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Automating Citrus Budwood Processing for Downstream Pathogen Detection Through Instrument Engineering
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Bioengineering
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JoVE Journal Bioengineering
Automating Citrus Budwood Processing for Downstream Pathogen Detection Through Instrument Engineering
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11:30 min

April 21, 2023

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Chapters

  • 00:05Introduction
  • 01:14Collecting the Citrus Budwood Samples for Shipping
  • 01:58Preparing the Budwood Tissue Extractor (BTE) for Citrus Budwood Bark Stripping
  • 04:27Processing and Homogenizing the Budwood Sample
  • 06:57Sanitizing the BTE Removable Chamber
  • 08:33Results: Assessment of Tissue Processing Using the Budwood Tissue Extractor (BTE)
  • 10:32Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

We engineered, fabricated, and validated an instrument that rapidly processes phloem-rich bark citrus budwood tissues. Compared to current methods, the budwood tissue extractor (BTE) has increased sample throughput and decreased the required labor and equipment costs.

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