Grower Monitoring Articles
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Soil tensiometer
What is a soil tensimeter? Soil tensimeter uses the principle of negative pressure to measure soil moisture and studies soil moisture movement from the perspective of energy. Transparent PVC pipe can clearly see the amount of water, low-end with high-quality clay head, fast sealing, accurate measurement. Soil tensiometer is a practical method to measure soil condition by using a negative pressure ...
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2022 AlmondBeat: Prepare for Hull-split by listening to your trees - and the soil
In California and the northern hemisphere, nut fill has finished for most varieties of almonds, and hull split strategies are in place to get ready for harvest. Good hull split strategy is crucial for achieving a uniform hull split in each block, leading to more efficient shakes while avoiding navel orangeworm (NOW) and the costly spray programs required to manage it. During hull-split, many ...
By Phytech
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Soil sensors - vital for crop steering & yield manipulation
Crop steering - an introduction. Crop steering is a fairly new term that’s increased in popularity recently, but some growers have been using crop steering techniques for many years. The phrase crop steering is most often used by cannabis growers in relation to commercial cultivation of medicinal cannabis plants, but is applicable to commercial cultivators across the board. After all, ...
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Tackle Vineyard Variability with Vine Health Predictions
Variability in vine vigour and grape composition makes it difficult for growers to meet uniform quality specifications from winemakers. As a result, growers often have the opportunity to make up to AU$2,155 per hectare for reducing variability. Vineyard variability is driven by climate, features of the land (e.g. topography and soil composition, including moisture content and nutrient ...
By Deep Planet
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GroGuru Offers Innovation to the Industrial Hemp & Cannabis Industry
The legalization of industrial hemp in the United States has opened the door for farmers to grow a crop that hasn’t been seen legally in this country for nearly a century. While it’s true that hemp is a robust crop, as a grower, you want to produce the best crop possible. GroGuru provides solutions to the industrial hemp industry to ensure crops grow to their fullest potential. ...
By GroGuru
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Forest & plant canopy analysis - Tools & methods
The range of applications of canopy cover analysis is truly astounding. Canopy analysis derives its usefulness from the vitality of the canopy. Many methods to measure canopy cover have been developed in the last 80 years to meet various objectives. Not surprisingly, there have been several comparisons of the tools in different parts of the world. A general knowledge of canopy cover and the ...
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Forest & Plant Canopy Analysis - Tools & Methods
Canopy Analysis for Crop, Forest & Plant Research The range of applications of canopy cover analysis is truly astounding. Canopy analysis derives its usefulness from the vitality of the canopy. Many methods to measure canopy cover have been developed in the last 80 years to meet various objectives. Not surprisingly, there have been several comparisons of the tools in different parts of the ...
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TrueNDVI vs. Synthetic NDVI Explained
Not all NDVI is created equal Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) imagery products have become increasingly common in precision agriculture applications. More companies are offering NDVI and NDVI-like products, including “Synthetic NDVI” images from drone platforms. At Sentera, it is our mission to provide you only the most valuable crop health data, which is why all of our ...
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Measuring grain protein concentration with in-line near infrared reflectance spectroscopy
The advent of near infrared (NIR) on-combine sensors gives growers the opportunity to measure the grain protein concentration of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) during harvest. A study consisting of three sequential experiments (laboratory bench, combine test stand, and field) was conducted to evaluate the performance of an in-line, NIR reflectance spectrometer, referred to as the ProSpectra Grain ...
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