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Grain and seed research publications using Vibe

Browse peer-reviewed papers, white papers, and lab reports where Vibe analyzers provide high-resolution grain and seed imaging, phenotyping, and reproducible quality analysis.

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Improving panicle blast resistance and fragrance in a high-quality japonica rice variety through breeding
Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences • Frontiers in Plant Science

Improving panicle blast resistance and fragrance in a high-quality japonica rice variety through breeding

Marker-assisted backcrossing introgressed blast-resistance genes (Pigm, Pi-ta) and the aroma gene badh2 into Huruan1212, producing lines with improved panicle blast resistance and fragrance while maintaining high eating and cooking quality.

rice
panicle blast
blast resistance
fragrance
badh2
Pigm
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AHAS
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DON prediction
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Fusarium head blight
GWAS
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Pigm
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URSN
USDA-ARS
Vibe QM3
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Identifying and overcoming challenges in scaling up malted rice for commercial malting and brewing
University of Arkansas
2026

Identifying and overcoming challenges in scaling up malted rice for commercial malting and brewing

BrewingScience • 2026

A pilot-scale follow-up to the team's earlier rice malting study, scaling malting from lab batches to ~150 kg pilot production across two malthouses and six breweries, with kernel length and width measured on a Vibe QM3 grain analyzer.

rice
malting
brewing
pilot-scale
grain quality
Vibe QM3
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Evaluating the Potential of Genomic Selection for Grain Yield and Yield Component Traits in South Dakota Winter Wheat
South Dakota State University
2026

Evaluating the Potential of Genomic Selection for Grain Yield and Yield Component Traits in South Dakota Winter Wheat

SDSU Electronic Theses and Dissertations (Open PRAIRIE) • 2026

Kernel length, width, and area across 1,391 SDSU winter wheat breeding lines were measured with a Vibe QM3 grain analyzer, feeding genomic prediction models that found kernel traits are predictable enough to support early-generation selection for grain yield.

wheat
genomic selection
grain yield
kernel traits
Vibe QM3
genomic prediction
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Influence of genotype and environment on field pea composition and milling traits
Washington State University / USDA-ARS
2025

Influence of genotype and environment on field pea composition and milling traits

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture • 2025

Eight yellow pea genotypes grown across four locations were evaluated for composition and milling performance. Image analysis quantified seed size/shape traits to link genotype-by-environment effects with dehulling, splitting efficiency, and flour yields.

field pea
pulse milling
genotype-by-environment
seed morphology
image analysis
flour yield
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Utilizing X-ray radiography for non-destructive assessment of paddy rice grain quality traits
Multi-institutional collaboration (Fraunhofer IIS + collaborators)
2025

Utilizing X-ray radiography for non-destructive assessment of paddy rice grain quality traits

Plant Methods • 2025

A proof-of-concept workflow that uses single 2D X-ray radiographs of whole paddy rice grains to non-destructively infer chaffiness, chalky rice kernel percentage (CRK%), and head rice recovery percentage (HRR%).

rice
paddy rice
X-ray radiography
non-destructive testing
computer vision
chaffiness
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Investigating the Malting Suitability and Brewing Quality of Different Rice Cultivars
University of Arkansas
2024

Investigating the Malting Suitability and Brewing Quality of Different Rice Cultivars

Beverages • 2024

A brewing-focused evaluation of rice cultivars for malting, linking cultivar-dependent differences in wort/beer quality metrics to grain and processing characteristics.

rice
malting
brewing
Beverages
grain quality
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Report of the 2024 Uniform Regional Scab Nursery for Spring Wheat Parents
USDA-ARS + university collaborators (URSN / U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative)
2024

Report of the 2024 Uniform Regional Scab Nursery for Spring Wheat Parents

Uniform Regional Scab Nursery Report (USDA-ARS / U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative) • 2024

Multi-location URSN report summarizing Fusarium head blight performance of spring wheat parent lines across MN/ND/SD sites, supported by USDA and the U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative.

wheat
Fusarium head blight
URSN
USDA-ARS
multi-location trial
FDK
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Understanding demand for broken rice and its potential food security implications in Colombia
University of Arkansas
2024

Understanding demand for broken rice and its potential food security implications in Colombia

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research • 2024

Rice samples purchased by consumers in Colombia were processed with a Vibe QM3 Rice Analyzer to measure broken percentage, chalk percentage, length, and width, linking milled-rice quality to consumer demand and food security implications.

rice
broken rice
food security
consumer demand
Colombia
Vibe QM3
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Genome-wide association analysis of spike and kernel traits in the U.S. hard winter wheat
South Dakota State University
2023

Genome-wide association analysis of spike and kernel traits in the U.S. hard winter wheat

The Plant Genome • 2023

Kernel length, width, and area were recorded with a Vibe QM3 grain analyzer across 297 U.S. hard winter wheat accessions, feeding a genome-wide association study that identified 53 marker-trait associations for spike and kernel traits.

