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Bhalerao, Kaustubh Whitmore Stanley, Allante 2014-09-16T17:12:46Z 2014-09-16T17:12:46Z 2016-09-22T20:59:28Z 2014-08 2014-09-16 2014-08 The soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is a plant parasitic roundworm of soybeans responsible for an estimated $0.7-1.2 billion reduction in annual yield loss. In order to manage yield loss due to SCN, soybean producers employ a nematode management plan which utilize extensive soil sampling to assess SCN population density. Even though the nematode management practices exist, they require greater spatial and temporal resolution in SCN field counts. Currently, SCN extraction from soil samples is time consuming and highly laborious. This thesis produced a design and prototype of an automated extraction unit in order to simplify the soybean cyst and egg extraction process. The proposed automated extraction process will increase the recovery rate while consolidating nematode extraction steps eliminating much of the manual labor in the process. In order to improve extraction efficiency, the design maximized automation use, compacted unit size, used inexpensive materials, and offered the option to scale the unit. Prototyping established the technical feasibility of the unit. The automated unit will provide a more efficient SCN extraction method for monitoring the SCN population. Item withdrawn by Laura Spradlin (lspradl2@illinois.edu) on 2014-07-24T17:06:47Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Theses & Dissertations (ID: 1) No. of bitstreams: 2 Whitmore_Allante.tex: 5322 bytes, checksum: fec23ff7d7281771c0f3df67f9525016 (MD5) Whitmore_Allante.pdf: 29377176 bytes, checksum: 214d9a00686ecfdca91552bddf59e187 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2014-09-16T17:12:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Allante_Whitmore Stanley.pdf: 29376099 bytes, checksum: cb924482f3b17f2e537c759c0525170f (MD5) license.txt: 4074 bytes, checksum: f1f8647fe4498f0f6262225d5bc4b54e (MD5) Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 50527 Lift date: 2016-09-16T17:13:01Z Reason: Author requested closed access (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system Limited Restriction Lifted for Item 50527 on 2016-09-22T20:59:28Z. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/50416 en Copyright 2014 Allante Whitmore Stanley Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) Extraction Automation Design Automated soybean cyst nematode extraction unit text M.S. MS: Agr & Biol Engr -UIUC 10KS5163MS Engineering Administration 1227 Agricultural & Biological Engr 5163 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Thesis