Source: GREENHOUSE GROWER, 7/16/21


Researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) have developed a patch that can tell when a plant is sick or facing stress. “We’ve created a wearable sensor that monitors plant stress and disease in a non-invasive way by measuring the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by plants,” says Qingshan Wei, Assistant Professor at NC State and Co-Corresponding Author of a paper on the work.

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