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5 Ways to Improve Water Use Efficiency

May 9, 2022 at 5:45 pm | Updated May 11, 2022 at 7:31 pm | 12 min read

Improving water use efficiency, the ratio of yield to water supplied can boost food production for a growing population without additional use of limited water resources. Water use efficiency for food production can be improved at the farm or plant level. On farms, this can be achieved through optimized management. At the plant level, improvements… Continue reading…

Cacao Undercover: optimizing cacao orchard systems using the CI-110 Plant Canopy Imager

Michael Williams | March 1, 2022

Canopy Measurement of Urban Green Spaces for Temperature Moderation

Scott Trimble | January 27, 2022

Adaptive Strategies – Leaf Area and Physiological Plasticity in Drought

Scott Trimble | April 15, 2021

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Hemispherical Photography to Estimate Leaf Area Index in Cotton

Scott Trimble | January 22, 2021

Non-destructive hemispherical photography provides a rapid and efficient means of collecting information on several eco-physiological features of plants. Scientists are eager to expand the use of this method to estimate the Leaf Area Index in annual crops. Testing the technique provides answers, but it also raises fresh challenges. A reliable standard tool, such as the CI-110… Continue reading…