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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | POF 2011: 20th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers - Conference Proceeding|POF: Int. Conf. Plast. Opt. Fibers - Conf. Proc. |
Place of Publication | Bilbao, Spain |
Pages | 557-562 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Event | 20th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers, POF 2011 - Bilbao Duration: 1 Jul 2011 → … |
Conference
Conference | 20th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers, POF 2011 |
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City | Bilbao |
Period | 1/07/11 → … |
Keywords
- Agriculture
- Distributed sensing
- Evanescent field
- Moisture
- Optical time domain reflectometry
- OTDR
- PH
- Rhizosphere
- Rhizotron
- Sensor
- Soil