Grade-Based Explant Selection Calculator

Costs per Million Plants

No Grading (Baseline)

$2.85M

$2.85 / plant

Manual Grading

$2.42M

$2.42 / plant

AI-Assisted Grading

$2.18M

$2.18 / plant

Population Biology

Grade A Percentage (%)

Grade A Multiplication Rate

Grade B Multiplication Rate

Production Targets

Target Plants

Maximum Starting Explants

Subculture Timing (weeks)

Grading Technology

Manual Grading Sensitivity (%)

AI Grading Sensitivity (%)

Labor Rate ($/hour)

Strategy Comparison Results

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Model Assumptions

Grade A explants have higher multiplication rates than Grade B.

Population grade distribution is stable across multiplication cycles.

Grade B material has higher failure rates during acclimatization.

Labor cost per target plant = total labor hours × wage rate ÷ successful plants.

Savings shown per million plants.