Yara N-Sensor™
Sold commercially
The Yara N-Sensor is a tractor-mounted tool that allows farmers to measure the nitrogen requirements of a crop as the tractor passes over the field, while varying the fertiliser application rate accordingly.
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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.com.ec/nutricion-vegetal/portafolio-de-agricultura-digital/n-sensor/ |
| Countries of primary use | Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Spain, Ukraine |
| Main language | English |
| Other languages available | None |
| Brief description of the tool | The Yara N-Sensor is a tractor-mounted tool that allows farmers to measure the nitrogen requirements of a crop as the tractor passes over the field, while varying the fertiliser application rate accordingly. |
| Target crops | Barley, Maize, 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 | There is not information about this topic on the website |
| Required data input is | Farm location, Nutrient input |
| The data can be imported from other tools and systems | No |
| The tools main output format is | Value in tool |
| Data can be exported | No |
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Project Coordinators
Sarah Kendall
sarah.kendall@adas.co.ukSpyros Fountas
sfountas@aua.grheurope.nutrichecknet@gmail.com
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