The sooner a farmer knows that their crops are suffering, the faster they can take action to prevent major crop failure. A new plant-leaf-poking sensor could soon help them do so, by sending an alert ...

The key to effective irrigation is giving crops the right amount of water in the right place at the right time. Easier said then done, but new technology developed at UC Davis is giving growers a ...

Plant-based sensors that measure the thickness and electrical capacitance of leaves show great promise for telling farmers when to activate their irrigation systems, preventing both water waste and ...

For farmers, the earlier they know that their crops need water, the better – they can't just wait until the plants are visibly wilting. With this in mind, MIT scientists led by Prof. Michael Strano ...

Aug. 30 (UPI) --New leaf sensors could help farmers keep their crops hydrated without wasting water. In a new proof-of-concept study, researchers at Penn State University detailed the abilities of ...