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DESCRIPTION:4 O'Clock Forum kicks off this year's seminar series with a tal
 k by Dr Ulrika Egertsdotter\, Professor\, Swedish University of Agricultur
 al Science.\n\nSomatic embryogenesis (SE) is a laboratory-based method for
  clonal propagation of plants. In conifers\, SE is the only available meth
 od for large-scale production of clonal plants. SE plant production has ho
 wever long been hampered by high demand for manual labour in the existing 
 methods. Recently developed automated fluidics-based handling of the embry
 os for harvest\, imaging and sorting provides new opportunities for creati
 ng a large database correlating the morphology and physical characteristic
 s of embryos to the quality traits of plant formation resulting in high qu
 ality plants. Novel design of temporary immersion bioreactors allow for im
 proved development in several steps of the SE process\, and reduced handli
 ng time. The fluidics-based technology has been successfully demonstrated 
 for the full line of production of Norway spruce plants\, from bioreactor 
 to nursery and field planting.\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER\n\nDr Ulrika Egertsdot
 ter is a professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in U
 meå\, Sweden\, and the scientific leader for the SE-lab at Umeå Plant Scie
 nce Center. She is also a principal research scientist at G.W. Woodruff Sc
 hool of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology\, Atlanta\,
  focusing on automation and technology development for plant production. H
 er research interest is on fundamental aspects of embryogenesis in conifer
 s. She also works with practical applications of somatic embryogenesis for
  forestry operations.\n\nEveryone is welcome to attend.\n
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LOCATION:R3-048\, Raymond Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V
 9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:4 O'Clock Forum: 'SE Fluidics System' for plant production
URL:/macdonald/channels/event/4-oclock-forum-se-fluidi
 cs-system-plant-production-300151
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