Farming solutions: Using Crop Sensors to Increase the yield of Agric Produce and Maximize Profit.

Crop sensing technology is a technique used to increase plant health and yields. It measures the needs of crops and provides the quantity of agro chemicals  to be applied on the crop to save time and maximize profit. farmers are able to identify the health test area on time to be able to determine the quantity of chemicals such as nitrogen to apply to avoid excess and waste. Crop sensors help farmers apply fertilizer in a very effective manner, maximizing uptake and reducing potential and run off into ground water.

Qualities of crop sensors

1.  User friendliness
2.  uses the edge light wave to determine health stress on plants at later growth stages.
3.  Crop sensors measures and record data about crops using a reflection of light shinned upon the    plants.
4. Vehicle based soil sensors can be used as an alternative that could both improve the quality and reduce the cost of mass.
5. They maybe used for real time or map based control of Agricultural inputs.
6. it improves quality and decreases the cost of soil maps and will facilitate the decision making process.

Type of Sensor for small scale farmers.

Handheld crop sensor: This is a sensor that is easy to use to measure and access the health or vigor of a crop to make better management decision on your farm. it takes the reading of your crop's health to decide the quantity of fertilizer or pesticides to apply to a crop, for efficiency and to save time. This sensor are mostly used by small scale farmers.

Features of crop sensor

1. it is an optical sensor that instantly measure plant vigor.
2. easy to read and display, even in sunlight.
3. USB charging port
4. simple pull type trigger and comfortable hand grip.

References 

www.trimble.com /agriculture

e.farmer.mobi/crops

www.cropwatch.unl.edu

www.agleader.com/products