Distributed polymer optical fibre sensing of moisture and pH in soils: Feasibility for e-agriculture

C. Qiao, P. Fiadzomor, B. Hamza, P. Scully, M. Benyezzar, B. Grieve, K. Ozanyan, D. Pearson

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    Abstract

    Measurements along the length of an optical fibre sensitised to pH and moisture will enable monitoring of spatial differences around the root systems of developing plants. Mapping of spatial variations and temporal changes in moisture and pH provides a methodical approach for imaging soil behaviour and potentially the effect of plant roots and associated soil micro-organisms, enabling optimisation of crop yield.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationPOF 2011: 20th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers - Conference Proceeding|POF: Int. Conf. Plast. Opt. Fibers - Conf. Proc.
    Place of PublicationBilbao, Spain
    Pages557-562
    Number of pages5
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    Event20th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers, POF 2011 - Bilbao
    Duration: 1 Jul 2011 → …

    Conference

    Conference20th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers, POF 2011
    CityBilbao
    Period1/07/11 → …

    Keywords

    • Agriculture
    • Distributed sensing
    • Evanescent field
    • Moisture
    • Optical time domain reflectometry
    • OTDR
    • PH
    • Rhizosphere
    • Rhizotron
    • Sensor
    • Soil

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