Phytech

Phytech is an agricultural technology company founded in 2010 and based in Ashkelon, Israel. It was built to close the gap between plant physiology and irrigation decisions, addressing the problem that growers of orchards, vineyards and row crops often irrigate on fixed schedules without direct feedback on how the plants themselves are responding.

Its PlantBeat platform combines dendrometer sensors that measure plant stem growth and stress with hydraulic monitoring of pumps, filters, valves and fertigation lines, weather stations and weekly NDVI satellite imagery. The system alerts growers to irrigation faults, frost risk and distribution problems, and is used by more than 1,000 growers worldwide, including citrus and other permanent-crop operations.

1. Dendrometer sensors: measure plant stem growth and water stress in real time.

2. Hydraulic monitoring: tracks pumps, filters, valves and fertigation lines to detect irrigation faults.

3. Distribution uniformity mapping: identifies zones receiving too much or too little water.

4. Weekly NDVI imagery: satellite data tracks crop vigor across the season.

5. Frost management: alerts growers to frost risk so protective action can be taken in time.

6. Fruit size forecasting: algorithms estimate fruit sizing to support harvest and sales planning.