Digitized soil sensors implanted in fields where crops are grown could help farmers make timely decisions about where and when to add fertilizer and pesticides, maximizing yields as global demand ...

K-State researchers have received $2M to develop sensors that can detect nutrients, chemical compounds, soil microbiomes and greenhouse gases in soil. Read More ...

Suprem Das, an associate professor in K-State’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, said advancing soil sensors –and allowing farmers to collect soil information in ...

Tracked robots and quadrupeds are used to carry a sensor. Scientists are testing a new robotic technology to help farmers quickly assess soil health in the United Kingdom. A gamma ray detector ...

Why Should You Test Your Lawn’s Soil pH? What is soil pH? Soil pH is a way to measure acidity or alkalinity, be it lawn or garden soil. It is measured in pH units on a scale from 0 to 14. Extreme ...

When soil is moist enough, transpiration is controlled by net radiation. By contrast, below a critical threshold in soil moisture, soil water content limits the transpiration rate. Stomata close ...

This study assessed a novel passive L-band UAS-mounted sensor to map near-surface soil moisture in a natural landscape using three flights conducted over 1 year to capture seasonal changes in soil ...