INO | Case study – Picketa Systems

Synthetic fertilizers harm the environment. They contaminate water and emit greenhouse gases. Although chemical fertilizer use continues to grow in Canada, the fertilizer’s cost continues to rise.

Therefore, a farmer must use fertilizer wisely; not too much, not too little. Picketa Systems wants to equip agronomists and growers with a portable solution to analyze potato crop nutritional needs.

While our product roadmap has evolved significantly since the beginning of our relationship, INO’s optical experts have been with us every step of the way. They have been crucial mentors to us in developing our business model and technology. Their technical expertise in optics, computer vision and artificial intelligence has enabled us to assess the technical feasibility of our projects and plan a roadmap of innovative yet feasible products. We were also able to leverage a wide variety of scientific and research instruments available at INO.

- Maxime Dumont, Co-founder, Director of operations at Picketa Systems

What you'll learn

Explore an innovative approach to improving potato cultivation through spectrometer technology:

Advancing Potato Cultivation for Farmers and Agronomists: To address environmental and economic issues as well as reduce lengthy lab analysis times, Picketa collaborated with INO and Quantino, a high-tech incubator driven by INO, on the advancement of its potato plant leaf scanning solution.
From Portable to Mobile System: With access to specialized equipment and expert resources, Picketa succeed in developing a ground truth database, enabling it to train artificial intelligence algorithms and create a database; taking them out of the lab and into the field.

To reach Picketa Systems, just send your questions to info@picketa.com or contact Maxime Dumont at +1 (506) 475-9787

Development of a Portable Spectrometer to Analyze Potato Plant Nutrient Deficiencies

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