METIRIS
Precision insights for thriving crops.
Metiris is a pre-incorporation Ghent University spinoff company.
Our handheld sensor enables direct leaf measurements and provides accurate nutrient concentration results.
Because this technology is built on neural networks, it has the potential to expand into multiple future markets, including heavy metal detection, disease detection, etc.
Our product
The hardware is a spectrometer that measures how light interacts with leaves.
The accurate nutrient concentrations, however, come from the software.
This software uses data‑driven neural networks to interpret the spectral signals.
How it works
Traditional leaf tissue analysis is widely used to assess plant nutrient status, but the method has inherent constraints.
Laboratory analysis requires destructive sampling, sample preparation, and chemical processing, which together lead to relatively high analytical costs and multi‑day turnaround times.
These factors limit the frequency at which growers can monitor nutrient dynamics within a crop, especially in systems where nutrient status can change rapidly.
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Place the device on a leaf. The spectrometer captures a hyperspectral signature. Light is absorbed, transmitted and reflected by the leaf.
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Neural networks translate the spectral fingerprint into quantified nutrient concentrations ( e.g. N, P, K and others), tailored to crop and growth stage.
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Instantly see nutrient status and fertilizer guidance to apply the right amount, reduce waste and protect yield.
