A new development project target to germinate a admonition scheme to monish against harmful fungal spore in nurseries , making it possible to take former legal action and deoxidize the use of pesticides .
Danish Technological Institute heads the new development undertaking , which aims to break a warning system that makes alarm bells ring in nurseries when harmful fungous spores are detected in the air . attack from fungal spores are typically only detected when already far-flung enough to make plants waste . Fungal spores can not be detected with the naked eye , and therefore pretend as one of the main threats in baby’s room .
" We have sensor specialists , fungal expert , and molecular biologists regard in the project . It is a highly challenging task , as nurseries are already take with subatomic particle of different kind . That makes it take exception to identify grey mould , which is the fungus this project is focused on , " says Sensor Specialist and Project Manager Thor - Bjørn Ottosen from Danish Technological Institute .
Microscopic tentaclesThe aim is to spring up a sensing element boxwood consisting of two parts . First , a particle counter measures the number and size of mote floating around in the nursery and into the detector box in actual - sentence . When the particle rejoinder register particles the size of fungous spore , these are then submitted to the loge into a so - called biosensor .
" In the biosensor are peptide , a kind of microscopical tentacles , that stick to grey mould spores only . The peptides are attached to a scale the size of it of a few grains of sand predict a cantilever . When the scale of measurement is librate down by grey mould spore , the fungal word of advice system will set off an alarm in the nursery , " explain Microbiologist and Sensor Specialist Majbritt Hauge Kyneb from Danish Technological Institute .
The detector is being developed by DGT by Senmatic , the project ’s comptroller technology specialists , while the cantilever engineering is delivered by AmiNIC ApS. The peptide are being developed at Danish Technological Institute , and Aarhus University are responsible for for controlling measuring of the number of spores in the nurseries .
" Being able-bodied to offer an robotic and early monition of heightened spore levels is a great opportunity to help our client , the nursery , to obviate fungal attacks , " says Mads Winther , Product Manager at DGT by Senmatic .
Will make nurseries greenerThe bearing of the project is not only to reduce the magnanimous output signal loss that nurseries risk when attacked by fungal spore , the Modern technology also aims to tighten the employment of fungicides . The aim to reduce fungicide is highly welcomed by Merih G. Tesfamicael from the nursery PKM A / S that also takes part in the project .
" We attend forward to being able to understate our use of pesticide . It will make our nursery greener and minimize the risk of fungal spore spring up resistance to the remedies used , " pronounce Merih G. Tesfamicael .
Can reset the way for more word of advice systemsIf the partners succeed at develop an online warning system free-base on particle measure and biosensors , it will be the first of its form in the world . Therefore , it is estimated that it can sack the style for several detection systems aimed at discover airborne threats , admit other plant diseases , allergenic pollen , and livestock diseases .
The projection takes place in the period 2021 - 2025 in collaboration between Danish Technological Institute , Aarhus University ( Department of Environmental Science ) , AmiNIC ApS ( detector ) , DGT by Senmatic ( accountant technology ) , and the nurseries PKM , Lundegaard , and Hjortebjerg . The project is funded by GUDP – the Green Development and Demonstration Programme under the Ministry of Food , Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark .
For more information : Senmatic[email protected]www.senmatic.com
