Head of division: Priyatkin Nikolay

Key research areas:

• Development of instrumental physical methods of research for seeds quality evaluation: of quality of seed material: Microfocus X-ray Imaging, 3D Microtomography, Gas Discharge Visualization, Terahertz Imaging and Spectroscopy, etc.
• Study of biological make-up of domestic plants seeds during dormancy and germination.
• Research of influence of environmental effects and agrotechnical conditions on quality of seeds.

Services of X-Ray digital imaging analysis of seeds:

• Purpose of development:
  • Preseeding express assessment of quality of seed material;
  • Quality control of foodgrain at a bookmark on storage;
  • Entrance and output quality control of consignments of food and feeding grain;
  • Assessment of efficiency and recommendation about updating of production technologies of seeds and grain: operating conditions of cleaning, drying, mineral nutrition, chemical trearment, etc.
• Types of identified defects:
  • Hidden fissuring, enzyme mycosis exhaustion, internal germination, damage by corn-bug, hidden pest infestation, machine injuries of embryo, empty seeds.
• Target audience:
  • State and private control seed laboratories;
  • Selection and seed-growing companies;
  • Grain elevators, feed factories;
  • Research institutes, agrarian universities.
• X-Ray assay technology:
• Hardware:
  • Multi-purpose mobile X-Ray diagnostic device PRDU-02, manufacturer “ELTECH-Med”, ZAO,  completed with a radiovisiographic system and management station.
  • Operation range of magnification ratio for X-Ray imaging of seeds: from 1 to 10
  • Total time spending for one seed sample analysis: < 1 hour
• Price of services: on request