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Crop Essential Element Status Assessment in the Field

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Advanced Agricultural Instrumentation

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High crop yields of exceptional quality are dependent on a specific and adequate essential element status in the producing plants. When elemental levels in these plants are under or over the sufficiency range, usually visual symptoms of stress appear which provides one means of identification. Some form of chemical testing of the plant is required to confirm an essential element insufficiency or to determine if sufficiency is being achieved. Such chemical tests performed in the laboratory are called “plant analysis,” while tests performed in the field on fresh tissue are referred to as “tissue tests.” Chemical tests of the growing media, whether soil or some other substance, can also be conducted to predict plant growth and probable crop response to applied fertilizer. Currently, there are no electrical or electrochemical means for assessing either the soil or plant essential element status in situ. Heterogeneous distribution of elements in the plant and rooting media makes for placement of measuring devices difficult, if not impossible. Therefore, one is left with chemical testing as the means of essential element assessment.

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