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Tree fruit and nuts

In tree fruit and nut orchards, you know every decision you make today shapes your outcome months from now. But how much fruit quality are you leaving to chance by relying on visual cues, when stress starts deep in the root zone, long before it's visible? Relying on visual cues means reacting too late. And when a misstep costs you production or pack-out, it’s not just frustrating, it’s expensive. You’ve invested too much time, labor, and capital into these trees to leave that to chance.

Timing is everything, and easy to miss without data

When you’re managing large blocks and tight margins, stress signals can go unseen and timing errors stack up fast. Without reliable data across your operation, you risk:

Missed stress events that lead to fruit drop or lower pack-out

Over- or under-irrigation that drives up labor and pumping costs

Inefficient chemical use and wasted trips across the orchard

In orchards where every block, and every tree, represents a major investment, second guessing is a risk you can’t afford. METER systems are built to remove uncertainty from high-stakes decisions by giving you consistent, scientifically accurate data across your operation.

Here are a few examples:

TEROS 12 & TEROS 21 sensors measure soil moisture, EC, soil temperature and water potential in the root zone, giving you a real-time view of water availability and salinity stress.

ATMOS 41 weather stations capture hyperlocal environmental data, helping you fine tune spray timing, track chilling hours, or manage irrigation around heat events.

IRT (infrared radiometer) monitors canopy temperature to detect early signs of plant stress, giving you another layer of insight into water status, long before visual symptoms appear.

ZENTRA Cloud brings all your sensor data into one dashboard, accessible anytime, from any device, so your team can act quickly and consistently across blocks.

Accurate, real-time data in three easy steps

Putting METER technology to work doesn’t require overhauling your entire operation. Our tools are designed for fast setup, intuitive use, and meaningful results right away:

Deploy TEROS and ATMOS sensors in key zones across your orchard.

Log in to ZENTRA Cloud to view plant stress, soil moisture, and temperature trends in real time.

Make decisions with confidence: from irrigation to nutrient delivery to chemical applications.

Fewer surprises. Higher consistency.

More control.

Even a single missed stress window can cascade into fruit loss, inconsistent sizing, or reduced grade. Without clear data, costly problems stay hidden until it’s too late to recover: In high-value crops, even a few hours of delay can impact:

Fruit sizing and uniformity

Shell fill in nuts

Pre-harvest drop

Marketable pack-out and ROI

With METER, every decision becomes easier and every action more effective. You and your team gain visibility into plant stress, weather, and soil health in real time, so you can protect your fruit with precision. You get:

Consistent insights from every corner of your orchard

Remote visibility to cut unnecessary trips

Real-time alerts that prevent costly over- or under-application

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"We started installing [METER] infrared sensors in the canopies [of] almonds and pistachios...We have saved around 15% of water, and we continue to work because we...have a great opportunity to save water."

Agriculture Research and Development Saul Alarcon | The Morning Star Company

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Tree fruit & nut solutions

You don’t get a second shot at a season. When stress goes unseen, quality suffers. Get real-time insight into plant stress, soil moisture, and weather conditions, so you can optimize every pass, every spray, every decision and turn clarity into better fruit and better margins. Explore METER orchard solutions.

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Complete irrigation decision-making pkg
Soil moisture monitoring
Atmospheric evapotranspiration
Plant stress monitoring

Complete irrigation decision-making pkg

Protect yield. Reduce waste. Make every drop count. In high-value orchards, over- or under-watering doesn’t just impact tree health—it costs you yield, labor, and inputs. Precision irrigation starts with a complete understanding of the soil–plant–atmosphere system. METER combines volumetric water content, water potential, salinity, and localized weather data into one simple, powerful system. With these insights, you can confidently decide when to irrigate, how much to apply, and how to prevent nutrient leaching—all from anywhere, through ZENTRA Cloud.

Soil moisture monitoring

In orchard production, timing and accuracy are everything. Without a full picture of how water moves through the soil—and how available it is to your trees—you risk overwatering, under-irrigating, and losing yield or quality. That’s why METER combines volumetric water content (VWC) and water potential to give you a complete understanding of soil moisture dynamics, from application to root zone uptake. The result? Smarter, more confident irrigation decisions that conserve resources and protect your bottom line.

Water content

Water potential

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Measure the soil moisture profile at multiple depths using a single TEROS profile probe or multiple TEROS water content sensors, all connected to a cloud enabled data logger

Measure both water content and availability at a single site by installing TEROS water content sensors and TEROS water potential sensors at multiple depths

Atmospheric evapotranspiration

Virtual or distant weather data aren't the same as the weather data in your orchard. Inaccurate weather data can lead to mistimed irrigation, wasted water, inaccurate models, and unnecessary stress on your crop. Even a short distance can mean a completely different microclimate—especially in diverse orchard terrain. METER gives you in-orchard, research-grade evapotranspiration measurements, so you can respond to actual conditions—not estimates. With site-specific insights, you can fine-tune irrigation decisions, reduce input waste, and protect yield with confidence.

Evapotranspiration

ATMOS 41 Gen 2 Z
ATMOS 41W Z

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Plant stress monitoring

If you can see the stress, you’re already behind. By the time your trees show visible signs of environmental stress, yield potential—and long-term health—may already be compromised. In high-value orchards, waiting to react is a risk you can't afford. METER’s canopy-level monitoring solutions help you detect plant stress early, so you can respond with precision—before fruit quality or productivity takes a hit. It’s the clarity you need to protect your orchard and make smarter decisions, every day of the season.

Above-canopy weather monitoring

ATMOS 41W Z
ATMOS 41 Gen 2 Z

Canopy temperature

IRT Z

In-canopy atmospheric monitoring

ATMOS 14 Z

Stomatal conductance

SC-1 Leaf Porometer

Volumetric water content

TEROS 54 Z

Water potential

TEROS 22 Z

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ZL6 Data Logger next to a tablet and several screenshots. the tablet and screenshots show data visualizations from ZENTRA Cloud software

ZENTRA System

Customize your data collection and logging solution by combining multiple METER sensors with the ZL6 Data Logger and ZENTRA Cloud. ZENTRA stores your data in the cloud, allowing easy access to your data and near-real-time reports from all of your data loggers.

Avoid costly field visits by accessing your data from any web-connected device. Analyze it with ZENTRA Cloud’s built-in visualization tools, and easily share insights without tracking down log files on individual computers.

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