wheat
GWAS
kernel traits
spike traits
Vibe QM3
marker-assisted selection
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Characterization of yellow pea (Pisum sativum L.) genotypes for performance (agronomic and quality) and stability across environments
USDA-ARS Western Wheat and Pulse Quality Laboratory / Grain Legume Genetics and Physiology Research Unit
2023

Characterization of yellow pea (Pisum sativum L.) genotypes for performance (agronomic and quality) and stability across environments

Cereal Chemistry • 2023

Thousand-seed weight of 21 yellow pea genotypes across Washington test environments was measured with a Vibe QM3i Grain Analyzer, feeding an analysis of agronomic performance, quality, and genotype-by-environment stability.

yellow pea
field pea
genotype-by-environment
seed weight
protein isolate
Vibe QM3i
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Evaluation of Methods for Measuring Fusarium-Damaged Kernels of Wheat
Clemson University
2022

Evaluation of Methods for Measuring Fusarium-Damaged Kernels of Wheat

Agronomy • 2022

Comparing manual counting, near-infrared spectroscopy, visual scoring, and the Vibe QM3 grain analyzer for scoring Fusarium-damaged kernels across 1,266 wheat entries, the Vibe QM3 platform showed the strongest prediction of DON content (R² = 0.63, rising to 0.76 when deployed as genomic estimated breeding values).

wheat
Fusarium head blight
FDK scoring
DON prediction
Vibe QM3
method comparison
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A network modeling approach provides insights into the environment-specific yield architecture of wheat
North Carolina State University
2022

A network modeling approach provides insights into the environment-specific yield architecture of wheat

Genetics • 2022

Kernel morphometric parameters (length, width, area, weight) measured with the Vibe QM3 grain analyzer fed a structural equation model mapping how QTL effects on yield components translate into overall wheat yield across five environments.

wheat
QTL mapping
yield architecture
kernel morphometrics
structural equation modeling
Vibe QM3
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Marker-assisted forward breeding to develop a drought-, bacterial-leaf-blight-, and blast-resistant rice cultivar
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) / ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research
2021

Marker-assisted forward breeding to develop a drought-, bacterial-leaf-blight-, and blast-resistant rice cultivar

The Plant Genome • 2021

Grain dimensions (length and breadth) of drought-, bacterial-leaf-blight-, and blast-resistant rice introgression lines were measured with a Vibe QM3 image analyzer to confirm grain quality was preserved alongside the introgressed resistance and drought-tolerance traits.

rice
marker-assisted breeding
drought tolerance
bacterial leaf blight
blast resistance
Vibe QM3
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Rice quality and its impacts on food security and sustainability in Bangladesh
University of Arkansas / Texas A&M University
2021

Rice quality and its impacts on food security and sustainability in Bangladesh

PLOS ONE • 2021

Rice samples from Dhaka retail markets were assessed with a Vibe QM3 Rice Analyzer for broken percentage, chalk percentage, color, length, width, and homogeneity, feeding a hedonic price model of how rice quality affects market pricing and food security in Bangladesh.

rice
food security
Bangladesh
market efficiency
grain quality
Vibe QM3
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Are Rice Markets in Bangladesh Efficiently Pricing Rice Based on Quality? An Empirical Assessment
University of Arkansas
2021

Are Rice Markets in Bangladesh Efficiently Pricing Rice Based on Quality? An Empirical Assessment

University of Arkansas Graduate Theses and Dissertations (ScholarWorks@UARK) • 2021

A Master's thesis assessing whether Bangladeshi rice markets efficiently price rice by quality, using a Vibe QM3 Rice Analyzer to objectively measure broken percentage, chalk percentage, color, size, and homogeneity across retail rice samples.

rice
Bangladesh
market pricing
food security
grain quality
Vibe QM3
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The acceptance of zinc biofortified rice in Latin America: A consumer sensory study and grain quality characterization
Wageningen University & Research / HarvestPlus (CIAT)
2020

The acceptance of zinc biofortified rice in Latin America: A consumer sensory study and grain quality characterization

PLOS ONE • 2020

Grain length, length-breadth ratio, and chalkiness of zinc-biofortified and control rice varieties in Bolivia and Colombia were measured with a Vibe QM3 image analyzer and linked to consumer sensory acceptance scores from 243 adults.

rice
biofortification
zinc
grain quality
sensory acceptance
Vibe QM3
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Engineering Herbicide-Tolerance Rice Expressing an Acetohydroxyacid Synthase with a Single Amino Acid Deletion
Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2020

Engineering Herbicide-Tolerance Rice Expressing an Acetohydroxyacid Synthase with a Single Amino Acid Deletion

International Journal of Molecular Sciences • 2020

A Vibe QM3 rice analyzer measured 1000-grain weight, grain width, and grain length on engineered herbicide-tolerant rice lines to confirm the AHAS mutation did not compromise grain quality.

rice
herbicide tolerance
AHAS
gene editing
grain quality
Vibe QM3
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