PARS in Agriculture
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Agriculture and human health are deeply interconnected, with plant disease posing a significant threat to global well-being. Plant pathology, the study and diagnosis of plant diseases, plays a critical role in managing crop health.
PARS offers the unique potential to rapidly perform leaf analysis to detect three critical elements of a plant's health: i) nutritional status, to guide the targeted application of fertilizer and micronutrients, ii) parasite / insect infestation, to guide the targeted application of pesticides, and iii) fungal invasive infection (as distinct from fungal colonization) to guide the targeted application of pesticides. |
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Photon Absorption Remote Sensing (PARS) will set a new benchmark in plant tissue analysis. By capturing both radiative response (e.g., autofluorescence, spectral emissions) and non-radiative response (e.g., temperature, pressure relaxation) of molecules, PARS enables the multiplexing of molecular and structural contrasts within a single sample, powered by AI. The resulting multiplexed images can be electronically shared between the lab and the field.
In addition to plant analysis, rapid histologic analysis of animal tissue for composition and disease is of value to veterinary care of animals, and is analogous to the human histology described elsewhere on this website. To learn more about PARS Technology, visit our Technology page. |
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PARS Advanced Imaging Device (AID): Unlock plant health in the micro-environment with PARS AID. The platform is uniquely capable of providing morphological and molecular contrasts of plant tissue at the microscopic level. With just one scan, uncover all the answers you need.
Samples: Coverslipped plant tissue on glass slides (flat or in cross section). Contrasts: Morphology and Molecular (including Chitin for fungal and parasite identification). |