Abstract: A seed pod shatter test system for determining the resistance to seed pod shattering in various plants, wherein the system comprises a mobile platform that is structured and operable to traverse at least one row of plants growing in plot, and at least one plant engaging head mounted to a front of the mobile platform. The at least one plant engaging head is structured and operable to condition each of the plurality of plants by contacting each of the plants in the row(s) with a predetermined amount of force as the mobile platform traverse the row(s) of plants. The system additionally comprises a data collections and analysis system that is structured and operable to determine an amount of seed pod shattering that occurred in the plurality of plants as a result of the conditioning.

Abstract: A seed pod shatter test system for determining the resistance to seed pod shattering in various plants, wherein the system comprises a mobile platform that is structured and operable to traverse at least one row of plants growing in plot, and at least one plant engaging head mounted to a front of the mobile platform. The at least one plant engaging head is structured and operable to condition each of the plurality of plants by contacting each of the plants in the row(s) with a predetermined amount of force as the mobile platform traverse the row(s) of plants. The system additionally comprises a data collections and analysis system that is structured and operable to determine an amount of seed pod shattering that occurred in the plurality of plants as a result of the conditioning.

Abstract: A collapsible display 1 for a retail outlet is disclosed. The display 1 comprises a body portion 2 having a folded condition and an unfolded condition, and a display portion 3 including a display area 15 for carrying display information. Product supporting shelf portions 4 are pivotably connected between the body portion 2 and display portion 3, such that the display portion 3 is moveable relative to the body portion 2 between a first position, in which the shelf portion 4 are folded flat against the body portion 2 to allow folding of the body portion 2 to its folded condition, and a second position, in which the shelf portions 4 are adapted to support at least one product to be displayed and to retain the body portion 2 in its unfolded condition with the display area 15 protruding from the body portion 2.