Non-invasive acoustic-seismic sensing of soils
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Bruce Grieve (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Newill P
(2014)
Electrical impedance imaging of water distribution in the root zone
in Measurement Science and Technology
| Description | EIT system developed in partnership with OU and Rothamsted Research to complement acoustic soil architecture monitoring system (i.e. EIT system offered information on movement of moisture and electrolytes in and around hard-pans). |
| Exploitation Route | The EIT techniques developed and demonstrated within the trial pit at the OU has shown that the non-invasive, real-time, technique is scalable and potentially applicable to a broad range of biotic and abiotic crop stress monitoring duties. This has led on to downstream research activities related to IoT sensors for irrigation management through to crop phenotype screening for preferential input traits (see narrative section). The core technology may thus be taken forward as a tool/technique within land and farm management or through complementary duties in crop selection and breeding. This has recently been demonstrated for clubroot pathogen detection. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Description | Follow on work on subsoil phenotyping. Additional research strand has now been opened up on sub-soil non-invasive sensing of root-based pathogens, notably clubroot in brassicas. This has yielded positive results and is now subject to a paper submission to the 'Plant Methods' journal, in partnership with Sheffield University Plant Protection group. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Electronics |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | IKnowFood: Integrating Knowledge for Food Systems Resilience |
| Amount | £590,212 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/N020626/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 10/2020 |
| Description | Phenom-UK Launch Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The 3D multispectral system research forms part of the original BBSRC Phenom-UK project proposal, of which the PI (Prof Bruce Grieve) was a co-author. The multispectral research and technology, as well as the subsequent commercial variant of the technology, in the form of products from the Fotenix Ltd spin-out, have secured a slot to be presented at the launch event on 11th February 2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.phenomuk.net/event/phenomuk-annual-meeting-at-national-physical-laboratory-teddington-fe... |