Sollum and Leaficient collaborate to improve precision agriculture

Leaficient provides real-time 24/7 monitoring of plant production and health and uses this assessment to adapt lighting profiles to the plants needs. The partnership between Sollum Technologies and Leaficient aims to advance lighting strategies and recipes by integrating precise plant growth data in Sollum’s advanced algorithms in order to learn, adapt, and optimize cultivation in real-time. (CNW Group/Sollum Technologies)

MONTRÉAL — Sollum Technologies has partnered with Leaficient to advance lighting strategies and recipes by integrating plant growth data in Sollum’s algorithms to optimize cultivation in real time.

Leaficient uses computer vision technology to perform detailed leaf-level tracking of plant stress and photosynthetic capability. This method allows for precise customization of lighting profiles, improving plant growth conditions and reducing operational costs. The goal is to increase growth efficiency, produce higher yields, and reduce energy consumption.

François R-Moisan, CTO and co-founder of Sollum Technologies, said combining Leaficient’s plant metrics with their SUN as a Service (SUNaaS) cloud platform improves their ability to provide tailored lighting strategies that adapt to the specific needs of each crop and cultivar at every growth stage. He further said the partnership will set a new standard in precision agriculture.

Brian Stancil, Leaficient co-founder and CEO, said, “We are using plant performance and health knowledge to determine lighting strategies, basically using every photon to generate biomass and avoid waste. Sollum’s dynamic lighting systems, combined with our advanced measurement capabilities, offer growers unprecedented control and efficiency in their operations.”