Stomatal Conductance In Plants: Measuring System
What are stomata? Plant stomata are specialized structures found on the surfaces of leaves, stems, and other aerial parts of plants. These microscopic openings play a crucial role in regulating gas exchange and water vapor. When we have discovered the plant stomata? The discovery of stomata, the microscopic openings on the surfaces of plants, is a fascinating journey […]
Early Detection of Plant Response to Biotic Stress
Plant biotic stress factors such as root and shoot diseases or pests, are usually only detected with the appearance of visual symptoms or signs. For example, the identification of fungal mycelium, dark spots on leaves and fruit, or presence of different pests (aphids, caterpillars, mites, etc.), are clear signs of a biotic infection. However, sometimes […]
The Elusive Value of Plant Biostimulants
Biostimulants are materials, other than fertilizers, that when applied in low quantities, promote plant growth by enhancing its nutrition efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance and/or crop quality traits, regardless of its nutrient content. Biostimulants are used in all stages of agriculture: in seed treatment, during plant growth, and postharvest. They are applied both as foliar sprays and […]
How Much Water Does it Take to Make Chocolate?
Would you believe about 1,700 liters of water is required to produce a 100g bar of chocolate? This seems like a ridiculously high number. So, in the famous words of Julius Sumner-Miller, “Why is it so?” Well, the Cocoa tree, which provides the core ingredient of our chocolate, consumes copious amounts of water yet has […]
NEW SPAC Analytics Software Version – Instant Plant Response
Studying and examining whole-plant properties today is still as challenging as ever, through all the technological advancement. It is harder to learn the plant status in real-time, and even harder to do so in many plants simultaneously. Understanding the plant functional performance in high throughput to overcome long testing periods during research and development cycles, […]