Science Club: The story behind WET measurements in sustainable growing media
As the industry moves toward more sustainable growing media, measuring water accurately is becoming more complex. Substrates like coconut fiber, wood chips, and mineral wool each behave differently, and that affects how sensors read and how they need to be calibrated.
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at WET sensor development with Claudia Toso from Quantified Sensor Technology. She’ll walk us through the science, the experiments, and the people behind a reliable measurement, including how her team brought calibration down from six weeks to three days, and how trustworthy sensor data leads to better irrigation and fertigation decisions.
What we’ll cover:
The shift toward more sustainable growing media
Why new substrates make water measurement harder
Sensor calibration and validation, explained
Faster calibration and the innovation behind it
Turning reliable data into better growing decisions
About the speaker:
Claudia is an Agricultural Engineer and Digital Sales & Marketing Manager at Quantified Sensor Technology in the Netherlands. With more than eight years in agriculture and agtech, including time at Syngenta, she combines technical expertise with a passion for helping new innovations reach growers. At Quantified, she works with growers, researchers, and technology partners across Europe and Latin America to bridge the gap between sensor technology and everyday practice in horticulture.
Whether you’re a grower, researcher, or simply curious about the science behind the sensors, we’d love to see you there. Bring your questions!