Plant monitoring and Growth-Based Irrigation (GBI^TM)

SupPlant has developed a unique system based on a set of ground-breaking algorithms to analyze data collected from sensors: soil, climate and most importantly plant-based.

Data is translated into 3 service levels:

1. Real-time alert system on a wide range of relevant info for the grower. Combined with graphs and notifications it gives an accurate tool for decision making. It can be used through an app or website.
2. A platform for agro-chemical implementation. Through its unique knowledge and sensing capabilities, SupPlant is able to optimize the effect of agro-chemicals by indicating the optimal timing of implementation, according to plant reactions in real-time, combined with conclusions from trials done with agro-chemical producers.
3. SupPlants closed-loop solution: Growth-Based Irrigation (GBI^TM). 
The analyzed data is transmitted to an irrigation controller, resulting in a fully autonomous irrigation system based on analyzed plant sensing data, in real time. The GBI system is the first fully commercial closed-loop irrigation system. Today, GBI systems are installed in 14 of the largest agriculture markets in the world, in an ever growing range of crops and climatic regions. In every new market and new crop a “control” plot with the same variables (soil type, size, variety and age of the crop) as the “GBI” plot is being examined, enabling a comparison of the final season results between the plots. On average, the GBI plots use 30% less irrigation water and the yield is 5%-10% higher in comparison to the “control” plots. These results can reach higher values in the second and third season of using GBI.