Microneedle-based electrical impedance sensor to monitor plant water status in real time

Hanson, David T.; Miller, Philip Rocco; Polsky, Ronen; Hudson, Patrick J.; Read, Kaitlyn J. H.

Microneedle-based electrical impedance sensor to monitor plant water status in real time

Patent · 13 July 2021

OSTI ID:1840252

Hanson, David T.; Miller, Philip Rocco; Polsky, Ronen; Hudson, Patrick J.; Read, Kaitlyn J. H.

A sensor uses microneedle electrodes and multi-frequency electrical impedance spectroscopy to monitor plant water status in real time. The microneedle can be between 10 and 1000 microns in length, enabling precise placement in a variety of plant tissues. The impedance behavior can distinguish electrical properties and physiological functions of different plant tissue types. Therefore, impedance measurements can be used to monitor water stress to prevent irreversible damage to a plant and to enable improvement of plant biomass or fruit yield.

Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

DOE Contract Number:: NA0003525

Assignee:: UNM Rainforest Innovations (Albuquerque, NM); National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Number(s):: 11,060,989

Application Number:: 16/431,264

OSTI ID:: 1840252

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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