BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250909T171444EDT-5849rJFI2u@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250909T211444Z DESCRIPTION:PhD Oral Defence of Eko Leksono\, Bioresource Engineering\n\nIn Indonesia\, sugarcane and oil palm are cultivated commonly in organic or sandy clay loam soils. The usual way to determine fertilizer demand relies on cumulative randomized grid sampling. As a result\, the fertilizer pres cription becomes relatively uniform across the whole farm. In fact\, spati al variability of various soil properties is often diverse across the fiel d\; therefore\, it is necessary to develop the PA methodology to provide a better understanding of soil chemical attributes in the field. First\, a soil apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) inversion algorithm was needed to depict the general characteristics of top organic soil. Subsequently\, from soil ECa inversion input\, sampling schemes were built to further ex amine the soil chemical properties. Thus\, reliable manual and automatic s oil sensing platforms were needed. Both platforms\, developed in this rese arch\, rely on the Direct Soil Measurement (DSM) principle and they facili tate multiple soil chemical analyses (pH\, nitrate) using multiple Ion-Sel ective Electrodes (ISEs). The manual system was based on a modified generi c soil sampler to accommodate portability\, whereas the automatic system\, called On-the-spot Soil Analyzer (OSA)\, was designed to operate as a veh icle attachment. Both systems were successfully tested in the field for th eir operation and for determining soil pH (R2 of 0.53 to 0.88) and Nitrate (R2 of 0.72 to 0.84).\n\nEveryone in the ºÚÁÏÉç community is welcome to a ttend a PhD Oral Defence. Please join us in celebrating the accomplishment s of our PhD candidates.\n DTSTART:20200302T141500Z DTEND:20200302T141500Z LOCATION:MS2-084\, Macdonald-Stewart Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellev ue\, H9X 3V9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road SUMMARY:PhD Oral Defence: Development of equipment to characterize soil att ributes in different agricultural settings URL:/macdonald/channels/event/phd-oral-defence-develop ment-equipment-characterize-soil-attributes-different-agricultural-setting s-320793 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR