Earlier this month, we hosted a tech breakfast in collaboration with Start Afresh – The Horticultural Innovators. At this event, held in Auckland, NZ, we delved into the F-751 Kiwifruit Quality Meter, which employs near-infrared (NIR) technology to enable non-destructive and rapid maturity testing.

This tech talk was an opportunity to reveal the latest results from our 3-year partnership with our New Zealand colleagues in the kiwifruit industry. We invite you to watch the video on our website to learn more about this technology and discover how the F-751 Kiwifruit Quality Meter can enhance your productivity and quality control efforts.

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Our latest conversation with Jonathan Cumming, a plant physiologist from the Center for Bioenergy Innovations (CBI), reveals the latest breakthrough in sustainable biofuels. This article delves into CBI’s fascinating mission to turn lignin into aviation fuel. From genetic manipulations to selecting genotypes with beneficial traits, Jonathan shares insights into the project’s innovative approaches to optimizing native plants for fuel production.

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We continuously update our models for the 751 NIR product line to improve their performance and features. We are committed to providing you with the best possible product, and as part of this effort, we encourage you to download the latest models from the links below. These updates will help ensure you get the most out of your 751.

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A Conversation with Forest Ecophysiologist Sybil Gotsch: Exploring Climate Change and Forest Productivity.

In this conversation between Galen George and Sybil Gotsch, a forest ecophysiologist based at the University of Kentucky, we gain insight into Gotsch's research on how plants respond to stress and how different communities of plants are impacted by climate change.

Gotsch shares her experiences leading fieldwork in Costa Rica and Georgia and her plans for a new project exploring how valley fog influences forest productivity and function in Kentucky. We learn about data collection challenges, the instrumentation used, and Gotsch's passion for climbing trees and studying epiphytes.

Click here to read the full conversation | CI-340 Handheld Photosynthesis System

The global carbon cycle supports natural ecosystems and human food chains. It also plays a vital role in industrial systems. However, anthropogenic greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane drive climate change.

Stomatal conductance and green plants' processes are central to the carbon cycle. Find out how they influence the global carbon cycle and impact us in our latest article.

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Are you interested in enhancing the quality of your agricultural and horticultural crops? Biostimulants could be a game-changer! These products come in various categories, each offering benefits like improved fruit size, appearance, nutritional value, and sensory attributes.

However, the biostimulant's effect on fruit quality depends on factors such as its composition, dose, and application method, as well as the plant species, health, and environment. Learn more about how biostimulants can boost your crop quality in our latest article.

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Plant science research is crucial to meeting our growing demands for food security, medicines, ecological restoration, and more. Scientists call for advanced tools to collect detailed data on multiple features as experiments become more complex.

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The demand for food and biomass continues to grow as the world faces challenges like limited land and water resources, excessive agrochemicals, and heavy farm machinery use. But new agtech innovations offer great potential to overcome these issues by increasing food production and quality with fewer resources and addressing traditional agriculture's problems.

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