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Syngenta Biologicals: Digital screening to detect the subtle effects and their timing

Syngenta, a global agrochemical company, has significantly increased its investment in biostimulants to align

Bayer Validates PlantEye for Automated Efficacy Screening on Soybeans

With PlantEye, Bayer aims to overcome the limitations of traditional plant phenotyping methods.

How to Calculate Drought-related Plant Parameters from Phenospex Data

With global warming on the rise, the agricultural industry is confronted with significant challenges in the form of

Modeling custom plant traits with HortControl at Bioversity International

With more than 1,500 different types of edible and wild species of banana, Bioversity International is home to

ANU APPF Digital plant phenotyping platform

APPF creates a digital phenotype library to build machine Learning algorithms for plant stress identification

At the ANU node of the APPF, we acquired a Phenospex PlantEye DualScan F500 in November 2019 which was installed.. Continue reading

HortControl 3.8 – The Data Access, Quality and Service Release!

6 new parameters, BrAPI implemented, Improved service, system backups & more. Read all about the new features of HortControl.

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BrAPI, Automate data transfer into your workflow

With the release of HortControl 3.8 we implemented an API allowing you to automate data transfer from HortControl (our data.. Continue reading

IPPN Webinar: Combining 3D & Gravimetric data to breed climate smart crops

The International Plant Phenotyping network (IPPN) invited us to present during their Phenomics webinar series. An opportunity to talk about breeding.. Continue reading

Tutorial: Analyze PlantEye data with R-Studio

During the training and consulting of our clients we noticed that some of our users are eager to dive deeper into.. Continue reading

PlantEye F600 release! The new quality standard for Plant Parameters

Our Flagship sensor has entered its 6th generation bringing the quality we had dreamed of from the beginning. We listed.. Continue reading

Comparing PlantEye F600 vs. F500

The F600 sets a new standard and combines ten years of plant-phenotyping experience into one sensor. Once again,

Why PlantEye LED has no effect on plant performance

With the release of the PlantEye F600 we realized a significant increase in the light output of the flashing units.. Continue reading

BioConsortia has a biostimulant R&D pipeline that competes with the giants

BioConsortia Inc. based in Davis, California develops microbial based plant growth promoting products using their very own,

NAPPN 2021 | Machine learning & Tools explained in the Company tour!

NAPPN has the goal of  advancing  the field of Plant Phenotyping in North America and to date, they have done.. Continue reading

Techno House | Digital Twins of plants in Agriculture

Digital Twins, the future in plant phenotyping – TechnoHouse by Rijk Zwaan

Rijk Zwaan, a major vegetable breeder hosts a regular online show called Techno House that addresses hot topics around plant.. Continue reading

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Accelerate the Development of your LED Light Recipes with OSRAM and Phenospex

LED´s are revolutionizing the way we grow crops in greenhouses and indoor farms today. They even enable you to design.. Continue reading

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Field Phenotyping for Vegetable Growth under high Heat and Flood Stress

In 2019 the World Vegetable Center in Tainan tested the growth of vegetables under high heat and flooding stress. This.. Continue reading

Farewell Uladzimir

Over the past ten years, we’ve developed and perfected the sensor I always dreamed of – a sensor that captures.. Continue reading

PhenoHack: 3D Root scanning with PlantEye

PlantEye is a leading sensor designed to assess  the shoots of crops, but we often get the question if we.. Continue reading

HortControl 3.4 release – Color segmentation, Correlation module and more

At Phenospex we are continuously working on improving our products. Today we are happy to announce a new HortControl release, which improves.. Continue reading

Digital disease quantification with PlantEye imaging sensor plant hyperspectral 3D camera

Digital Disease Quantification in plants, a tailored high throughput method

A few months ago, I received a request from a client asking if we could help to improve their disease.. Continue reading

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An overview of 3D plant phenotyping methods

Currently there is quite a significant amount of hype regarding 3D reconstructions of plants. We have received a number of.. Continue reading

HortControl 3.3 release – Max Height, Snapshot, Reprocessing & more

At Phenospex we are continuously working on improving our products. Today we are happy to announce a new HortControl release, which improves.. Continue reading

The Power of Fusing 3D with Multispec

3D assessment of plants became a commonly used technology in plant phenotyping to measure morphological and architectural features of plants… Continue reading

Plant Phenotyping in the Americas, One Year Later

Approximately a year ago, I entered the plant phenotyping arena and in my first blog for our company posed the.. Continue reading

Gravimetric systems – Make or buy?

The question whether to make or to buy a phenotyping system is often discussed in early phases of such projects… Continue reading

How far are we from the 100$ Phenome?

A review of the investment into plant phenotyping over the last 10 years There can be no question about the.. Continue reading

Phenotyping Workshop at PAG XXIV

Do we really need digital plant phenotyping? Slot: Monday, January 11, 2016: 6:10 PM-8:20 PM After the great response to.. Continue reading

Will the US overtake Europe in Advanced Plant Phenotyping?

Recent developments in the US plant phenotyping scene indicate a shift Currently, Europe and Australia maintain the most advanced phenotyping.. Continue reading

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Do we really need automated plant phenotyping?

If you have been to a conferences dealing with plant phenotyping, you have most probably heard the opening statement: “In.. Continue reading

Jana Kholova working on the field doing classical phenotyping with hear Indian group

Can Field Phenotyping improve the livelihood of millions of households?

Dr. Jana Kholova describes her reseach at ICRISAT and how we established a unique Field Phenotyping platform together to support the research.. Continue reading

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5 Steps for More Successful Plant Phenotyping Platforms

Over the last 7 years, I have worked in two major phenotyping companies and have overseen the design, construction and.. Continue reading

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Field Phenotyping – A development story

There are several challenges when developing field phenotyping platforms for plant science and plant breeding. For us, it is always.. Continue reading

Vincent Vadez on his field screening Plattform in ICRISAT giving an Interview about modern ways for improved drought adaptation

Vincent Vadez about Drought Adaptation of crops for the semi arid tropics

Working with Phenospex has been exiting so far and there are many more things that we hope to develop together.. Continue reading

Opening of LeasyScan field phenotyping plattform at ICRISAT India

Inauguration of high throughput field screening platform at ICRISAT India

The first high throughput field screening plattform was handed over to ICRISAT early this year and was now inaugurated officialy.. Continue reading