Abstract: A hyperspectral method for detecting the present condition of an avian egg is disclosed in which a neural network algorithm is used to compare the spectrum of a test egg against a spectral library. The method can detect fertility with greater than 90% reliability on the day of laying and the gender of the chick with greater than 75% reliability on the 12th day after laying.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 27, 2010
Date of Patent:
September 6, 2016
Assignees:
Yissum Research Development of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd., Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd.
Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of inhibiting an ethylene response in a plant, comprising step of applying to at least one portion of the plant an effective ethylene response-inhibiting amount of a H1-cyclopropene-1-propanoic acid salt (CPAS). A method of prolonging the life of a cut flower, comprising applying to the cut flower an effective life-prolonging amount of CPAS and a method for the production a CPAS, comprising steps of (i) preparing 4-bromo-4-pentenoic acid or derivatives thereof; (ii) producing 1-cyclopropene-1-propanoic acid; and (iii), converting this acid into its water soluble salt, especially its sodium salt are presented. Additionally, a new family of water soluble CPAS inhibitors for ethylene response in a plant is disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 17, 2008
Publication date:
January 5, 2012
Applicant:
YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM, LTD.
Inventors:
Raffi Goren, Akiva Apelbaum, Eliezer Goldschmidt, Moshe Huberman, Joseph Riov, Edward C. Sisler