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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEED GENETIC PURITY ESTIMATION AND CROSS-POLLINATION DETECTION IN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS

Publication EP4712001A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Inventors

MOHITE, Jayantrao, SAWANT, Suryakant Ashok, SINGH, Dineshkumarjang Bahadur, PANDIT, Ankur, PAPPULA, Srinivasu

Abstract

Current approaches for cross pollination contamination detection mainly rely on field surveys that are generally costly and consumes lot of time. The genetic purity of seed estimation techniques needs specialized equipment which again are associated with high cost and longer time. Present disclosure provides method and system for genetic purity estimation and cross-pollination detection in agricultural fields. The system receives remote sensing, weather, historical and soil health data of region of interest. The system then uses data to calculate contamination score representing contamination due to cross pollination. Thereafter, system uses data to determine field suitability and stress score. Further, system detects deviations in crop characteristics indicative of off-types in and around region of interest based on data. Finally, system estimates genetic purity of seeds coming from crop plotted in region of interest based on contamination, field suitability and field stress score, and off-types to determine genetic purity of seed score.

IPC Classifications

G06Q 30/018 20230101AFI20260127BHEP A01B 79/00 20060101ALI20260127BHEP G06Q 50/02 20240101ALI20260127BHEP G06V 20/10 20220101ALI20260127BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR