Industry supplier Measurement Engineering Australia Pty Ltd has received a $290,000 Early Stage Commercialisation grant from Commercialisation Australia for further development of its PWS System. The system is a new irrigation scheduling tool which uses a Plant Water Status Sensor inserted into a tree to directly measure the plant’s water stress then wirelessly transmit the data to a central location. Data is used to optimise irrigation scheduling, ensuring lower water use, better crop quality and reduced energy consumption. Grant funding will be used to develop software and web integration, design and construct assembly plant, develop final product housing for robust product design, and to provide simplified data interpretation models. More information about the grant program here http://www.commercialisationaustralia.gov.au.
