PowderBot: An automated device for decision-making in crop breeding programs based on DNA extraction from seed powder

This paper presents the design, construction, operation, and evaluation of PowderBot, a purpose-built, open-source, low-cost machine (∼US$ 5000) that automates DNA extraction from ungerminated seeds. The device drills into the seed cotyledon, where the genetic information of the prospective plant is...

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Main Authors: Díaz Rodríguez, Harold Andrés, Macea, Eliana, Escobar, Roosevelt, Beebe, Stephen, Tohme, Joseph, Raatz, Bodo
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier BV 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179338

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