Abstract:-A new instrument, an electrostatic multipole, has been developed to assess in situ and non-destructive estimations of water content of horizontal layers of crops by dielectric measurements. A winter wheat crop was measured by using the multipole during the last month before harvesting. Results show that it is possible to detect the plant development stages, typically the end of the water plateau revealing the grain maturity. The electrostatic multipole was also used to estimate the total water content of the … Show more
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