no matter of the ambient temperature , deal a qualitative measurement of the stem diameter and riffle thickness of even the modest stem and fragile leave can be done with the raw PhytoClip sensors lately launched by 2Grow . " These sensing element let us to see crops such as strawberry , lettuce , herbs and also progressively more ornamental plants , " says Maxime Dedecker of the young Flemish companionship .
industrial plant stressFor a identification number of days now , the company has been mold from Destelbergen on paving the way in greenhouse gardening and step have also been train in outside cultivation . By focusing on the works and not only on its milieu , a pot of knowledge has already been gathered . For exercise , about the occurrent of plant life stress .
" With the nude eye , we as man often discover too late that a crop is under strain , " explains Maxime . " With right data , a grower can recover out , for example , the tipping point at which a works interchange from vegetative to generative . A agriculturist can then adjust his cultivation scheme accordingly . And on what basis does a agriculturist determine the commencement of the first irrigation ? The data from our sensors shows when the craw really starts to ask water . A plant will always fill again its pee reserve through the path of least resistance . For exercise , a plant will ab initio habituate part of its reserves to satisfy evaporation .
" As the cellular reserves increase in resistance , a works will change to add water from the stain . With the service of the measurements we can visualize this and make targeted decisions . "
PhytoClips in action
build - in calibration2Grow ’s detector show the thickness of stem and leaf . Until lately , this demand a minimum heaviness of about six millimetres for stem and the leaf , which was often simply too thin to earmark a good measurement . " The PhytoClip sensors now make it possible to accurately supervise works development from the start , " says Maxime . " you may now see when a leaf change from a growing pattern to a pattern in which a folio shrinks in diameter daily . This may afterward translate into new applications around foliage picking " .
Also stems with a diameter between 1 - 6 mm and leaf with a thickness between 1 - 2 millimetres can now be mapped with a precision of a few micrometres . Existing sensor for little diameters and leafage thicknesses examine by 2Grow did not always deliver the goods in the latter . " At varying temperature , sure materials enlarge or shrink . When small distances have to be evaluate , that really pretend a difference " .
Phyto - IT , 2Grow ’s provider , has therefore equipped the Phytoclip sensor with built - in temperature recompense to leave more precise and reliable measure in fluctuating temperature . " Both the choice of fabric and the method of measurement guarantee that the temperature component is filtered out of the measure , " tell Maxime . " An additional reward of the sensors is that they are easier to mount and also allow more racy installations than current systems .
Two sensors2Grow rent out the sensors in an yearly parcel that admit computer hardware / software program and service . Two sensors can be connected to each kit , allowing the agriculturist to assess twice stem diam , doubly foliage thickness or a combination of both .
The information can be link up to climate computers from Priva , Hoogendoorn , Hortimax and platforms such as LetsGrow and Zensie . An API is also available so that integrating of the data in the growers ' own platform is also potential .
From left to right hand : Nicolas , Wouter and Cyrille , the three young faces at 2Grow .
New sensor , new facesIn addition to a new sensor outfit , 2Grow also has new faces . In October Nicolas de Vriendt started at the company . He is going to focus mainly on service , because 2Grow has comment that there is a capital requirement from growers for musical accompaniment in represent measurements .
Wouter De Bruycker is also new to the squad to support the sales squad and take on the daylight - to - day management , as is Cyrille Bizien , son of French grower Thierry Bizien ( SCEA Ty Glas ) . The latter is in rush of supporting agriculturist in France in the lotion of sensors in their finish .
For more information:2Grow bvbaAelmeerstraat 59070 Destelbergenwww.2grow.earth[email protected ]
Maxime Dedecker[email protected]+32 495 78.48.70
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