Kew Gardens provides climate for agricultural change
Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 18:28
in Earth & Climate
A device to help some of the most impoverished farmers in Africa maximise their crop yields is being tested at London's Kew Gardens. Developed by engineers at the University of Leeds, the sensor device gathers data on air temperature, humidity, air pressure, light, and soil moisture and temperature - information crucial to making key agricultural decisions about planting, fertilisation, irrigation, pest and disease control and harvesting...
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