YARA N-Sensor
Yara N-Sensor® is mounted on the roof of the tractor and determines the local N requirement based on optical measurements and directly controls the fertilizer spreader based on crop-specific calibration lines.
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| Name in original language | YARA N-Sensor |
| Name in English | YARA N-Sensor |
| Designer/ manufacturer | YARA |
| Accessibility | Sold commercially |
| Weblink | https://www.yara.nl/gewasvoeding/toolbox/n-sensor/ |
| Countries of primary use | Netherlands, United Kingdom |
| Main language | English |
| Other languages available | Dutch/Flemish, Albanian, Austrian, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Portugese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Ukrainian |
| Brief description of the tool | Yara N-Sensor® is mounted on the roof of the tractor and determines the local N requirement based on optical measurements and directly controls the fertilizer spreader based on crop-specific calibration lines. |
| Target user | Farmer |
| Target crops | Barley, Beans, Maize, Oats, Oilseed rape, Peas, Potatoes, Rye, Sorghum, Soybean, Sunflower, Wheat |
| Type of tool | Crop analysis |
| The tool assesses or provides guidance on | Green Area Index (GAI) |
| Nutrients assessed | Nitrogen (N) |
| Nutrients assessed in the lab | Not included |
| The tool relies on a base recommendation system | No |
| The assessment frequency should be | Prior to each N application |
| Required data input is | Crop, Variety |
| The data can be imported from other tools and systems | No |
| The tools main output format is | Value in tool |
| Data can be exported | Yes |
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Project Coordinators
Sarah Kendall
sarah.kendall@adas.co.ukSpyros Fountas
sfountas@aua.grheurope.nutrichecknet@gmail.com
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