16 October 2023
The gaiasense app has been upgraded and gained new features! Nutrition Tip & Nutrient Balance

At a glance:

  • Calculate the nutrient needs of your crop
  • You get personalized fertilization advice for your field
  • You apply environmentally and climate-friendly practices
  • You benefit from the extra ‘green’ support of the Ecological Programmes

Fertilization Tip

Now, thanks to the gaiasense app, you will be able to receive Fertilization Advice for any plot you wish.

What does this mean?

The Fertilization Advice service analyses the soil fertility of the parcel in terms of both basic soil properties and nutrient content. It calculates the availability and losses of nutrients and compares them with the needs of the crop. If the needs are not met by the soil, it advises the addition of the missing elements. To add the elements, the appropriate fertilizers, the exact dosage and the timing of their application are recommended for the best possible results, always with a focus on the protection of natural resources.

How to get the Tip

Log in to the gaiasense app. On the home page, from the menu, you can select “Fertilization Advice Version”. A list of your parcels will appear, from which you can select the one you wish to receive the advice for. You then select a crop from those currently running on that field.

Finally, you select a soil analysis from the available ones and click ” Export” to receive the advice.

We recommend that you select the most recent soil analysis recorded, so that the advice produced is based on data that best reflects the actual soil condition. *Note: The Fertilization Advice service requires that a full package (advanced) soil analysis has already been registered in the gaiasense platform by you or your agricultural advisor for the parcel of your choice. Otherwise, the order will not be able to be executed.

Nutrient balance

In addition, with the updated gaiasense app you can now receive a Nutrient Balance for the plot of your choice.

What does this mean?

The Nutrient Advisory service analyses the soil fertility of the parcel in terms of both basic soil properties and nutrient content. It calculates the availability and losses of nutrients and compares them with the needs of the crop. If the needs are not met by the soil, it advises the addition of the missing elements. To add the elements, the appropriate fertilisers, the exact dosage and the timing of their application are recommended for the best possible results, always with an emphasis on the protection of natural resources.

How to calculate the Balance

How to calculate the Balance

Log in to the gaiasense app. On the home page, from the menu, you can select “Nutrient Balance Version”. A list of your parcels will appear, from which you can select the one for which you wish to receive the Balance. You then select a crop from those currently being performed on that field.

Then, you select an advanced package soil analysis from those available. We suggest that you prefer the soil analysis that best fits chronologically with the interval you choose next.

Finally, you select the time interval for which you are interested in calculating the Nutrient Balance. The time range you can choose is set to be no more than one year (365 days) and includes one growing season.

By clicking on ” Export ” you receive a report on this balance.

It is noted that after the Crop Period Needs are estimated, the Fertilization Applications you have recorded for the period of your choice are displayed. The final Nutrient Balance and the corresponding Characterisation are obtained by comparing the Needs with the total Applications.

If the total of an added element exceeds the crop’s needs for the selected growing season, then the Balance will be given a “Surplus” designation. If, on the contrary, it falls short of the needs, it will be labelled ‘Deficiency’, and if the needs have been exactly met, it will be labelled ‘Neutral Balance’. * *Note: The Nutrient Balance service assumes that a full package (advanced) soil analysis has already been entered in the gaiasense platform for the parcel of your choice by you or your agricultural advisor. Otherwise the command will not be able to be executed.