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Industrial Seed Innovations Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail)		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 21, 2020 USD ($) Installment shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) Installment Term shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Operating leases, term of contract			1 year
Option to extend lease, term			1 year
Industrial Seed Innovations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price consideration			$ 1,212,000
Cash paid for Acquisition			500,000
Business combination, equity interest issuable, value			432,000
Remaining amount paid in multiple installments	$ 280,000		280,000
Deferred tax liability			$ 107,000	$ 107,000
Operating leases, term of contract			3 years
Existence of option to extend			true
Lease option to extend, description			The lease was effective upon the execution of the definitive acquisition agreement and has a term of 3 years with the option to renew for three additional 3-year terms.
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Option to extend lease, term			3 years
Industrial Seed Innovations [Member] \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related costs		$ 67,000
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, equity interest issuable, shares \| shares			132,626
Number of annual installment of common stock shares payable \| Installment	2		2
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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