Biospeckle Analysis for Evaluating the Effects of Temperature Regime on Seed Imbibition Characteristics

Singh, Paramjeet; Chatterjee, Amit; Bhatia, Vimal; Rana, Santosh; Prakash, Shashi

doi:10.1109/indicon49873.2020.9342323

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“…The proper growth of embryos is important since it ensures the establishment of root systems and leads to successful germination [1,2]. Many factors can contribute to imbibition such as soil moisture, soil structure, pericarp permeability [3], and environment temperature [4]. Farmers and researchers in agriculture study different recipes of the factors to improve imbibition, and thus quantitatively evaluating imbibition is critical for their goal.…”

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A Low-Power GPIO-Based Size Sensor to Monitor the Imbibition of Corn Seeds Beneath Soil

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Seed imbibition, absorption of water by a dry seed, is an essential process in which embryo hydration and root establishment occur. In natural environments, this process occurs beneath the soil, making it difficult to observe preliminary growth of seeds. This paper presents a new technique for tracking the imbibition of corn seeds. The proposed system is designed to measure imbibition through seed expansion and wirelessly transmit data, permitting the system to remain beneath the soil with the subject seed. The system consists of low-cost commercial off-the-shelf components and 3D-printed probes. The proposed system is optimized to measure the size of multiple seeds with a single Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) pin by utilizing the General-Purpose Input Output (GPIO) pins of the microcontroller, to reconfigure connections to supply voltage or ground. The circuit design of the system shows low power consumption compared to other conventional circuits and utilizes fewer components by taking advantage of the microcontroller GPIOs. Additionally, the proposed circuit design shows less error and insensitivity to the supply voltage variations.

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