Agriculture Instruments and Their Uses

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Agriculture Instruments and Their Uses

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Instruments Uses/Measures
Altimeter Height
Aneroid Barometer Atmospheric pressure
Anemometer Wind speed/velocity
Tensiometer Soil moisture tension (0.8 bar)
Auxanometer Growth of plant
Barograph Continuous atmospheric pressure
Crescograph Growth of plant
Hygrometer/ Psychrometer  Relative humidity (RH)
Evaporimeter Evapo-transpiration
Hydrometer Relative density of liquids
Heliograph Duration of bright sunshine hours
Infra-red thermometer  Canopy temperature
Wind vane Wind direction
Lysimeter Evapo-transpiration (ET)
Lactometer  Fat% in milk
Penetrometer (AFO-2020) Soil strength
Irrometer  Water stress, soil moisture tension
Infiltrometer Infiltration
Rain gauge Amount of rainfall
Permeameter  Hydraulic conductivity
Pycnometer  Soil specific gravity
Pyrheliometer  Direct solar radiation
Pyradiometer  long and short wave radiation
Quantum sensor PAR
Psychrometer  Leaf water potential/RH
Potometer  Transpiration
Pyranometer Total incoming solar radiation
Thermograph  Continuous measuring temperature
Spectrophotometer  Wavelength of light
Atmometer Leaf temperature
Drosometer  Dew
Cambel stokes recorder  Sunshine duration
Cryometer Measuring temp. below 0ºC
Pressure chamber/ Thermocouple Leaf water potential
Pressure membrane apparatus Field capacity

PAR – Photosynthetic Active Radiation

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