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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2012
Kirsti A. Golgotiu, Oregon City, OR (US);
Philippe Herve, Brussels, BE;
Douglas Keller, West Linn, OR (US);
Troy M. Swartwood, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey D. Donaldson, Tigard, OR (US);
Kirsti A. Golgotiu, Oregon City, OR (US);
Philippe Herve, Brussels, BE;
Douglas Keller, West Linn, OR (US);
Troy M. Swartwood, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey D. Donaldson, Tigard, OR (US);
Dow Agrosciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An automated gravimetric screening system and method controls soil moisture in a plurality of potted plants to perform water deficit experiments in a greenhouse using a stationary support platform and pot design that maintains the plants in a static location during the testing. By weighing and re-watering the pots from beneath the platform, the present system and method permits an upper gantry to capture high resolution images, temperature data, or other sensor data to quantify the plant stress level or plant canopy characteristics during the experiment.