Nov 20, 2018 | Agriculture, News, NIR
Why Turkey on Thanksgiving? These tasty birds are large enough that they can feed a table full of hungry family, and unlike chickens or cows, they don’t serve much utilitarian purpose like laying eggs or making milk. Since the turkey is native to North America –...
Jun 12, 2018 | Agriculture, Application, Solar SpectroRadiometry, SpectroRadiometry
T Campbell, P Fearns – Remote Sensing Applications: Society and …, 2018 Abstract With Apis mellifera (the European Honey Bee) having an average forage radius of less than one kilometre from their hive, selecting the best location for beehives is critical for...
Jun 12, 2018 | Agriculture, Application, Color Measurement
A Kałużewicz, T Spiżewski, W Krzesiński, A Zaworska – Nauka Przyroda Technologie Department of Vegetable Crops Poznań University of Life Sciences Abstract Background. Biostimulants are widely used in horticulture to increase yield and improve its quality as...
Apr 3, 2018 | Agriculture, Application, Color Measurement, Environmental, Reflectance
S Bargrizan, RJ Smernik, LM Mosley – Soil Science Society of America Journal, 2017 Abstract Soil pH measurement using conventional glass electrodes has several limitations. A spectrophotometric method was developed for determining soil pH involving indicator...
Apr 2, 2018 | Agriculture, Application, Solar SpectroRadiometry, SpectroRadiometry
Z Yang, W He, S Mou, X Wang, D Chen, X Hu, L Chen… – Transactions of the Chinese …, 2017 Abstract Pepper seedlings were grown for 30 d with 58±1 μmol/(m2·s) light intensity under different photoperiod (day/night) of 24 h (P24,14 h/10 h), 12 h(P12,7 h/5 h) and 6...
Apr 2, 2018 | Agriculture, Application, Solar SpectroRadiometry, SpectroRadiometry
BR Poel, ES Runkle – HortScience, 2017 Abstract Supplemental radiation (SR), traditionally provided by high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps, is recommended for greenhouse production of seedlings during radiation-limiting conditions. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have...