BOTANICAL GARDENS AND PARKS AUTHORITY ;THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
发明人:
LING King,GUZZOMI Andrew Louis,ERICKSON Todd,MERRITT David,DIXON Kingsley Wayne
申请号：
US201615580947
公开号：
US2018177117(A1)
申请日:
2016.06.10
申请国别(地区):
美国
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for seed ablation. In accordance with the method of seed ablation, the apparatus is adapted to expose a heat source to a plurality of seeds while the seeds are in motion. Exposing of the heat source to the moving seed allows ablation of the seeds for de-awning and removing of the appendages of the seeds. In a particular arrangement the seeds are exposed to rotational movement within a centrifugal drum to form a rotating stream of seeds. A torch which reaches into the drum provides a flame directed to the stream of seeds for exposing the seeds to the flame. This allows the ablation of the seed awns and appendages over time as seeds enter into contact with the flame.
