Soybeans, or other plants are arranged in a plurality of plots to be harvested. Test samples from these plots are sequentially collected by the apparatus. Test data pertaining to the plants is stored a computer system on the combine culling apparatus. Current data pertaining to a current test sample, e.g., such as yield, is collected on board the combine. The computer system on the combine selects whether to discard or to save a current test sample while on board the combine based on the current data and said stored test data. The method enables culling soybean lines and other crops directly on the combine by using a computer to calculate a check index from a set of check varieties compared to indexes of lines of interest.

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