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Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2021
Applicant:

The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization (Aro) (Volcani Center), Rishon Lezion, IL;

Inventors:

Tarin Paz-Kagan, Meitar, IL;

Or Sperling, Beit Kama, IL;

Ze'ev Schmilovitch, Yehud, IL;

Uri Yermiyahu, Yavne, IL;

Tal Rapaport, Lehavim, IL;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/35 (2014.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01); G01N 21/31 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/35 (2013.01); G01N 1/4044 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2866 (2013.01); G01N 2021/3155 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8466 (2013.01); G01N 2201/129 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method for evaluating the nutritional status in plants, using visible-to-shortwave (VIS-SWIR) infrared reflectance spectroscopy of carbohydrates, particularly in almond trees. The method comprises obtaining a dry plant sample (i.e. leaves, branches and roots), digesting and grinding it to a powder, capturing predetermined spectral data of the ground plant sample, correlating said spectral data to predetermined materials and evaluating said nitrogen status of said plants according to predetermined multivariate statistical models. The data obtained from this method facilitates crop management and fertilization by providing the nitrogen status of the plants based on non-structural carbohydrates.


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