What is a Leaf Wetness Sensor？

Leaf Wetness Sensor: The Right Hand for Precision Agricultural Management

Leaf Wetness Sensor is an advanced agricultural sensor, which is widely used in the fields of crop growth and development research, pest and disease control and early warning, foliar fertiliser application, sprinkler irrigation control, etc. It provides important data support for crop growth environment monitoring and management by real-time and accurate measurement of plant foliage humidity. This article will introduce the Leaf Wetness Sensor's product functions, uses and application scenarios in detail.

Leaf Wetness Sensor Product Functions and Features

The Leaf Wetness Sensor is able to accurately capture minute amounts of water or ice crystal residues on leaves by monitoring subtle changes in the dielectric constant of the leaf surface. This technological breakthrough enables the sensor to maintain a high degree of accuracy and reliability in complex and changing natural environments. In addition, thanks to the sensor's built-in temperature detection function, it is able to intelligently distinguish between detected water and ice crystals, providing agricultural managers with more comprehensive and detailed environmental information.

The Leaf Wetness Sensor also has the following functions and features:

1. High-precision measurement: able to detect trace water residues on the leaf surface, even including the formation of ice crystals.

2. Waterproof design: Epoxy resin encapsulation ensures that the sensor can work stably even in humid environments.

3. Long time monitoring: low power consumption design, support long time continuous monitoring.

4. Easy to install: can be hung inside the greenhouse or on the branches of trees, easy to install. Compact shape, easy to install, but also with its stable performance and high sensitivity.

5. Multiple signal outputs: support RS485, Modbus and other signal output methods, easy to connect with data acquisition equipment.

6. Strong adaptability: Designed with outdoor deployment in mind, it is able to withstand harsh weather and is suitable for a variety of environments, including agricultural fields, forest canopies, and even weather stations.

7. No need for complex calibration: The Leaf Wetness Sensor is precisely calibrated at the factory, reducing the need for field calibration and simplifying the process.

8. Bionic design: In order to more realistically reflect the environmental conditions on the surface of the leaf, the sensor is designed to mimic the appearance of a real leaf. This design not only makes the sensor visually more integrated into the natural environment, but also functionally achieves an accurate simulation of the micro-environment on the surface of the blade. By simulating the shape and surface characteristics of real leaves, the sensor is able to more accurately capture changes in temperature and humidity on the surface of the leaf, which provides closer data support for agricultural research and production.

Leaf Wetness Sensor Application

Leaf Wetness Sensor is widely used in greenhouses, farmland irrigation, plant disease and pest warning and other fields. In greenhouses, the sensor can monitor the temperature and humidity changes on the leaf surface of the crop in real time, providing accurate data for the regulation of the greenhouse environment; in farmland irrigation systems, the sensor can help farmers precisely control the amount of irrigation to achieve the saving and efficient use of water resources; in the early warning of plant diseases and pests, the sensor can detect the abnormal changes on the surface of the leaves in a timely manner, so as to gain valuable time for the prevention and treatment of diseases and pests, mainly including the following aspects. The following aspects:

1. Real-time monitoring of plant leaf surface humidity: through uninterrupted monitoring of plant leaf surface humidity changes, to provide real-time data support for agricultural workers, in order to adjust the irrigation and spraying system in a timely manner, to maintain the appropriate humidity of the plant leaf surface.

2. Improve plant growth efficiency: By accurately controlling the humidity of plant foliage, it can effectively improve plant growth efficiency and avoid plant death or poor growth caused by excessive or insufficient irrigation.

3. Promote healthy plant growth: By controlling the humidity of plant foliage, it can prevent or reduce plant foliage diseases and pests, and promote healthy plant growth.

4. Greenhouse: In greenhouse, Leaf Wetness Sensor can monitor the humidity change of plant foliage in real time, providing data support for the regulation of greenhouse environment.

5. Early warning of plant diseases and pests: Leaf humidity is one of the important conditions for the occurrence of many plant diseases. By monitoring the leaf humidity, we can predict the occurrence of diseases and take timely control measures.

6. Foliar Fertilisation and Sprinkler Irrigation Control:In the process of foliar fertilisation and sprinkler irrigation, Leaf Wetness Sensor can ensure the accuracy of fertiliser application and sprinkler irrigation, and improve the effect of fertiliser application and sprinkler irrigation.

7. Orchards:In orchards, the Leaf Wetness Sensor can help monitor leaf moisture levels, which is critical for controlling diseases such as apple scab and fire blight.

8. Disease Management:Leaf moisture is a key factor in the development of many plant diseases. By monitoring leaf moisture levels, farmers can identify periods of high disease risk and take protective measures such as fungicides or adjusting irrigation schedules.

Conclusion.

Leaf Wetness Sensor, as one of the indispensable and important devices in modern agriculture, provides powerful data support for agriculturalists with its high accuracy, easy installation, and long time monitoring. By monitoring the humidity changes of plant leaves in real time, Leaf Wetness Sensor not only improves the growth efficiency of plants and reduces the production cost, but also promotes the healthy growth of plants. With the development of precision agriculture, the application prospect of Leaf Wetness Sensor will be more broad.

Leaf wetness sensor data sheet 

NBL-W-LM-Leaf-Temperature-and-Humidity-Sensor-Instruction-Manual.pdf