Photo: How do you measure the pH of soils on Mars? Simple! You build a pH meter into a robotic space probe. The Mars Phoenix Lander space probe (left) used this built-in, mini chemical laboratory (right) to measure different aspects of the Martian soil, including acidity and metal ...
To accurately observe and predict the mechanism of HR, a variety of techniques have been employed (Fig.1b). One technique involves placing soil moisture sensors (Time Domain Reflectometry, TDR; Frequency Domain Reflectometry, FDR) at the root distribution points, allowing for the real-time monitor...
What is pH? We cover everything you need to know about this fundamental growing parameter, as well as how to measure it in different growing media.
Thatch is a layer of plant material between the living grass and the soil. Less than one-half inch of thatch or so on your lawn is fine, but anything over that can be detrimental to the lawn. It prevents water and fertilizer from getting to the roots and can harbor fungi and insects....
To accurately determine the amount of CO2absorbed by trees, two critical measurements are taken directly from the tree: its diameter, measured in cm, and its height, measured in meters. These measurements are essential for calculating both the Above-Ground Biomass (AGB) and Below-Ground Biomass ...
Not necessarily, but unless you have a trained eye, it’s hard to diagnose pine tree diseases accurately. It might be something simple: a lack of sunlight, for example. Pine trees need sunshine to thrive; without it, the branches will start dying. Prune them, or neighboring trees, to let...
in order to accurately geo-reference drone data, pilots must be able to zoom all the way into pixel level on photos to mark GCPs. Without that functionality, map accuracy is extremely limited. In layman’s terms, would you look at a tape measure from 20 feet away to discern the length ...
structure and season-long interest,agapanthus is one of those plants that can really test a gardener’s identification skills. Happen upon some on a stroll through your neighbor’s yard or a visit to your local botanical garden, and it may take you a beat to accurately come up with the ...
In their natural environments, stocks are considered shrubs or, more accurately, subshrubs, but they are also available around the world as annuals or biennials. The main blooming season is from late spring to mid-summer. They growanywhere from 10-32 inches high. The flower stalks stand pro...
The present work has the main objective to test and measure the effects of preserving low abundance ASVs information and also to use this part of data to perform a loss-information recovery step (zero-imputation). To the best of our knowledge only benchmarks considering the normalization step ...