48-Well Plate Seed Dispenser – Rectangular wells

Pour the seed onto the mesh plate, tilt the dispenser so the surplus runs back into the tray, set it on the plate and pull the slider once. All 48 wells receive one seed at the same moment.

48-well cell culture, deep well and imaging plates on the standard footprint, from Eppendorf, Greiner, Corning, Thermo Nunc, Sarstedt and others, all listed above. The figure that decides it is the plate’s upper section against the clear span of 124.50 × 83.00 mm, not the base footprint.

Seeds from 0.2 to 9.0 mm, across more than 120 seed types. The 29 standard plates cover species from Arabidopsis sized seed up to corn and sunflower. The plate, not the dispenser, sets the seed it holds.

Send us a seed sample. The custom seed plate (MGLT5048R21) is cut to your seed, and our own tech division makes the plate in house.

The four brackets close around the part of the plate that sits above the skirt, not the ANSI base. Against the base footprint of 127.76 × 85.48 mm the brackets would interfere; the taper allowance of 4.00 mm per axis is what makes the fit work.

Yes. Every 48-well rectangular seed plate can be ordered on its own for a dispenser you already own. The full list is on the mesh plates page.

Place the 48-Well Plate Seed Dispenser over your plate, pour seeds onto the mesh, tilt to return surplus to the tray, then pull the slider once. All 48 wells fill simultaneously in a single 8–30 second operation.

The 48-well dispenser handles seeds from 0.2 mm to 9.0 mm, including wheat, barley, tomato, soybean, and many wildflower species. The exchangeable mesh plate determines which seed size fits.

Filling a 48-well plate by hand takes 2–5 minutes; the LabTIE dispenser reduces that to under 30 seconds per plate. Over a full working day, one technician can process hundreds of plates that previously required a team.

The standard 48-well dispenser is optimised for seeds above 0.5 mm. For Arabidopsis thaliana and similarly tiny seeds, the purpose-built 96-Well Arabidopsis Seed Dispenser with its fine mesh is the correct choice.

Load the 48-well extraction plate in one pull for uniform seed placement and consistent tissue mass per well. The <1% empty-well error rate prevents wasted extraction reactions and keeps pooling calculations straightforward.

Label the seed tray with variety ID, fill with pre-counted seed lots, align the dispenser over the plate and pull. For multi-genotype trials, dispense one variety per plate run, then advance to the next tray without disassembling the frame.

The 48-well model fills the larger 48-well plate footprint with wells at wider pitch, suited for bigger seeds or higher-volume germination assays. The 96-well model fills standard 9 mm-pitch microplates and is preferred for smaller seeds and high-throughput screening.

Remove the mesh plate, brush or blow off residual seeds, rinse with 70% ethanol or autoclave at 134 °C. All contact surfaces are stainless steel and PTFE, so no organic residues accumulate between runs.

The 48-well dispenser is purpose-built for the 48-well rectangular plate footprint. For 96-well plates, tube racks, or 100-well trays, LabTIE offers dedicated dispensers matched to each format.

Standard units ship from the Netherlands within 1–3 business days; EU delivery is 2–5 days and intercontinental orders arrive in 5–10 days. Custom mesh plates may add 3–5 working days for production.

Yes. Send a seed sample via the Get-a-Quote form and LabTIE’s in-house technical division will cut a custom mesh plate matched to your seed dimensions, typically within 5 working days.

Yes. The dispenser seats on the plate rim and is compatible with flat-bottom, round-bottom, and deep-well 48-well plates that share the same external footprint. Contact us with your plate dimensions if you are unsure.

The best dispenser depends on your container format and seed size. For 48-well plates with rectangular wells, the LabTIE 48-Well Plate Seed Dispenser is the purpose-built choice: it fills all 48 positions simultaneously, handles seeds from 0.2 to 9 mm, and accepts more than 120 species-specific mesh plates. Labs running seedling assays that require more substrate volume per well than a standard 96-well plate benefit most from this format.

Breeders evaluating germination or early seedling vigour at larger scale often choose 48-well rectangular plates because the deeper wells support substrate-filled pots. The LabTIE 48-Well Plate Seed Dispenser delivers one seed per rectangular well in a single pass, ensuring uniform stand establishment across the plate. It is used in combination with 96-well dispensers at breeding stations that run parallel assay formats.

For Arabidopsis in a 48-well rectangular format, the LabTIE 48-Well Plate Seed Dispenser fitted with the Arabidopsis mesh plate delivers single-seed placement per well. If your primary format is a 96-well plate, the dedicated 96-Well Arabidopsis Seed Dispenser is the more common choice for this species. Both instruments draw from the same mesh plate catalogue covering seeds from 0.2 mm upward.

Choose the 48-well format when your protocol requires more soil or agar volume per seedling than a 96-well plate provides, or when downstream measurements need individual plant separation in a lower-density array. The LabTIE 48-Well Plate Seed Dispenser deposits one seed per rectangular well and is compatible with the standard 48-well plate footprint used in European and North American labs. Confirm the mesh plate catalogue includes your target species before ordering.

When seedling size requirements for DNA yield favour a 48-well format over 96-well, genomics labs use the LabTIE 48-Well Plate Seed Dispenser to load plates with one seedling per well. This preserves individual-plant traceability through the extraction workflow and avoids manual sowing errors that introduce cross-contamination. The dispenser handles the same species catalogue as the 96-well model, covering most crop and model plant species.

For 48-well rectangular plate workflows, verify that the dispenser’s footprint matches your plate dimensions, that the mesh plate catalogue covers your seed species, and that the dispenser can be ordered with or without an existing collection of seed plates. The LabTIE 48-Well Plate Seed Dispenser is designed for rectangular-well plates and supports seeds from 0.2 to 9 mm. LabTIE’s in-house team can cut custom mesh plates if your species is not yet in the catalogue.

For standard 96-well germination screening, the LabTIE 96-Well Seed Dispenser is the correct instrument. The LabTIE 48-Well Plate Seed Dispenser on this page is designed for 48-well rectangular plates where larger substrate volume per well is required. If your protocol specifies 48-well plates for germination assays, this dispenser delivers one seed per well across all 48 positions in a single operation.

Yes. The LabTIE 48-Well Plate Seed Dispenser supports seeds as small as 0.2 mm when the appropriate Arabidopsis mesh plate is fitted. The mesh aperture is species-specific and selected from the LabTIE catalogue at the time of order. For very small seeds in 96-well format, the dedicated 96-Well Arabidopsis Seed Dispenser is also available.