Plant diseases often emerge from a combination of environmental conditions that promote the growth of harmful pathogens. By using real-time data from soil and leaf sensors, growers can proactively reduce the risk of infections and safeguard plant health.
Early Detection of Disease-Prone Conditions
Monitor soil moisture, leaf wetness, and temperature to detect environmental patterns that typically lead to fungal, bacterial, or viral outbreaks — allowing timely intervention before damage occurs.
Preventing Excessive Humidity and Leaf Wetness
Leaf wetness sensors help growers identify when water is lingering on plant surfaces, creating the ideal environment for fungal spores and bacteria to spread, so corrective action can be taken, like adjusting irrigation schedules or improving ventilation.
Optimizing Soil Moisture Levels
Maintaining balanced soil moisture reduces the risk of root rot, soil-borne fungi, and waterlogging-related diseases, while still supporting optimal plant hydration and growth.
Managing Soil Water Potential
Understanding soil water availability helps prevent plant stress, which can make crops more vulnerable to infections. Soil water potential sensors guide precise irrigation and root zone health management.
Temperature-Based Disease Forecasting
Monitoring air and soil temperature allows growers to anticipate risk periods for specific diseases that thrive in certain temperature ranges, enabling preventative treatments or adjustments in crop care.
Supporting Preventive Crop Protection Strategies
By combining data from soil and canopy sensors, farmers can develop preventive action plans, reducing the need for reactive chemical treatments and lowering operational costs.
Soil Potential Range: From −9 to −2'000 kPa Resolution: 0.1 kPa Accuracy: ±(10% of reading + 2 kPa) from −9 … -100 kPa Temperature Range: From −40 to +60 °C Resolution: 0.1 °C Accuracy: ±1 °C LoRaWAN® class A 2 C alkaline batteries
Sub-surface 600 mm profile with 6x capacitance-based soil moisture and soil temperature sensors Moisture / Scaled Frequency Unit Range: From 0 (air) to 100% (water) Resolution: 0.01 Accuracy: ±1% at calibration Temperature Range: From -20 to +50 °C Resolution: 0.1 °C Accuracy: ±0.2 °C, 0.1% per °C Length cable: 5m *Custom profile configuration and length on request LoRaWAN® class A 2 C alkaline batteries
Range: LW < 0.11: dry leaf LW >= 0.11: wet leaf LW >= 0.27: totally wet leaf Resolution: < 0.000001 Cable Length: 5 meter LoRaWAN® class A 2 C alkaline batteries
Early Warning for Disease Risks
Sensors detect the environmental conditions that encourage pathogens long before visible symptoms appear, allowing timely action to prevent outbreaks and minimize crop losses.
Reduced Dependence on Chemical Treatments
By addressing infection risks early, growers can often reduce or eliminate the need for fungicides and pesticides, saving costs and supporting more sustainable, eco-friendly farming practices.
Healthier, More Resilient Crops
Balanced soil moisture, stable soil water potential, and reduced leaf wetness lower plant stress levels, helping plants maintain natural resistance against infections and diseases.
Optimized Irrigation and Canopy Management
Real-time data guides smarter irrigation practices that avoid overwatering, soil saturation, and standing water on leaves — all of which are known to increase infection risks.
Cost and Resource Savings
Fewer crop losses, reduced chemical applications, and more efficient water usage all contribute to lower input costs while maintaining high crop quality and productivity.
Improved Harvest Quality and Yield Stability
Preventing infections early in the growth cycle ensures healthier plants, leading to better yields and higher-quality produce — increasing both farm reliability and market value.
Data-Driven Crop Protection
Combining environmental sensor insights with seasonal disease models gives growers a strategic advantage, making prevention more predictable and less reactive.
Early awareness and prevention are the most effective strategies against crop diseases and infections. Using advanced environmental sensors allows growers to respond before problems take hold protecting plant health, saving resources, and reducing chemical use.
