Non-destructive stalk and root contact sensor with variable rate tensioner

An apparatus and methods for non-destructively analyzing the strength of plant roots and stalks, and uses of this information in plant breeding, crop production, and detection of plant pathology. The apparatus and methods involve the use of a variable rate tensioner that may be automatically or remo...

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Hauptverfasser:	Wille, Jeffrey Dale, Brune, Philip F
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY FISHING FORESTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING MEASURING ANGLES MEASURING AREAS MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES ORIMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL PHYSICS PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY TESTING TRAPPING
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus and methods for non-destructively analyzing the strength of plant roots and stalks, and uses of this information in plant breeding, crop production, and detection of plant pathology. The apparatus and methods involve the use of a variable rate tensioner that may be automatically or remotely adjusted based on crop conditions.