NONINVASIVE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCREENING HIGH-QUALITY SEEDS

摘要

The present invention relates to a noninvasive method and apparatus for screening seeds of high quality, which is capable of noninvasively distinguishing healthy and virus-free seeds from virus-infected seeds using an optical tomography technique. The noninvasive apparatus for screening seeds of high quality can screen seeds of high quality rapidly, simply, and accurately by: noninvasively capturing tomograms of seeds to be diagnosed by means of an optical coherence tomography machine; acquiring tomogram data of the seeds to be diagnosed by signal-processing an optical coherence signal from the captured tomogram; analyzing the acquired tomogram data to compare the analyzed tomogram data with preset reference tomogram data; diagnosing whether the seeds are infected or healthy according to the comparison resu and screening seeds of high quality by distinguishing healthy seeds from infected seeds according to the diagnosis result. Accordingly, the noninvasive method and apparatus for screening seeds of high quality can be utilized in a variety of applications for domestic and foreign seed companies and for plant quarantine inspection.