Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg is participating in the AgriSens DEMMIN research project, which is investigating the use of remote sensing for digitization in crop production. In his doctoral thesis, Dr. Johannes Löw investigated how phenological stages can be monitored using radar data from Sentinel-1.
Löw developed an algorithm that can be used to derive phenological stages (BBCH stages) from radar data. Part of the project involved applying the research in practice. As a link between research and practice, we integrated the algorithm into our Croptify app and applied it to large areas of sugar beet fields. This allows us to determine, for example, the time of row closure, which allows conclusions about plant development.
This allows the latest research findings to be put into practice and tested on a large scale.