Portable SHMS to Rapidly Detect Pathogens in Soil, Water, and Crops to Sustain Soil Health, Prevent Soilborne Disease, Ensure Safety of Irrigation Water, and Maximize Crop Quality

The agriculture production and farm market is in great need of soil health management systems (SHMS) that can identify pathogen contamination in real-time, and in multiple sources. Smart Diagnostics Systems is proposing to develop a diagnostic SHMS that will allow agriculture producers to rapidly detect pathogens in soil, water, and crops in order to sustain soil health, prevent pathogen contamination of any on-farm sources, and maximize yields, crop quality, and the economics of crop production. SDS will measure and quantify the impacts of proposed SHMS through the real-time aggregation of machine data. Upon the successful completion of the project, Smart Diagnostics Systems will have developed a SHMS to provide agriculture producers and farming companies with a state of the art diagnostic system to prevent and mitigate risk associated with soil health, while enhancing yield, crop quality, and overall economic success.