Automated system for analysing the process of plant micropropagation

Abstract

The article describes the development and implementation of an automated system for analysing the process of plant micropropagation in a biotechnology laboratory. The system was developed within the framework of the federal targeted program and tested at the largest planting material producer in the Chechen Republic. The implementation of digital technologies allowed the enterprise to control the process of micropropagation, accounting for products, measure the parameters of objects, determine the viability of plants, control the contamination of the nutrient medium, identify varieties and increase the survival rate of planting material up to 70%. The robotic system consists of a mechanical robotic arm that moves along a rack with test tubes and a camera to capture an image of the object, while computer vision analyses the contents of the test tubes. The software of the automated system contains a database of all studied samples of nutrient media, on the basis of which it is possible to analyse the resistance of a culture to various factors. The results of the study show the effectiveness of the developed system for accelerating and increasing the accuracy of the plant breeding process.