LINCOLN, Neb. — Wearable technology will soon move from wrist to stalk, swapping measures of blood flow and respiration for sap flow and transpiration.
Stalk-worn sensor to measure crops’ water use
By measuring the water use of plants on an hourly or even minute-by-minute basis, Nebraska’s James Schnable and colleagues hope to better understand and eventually improve how crops respond to drought.
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