Poinsettias, the classic Christmas pot plant, are grown in their thousands in UK nurseries from late July onwards, but growers have to rely on the use of plant growth regulators (PRGs) to ensure that the optimum height and number of bracts is achieved by early December. With protective environmental legislation…
Researchers from Université de La Réunion have installed a Delta-T Devices Sunshine Pyranometer as part of a weather station on the crater’s edge of one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The volcano, named Piton de la Fournaise “Peak of the Furnace” lies on the south-eastern side of…
The SPN1 is a highly capable compact pyranometer with a unique no moving parts design. This makes it an affordable and effective alternative to more costly and mechanically complex instruments such as shade-ring pyranometers. The SPN1 Measures both direct and diffuse solar radiation. It also provides sunshine duration, and enables…
The Delta-T Devices ML3 ThetaKit makes it possible to rapidly check irrigation uniformity and turf characteristics. Regular measurement of soil moisture content allows continual assessment of grass health, giving early warning of potential problems - and enabling preventative action before damaging physical change in the turf has occurred. In the…
The new EQ3 Equitensiometer from Delta-T Devices uses class leading ThetaProbe technology to avoid the many problems of water-filled tensiometers. It is maintenance free and measures water potential (matric potential) in the range 0 to -1000 kPa. It provides an accurate loggable output and is particularly well suited for use…
SBR Agricultural Products (SBR) was founded in 1990 and operates in the Mersin Silifke region of Turkey. It specialises in the cultivation of fruit, especially berries - using cutting edge techniques. Its growing facilities are substantial - with 400,000 square metres of hydroponic…
Valentin Juhasz is an electronics engineer that has worked in the building conservation sector for over a decade. His company, Core Conservation, has recently been at the forefront of historic building dampness investigation and remediation. His dissatisfaction with the sector’s lack of scientific understanding about the nature of moisture in…