Hyperseeds: Embracing AI to find solutions for NZ's seed industry (NT)

Principal Scientist Marlon dos Reis joins host Rebecca Bloomer to explore how the Bioeconomy Science Institute is using advanced technology to help solve a critical bottleneck in the seed industry: the time-consuming and labour-intensive nature of traditional seed quality assessment. They discuss our collaboration with the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) and the successful development of a system using hyperspectral imaging and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to pre-screen seeds for contaminants. To view our full catalogue of podcasts including extra links on some podcasts please go to our Scigest pages:

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Hyperseeds: Embracing AI to find solutions for NZ's seed industry (NT) is an episode from scigest - Plant & Food Research podcast by New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science Limited.

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This episode was published on Feb 10, 2026.

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