Nov 11, 2017
Soil water status measurements
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As in plants the basic difference in measurements is between soil water content and water potential. Again, they are generally correlated but the relationship is unique with every soil. Unfortunately, the relationship is not linear and has some rather sharp changes when the water potential the plant senses can change rapidly with only small changes […]
Oct 16, 2017
Why measure plant water potential with FloraPulse
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Water Content versus Water Potential With any wet material such as soil or plant tissue, there are two important properties related to water. Water content is how much water the material holds, expressed as 30% water or 0.3 grams of water per cubic centimeter of soil. The other is water potential, or how tightly the […]
Jul 11, 2017
FloraPulse Awarded $225k Grant from the National Science Foundation
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Small Business Innovation Research Program Provides Seed Funding for R&D Davis CA, July 11, 2017 – FloraPulse Co has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $225,000 to conduct research and development (R&D) work on a high resolution measurement system of water status for precision agriculture. FloraPulse’s patented […]
Jun 18, 2017
FloraPulse Awarded $100k Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Small Business Innovation Research Program Provides Seed Funding for R&D Davis CA, June 18, 2017 – FloraPulse Co has been awarded a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $100,000 to conduct research and development (R&D) work on an implantable probe for measuring and managing water status in fruit and […]
Feb 06, 2017
In the news: Water sensor moves from basic research to promising business
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FloraPulse has been featured in the Cornell Chronicle. Check out the article here: http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/02/water-sensor-moves-basic-research-promising-business