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Field Notes: Why leaf quality is important to an insect ecologist.

When we hear the word “insect,” our minds often conjure up images of pesky buzzing creatures who sting or bite ...

Field Notes: Correlating LAI and water uptake in riparian vegetation

The recent occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in neighboring Oregon has brought rangeland management practices to the forefront ...

Field Notes: Evaluating Watermelon Roots with the CI-600 In-Situ Root Imager

As a member of the Study Group on Sustainable Agriculture (GEAS), Alexandre Caique Costa e Silva has a passion for ...

Field Notes: CoolFarm uses the CI-710 Miniature Leaf Spectrometer for sensor validation.

Dr. Sabrina Carvalho is a post-doctoral researcher, agricultural specialist, and Co-founder of CoolFarm—a company that specializes in indoor farming ...

Field Notes: Satellite Images Related to Canopy Data Helps Predict Forest Response to Drought

Dr. Tim Assal is a spatial ecologist interested in ecosystem dynamics, specifically the impacts of drought on mortality of forest ...

Field Notes: Measuring Leaf Area in Lettuce Plants

Dr. Alexander Diaz of the Universidad Militar Nueva Granada in Colombia has been assessing the impact of compost on lettuce ...

Field Notes: Simone Whitecloud from Dartmouth University

It was a chilly start to the year here in the Pacific Northwest. On the third day of 2016 we ...

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January Publication Roundup: See how our tools are being used in research.

Enjoy our monthly roundup of the latest published research conducted with help from our instruments.

Our list of plant science grants to apply for in 2017!

Whether we like it or not, one of the biggest challenges facing scientists today is funding—specifically the competitive process ...