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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Monsanto Technology Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Michael John Preiner, Seattle, WA (US);
Nicholas Carleton Koshnick, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Justin Stewart White, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Paul Strachan, Millbrae, CA (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/33 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/33 (2013.01); G01N 21/00 (2013.01); G01N 21/276 (2013.01); G01N 33/24 (2013.01); G01N 2033/245 (2013.01);
Abstract
The nitrate-nitrogen concentration in soil is estimated based on the nitrate-nitrogen 200 nm absorption peak. In one embodiment, a device measures the attenuation spectrum of a soil-extractant mixture over a wavelength range that includes wavelengths in the vicinity of the 200 nm absorption peak (the spectral operating range) and then determines the nitrate-nitrogen concentration based on the attenuation spectrum.