Botanical sensors are turning greenery into living data networks while monitoring plant health and optimizing yields.

Soil moisture profile measurements are an integral component of water balance estimation networks, especially in thick vadose zones and fine-grained soil environments. At field sites with silty and ...

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If you’ve got a smart home, or you just want to know how soaked your garden is getting in the winter, you might want to measure rainfall. There are a bunch of ways to go about it, and this capacitive ...

ABIDJAN, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions saw below-average rains last week, but the West African nation’s farmers said on Monday the soil was moist enough to support the ...

Composting turns organic waste into nutrient-rich material, but improper temperature and moisture control can allow pathogens to survive and increase safety risks. Researchers at the University of Ten ...

Rapid advances in sensing technologies and artificial intelligence are transforming how we observe, understand, and manage soils. Many of soil properties ...

At the same time, the state’s dams have fallen to levels last seen during the mid-2010s, with Victoria’s combined storages sitting at about 54 per cent full – about 17 per cent lower than the same ...

Abstract: Soil moisture is an important soil quality indicator (SQI) which requires continuous monitoring to improve the overall soil and crop health. Advances in technology have led to the ...