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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2016
Heliospectra Ab, Gothenburg, SE;
Heliospectra AB, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining a growth status of a plant comprising chlorophyll, the method comprising the steps of: illuminating the plant () with input light including a light intensity modulation component (); detecting light emitted from the plant; determining (S) an offset light intensity () surrounding the plant, the offset light intensity being a static component of the input light; determining (S) a phase and a gain between the input light and the detected light, determining (S) a growth status of the plant based on a predetermined relationship between input light and detected light, and on the phase and the gain. The invention also relates to a corresponding system and to a computer program product.