N-Sensor
Sold commercially
Yara N-Sensor® is a tractor-mounted optical device that measures the state of a crop's nitrogen nutrition in order to adapt the nitrogen dose applied in real time.
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| Name in original language | N-Sensor |
| Name in English | N-Sensor |
| Designer/ manufacturer | YARA |
| Accessibility | Sold commercially |
| Weblink | https://www.yara.fr/fertilisation/outils-et-services/n-sensor/ |
| Countries of primary use | France, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Czechia, Ukraine, Sweden, Norway |
| Main language | French |
| Other languages available | French, German, English |
| Brief description of the tool | Yara N-Sensor® is a tractor-mounted optical device that measures the state of a crop's nitrogen nutrition in order to adapt the nitrogen dose applied in real time. |
| Target user | Tool/product manufacturer |
| Target crops | Oilseed rape, Barley, Wheat |
| Type of tool | Crop analysis |
| The tool assesses or provides guidance on | Leaf nutrient content, Green Area Index (GAI) |
| Nutrients assessed | Nitrogen (N) |
| Nutrients assessed in the lab | Not included |
| The tool relies on a base recommendation system | Yes |
| Base recommendation system | Balance sheet forecasting method, or N rate recommendation from decision support tool |
| The assessment frequency should be | Once per week during set growth stages |
| Required data input is | Crop, Nutrient input, Growth stage, Soil type |
| The data can be imported from other tools and systems | No |
| The tools main output format is | PDF file |
| 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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