Jun 05, 2024
FloraPulse validated in avocado, blueberry, cherry, orange, grape, hazelnut, kiwi, prune and walnut!
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Our partner OLIVOS riego down in Chile took on a massive effort validate the new small FloraPulse probes in a variety of crops against the pressure chamber. Hundreds of pressure bomb readings were taken! And the results were nothing short of amazing. Most crops worked very well: blueberry, cherry, mandarin, grape, hazelnut, kiwi, prune. And […]
Apr 30, 2024
Microtensiometers in cotton, redwoods and orange
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FloraPulse validated in cotton! Check out the new publication titled “Monitoring cotton water status with microtensiometers” by the Duke Pauli group at University of Arizona. The authors state: Ψstem data [from the microtensiometers] proves to be more sensitive in distinguishing between irrigation treatments earlier in the growing season compared to Ψleaf, leaf temperature and leaf […]
Mar 01, 2024
FloraPulse used by top universities worldwide!
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Check out what’s been happening over at FloraPulse. Featured in MyAgLife podcast Hear MyAgLife managing editor Taylor Chalstrom and FloraPulse CEO Michael Santiago talk on how microtensiometers help growers save water, increase yields and enhance crop health. How to install small FloraPulse sensors into small crops and thick-bark trees. Our recently introduced sensor for small […]
Aug 28, 2023
FloraPulse for Forestry?
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Researchers are taking the initiative to bring 24/7 water potential to forestry research worldwide Over the last decade, the FloraPulse microtensiometer has been developed as a tool for precision irrigation management in agriculture, but agriculture is not the only sector in which global water shortages have posed new challenges. Here in California, reoccurring drought years […]