OUR TECHNOLOGY

Skudu's proprietary technology is revolutionising the plant nutrition guideline industry. Our service provides detailed, crop-specific plant nutrition guidelines faster and more accurately than humanly possible.

 How does it work?

Successful production starts by addressing the soil and applying fertilisers specific to the crop’s nutritional requirements at every growth stage. From a provided soil and leaf sample analysis, The Digital Agronomist generates the requirement for lime, gypsum, fertiliser, and foliar feed specific to the crop, growth stage, and region of production. Where a soil sample is not available, The Digital Agronomist can retrieve the necessary information from the regional soil sample databases for any location in Africa. It can also provide a long-term climate profile for each location.

 

Considerations

A full explanation of the science and technology underlying The Digital Agronomist is available on request. The following are some of the considerations taken into account:

  • Interpretation of soil and leaf samples specific to each crop

  • Nutrient requirements specific to each crop stage and yield target (NPK-tables)

  • Product composition, application rates and timing

  • Product preference and prices

  • Various models and methods

 

Information required and output provided
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Guidelines considerations
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 Crop guidelines available

  • Pome and Stone Fruit

    Apples, Pears, Apricots, Nectarines, Peaches, Plums, Prunes and Olives

  • Citrus

    Navels, Valencias, Clementines, Mandarins, Satsumas, Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Pomeloes

  • Grapes

    Table and Wine grapes

  • Cereal Grain

    Wheat, Barley, Oats, Triticale and Sorghum

  • Summer Grain

    Maize (corn) and Sorghum

  • Oilseeds

    Sunflower and Canola (Oil Seed Rape)

  • Legumes / Pulses

    Soybeans, Lupins, Beans and Peas

  • Grass and Legume Pastures

    Alfalfa (Lucerne), Medics, Clovers, Kikuyu, Buffalo grass, and more…

  • Root Vegetables

    Potatoes, Beet, Carrots and Sweet Potatoes

  • Cucurbit Vegetables

    Squash, Pumpkins, Melons and Marrows

  • Brassica Vegetables

    Cauliflower, Broccoli, Cabbage and Brussel Sprouts

  • Solanums Vegetables

    Peppers, Chili, Paprika and Eggplant

  • Other Vegetables

    Tomatoes, Onions, Lettuce and more

  • Tree Nuts

    Almonds, Pecan Nuts and Macadamias

  • Other crops to be added

    Cotton, Blueberries, Tobacco, Avocado, Sugarcane, Granadilla, Banana, etc.