It is amazing what can be done with technology. The trouble is that sometimes it is as much art as it is science.
Plants Text Message Farmers When Thirsty
By Don Comis
April 29 , 2008
Beginning this crop season, farmers will be able to receive text messages on their cell phones from their plants saying whether they are thirsty or not.
Accent Engineering, Inc., of Lubbock, Tex., developed the SmartCropTM automated drought monitoring system based on...(complete article here).
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Well, that is an interesting idea!
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