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Novel Analytical Tools Developed by SMART Key to Next-Generation Agriculture
Written by AZoOpticsFeb 10 2021
Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL), highlight the potential of recently developed analytical tools that are rapid and non-destructive, with a proof of concept through first-generation examples. The analytical tools are able to provide tissue-cell or organelle-specific information on living plants in real-time and can be used on any plant species.
Species-independent analytical platforms can facilitate the creation of feedback-controlled high-density agriculture. Photo Credit: Betsy Skrip, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plants feel down too! Stress in plants can now be measured
The technology is designed to detect stressful plant conditions, including drought, heat, cold and light stress
Boffins have invented a way of measuring stress in plants.
Researchers at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) have developed a portable optical sensor that can monitor whether a plant is under stress.
The study, which was published in the journal Scientific Reports, suggests the device can be used to detect stressful plant conditions, including drought, heat, cold and light stress.
The technology is designed to offer farmers and scientists a new tool for early diagnosis and real-time monitoring of plant health.
This portable device can quickly detect plant stress
Credit: MIT.
Researchers at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) have designed a portable optical sensor that can monitor whether a plant is under stress.
The device offers farmers and plant scientists a new tool for early diagnosis and real-time monitoring of plant health in field conditions.
Precision agriculture is an important strategy for tackling growing food insecurity through sustainable farming practices, but it requires new technologies for rapid diagnosis of plant stresses before the onset of visible symptoms and subsequent yield loss.
SMART’s new portable Raman leaf-clip sensor is a useful tool in precision agriculture allowing early diagnosis of nitrogen deficiency in plants, which can be linked to premature leaf deterioration and loss of yield.