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Phytometric intelligence sensorsMethods and apparatus for determining when plants require watering, and methods of attending to the watering of plants including signaling the grower that the plants are in need of hydration are provided. The novel methods include real-time measurement of plant metabolics and phytometric physiology changes of intrinsic physical or behavioral traits within the plant such as determining physiological flux measurement of enzyme flux due to environmental changes such as the wind and drought stress, soil and plant mineral deficiencies, or the interaction with a bio-control for organic disease control including, cell movement, signal transduction, internal chemical processes and external environmental processes including when plants require watering, and methods of attending to the watering of plants including signaling the grower that the plants are in need of hydration.
Document ID
20100017562
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Seelig, Hans-Dieter
Stoner, II, Richard J.
Hoehn, Alexander
Adams, III, William Walter
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
February 9, 2010
Subject Category
Exobiology
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-11/714,490
Patent Number: US-Patent-7,660,698
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NCC8-242
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-7,660,698
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-11/714,490
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