CID Bio-Science, Inc.

CID Bio-Science, Inc. Plant science tools that work where you work. For over 25 years, CID Bio-Science, Inc. Visit www.felixinstruments.com to learn more.

has been designing instruments for agricultural and environmental research. We specialize in creating light, compact tools that are fully functional on-site. Our instruments provide data on demand with no need for lab analysis with research applications including: photosynthesis, canopy analysis, leaf area, spectroscopy, and root function. CID is made up of engineers, scientists, assemblers, machinists, technicians, and businesspeople who have dedicated our careers to building tools for plant physiology research. Our Application Scientists and Sales staff work directly with science and agricultural professionals to equip them with the instruments that will best meet their needs. After decades of engineering tools for plant science, our subsidiary company, Felix Instruments-Applied Food Science, is providing a new line of sensing tools for commercial post-harvest applications. Headquartered in Camas, Washington in the United States, CID is represented by distributors in 44 countries around the world and is an expert in developing new global markets. Committed to the public good, CID considers our customers, distributors, vendors and public community in each of our actions. CID Bio-Science is proud to be a U.S. manufacturer—designing and assembling all products in Camas, Washington, USA, and supporting fellow businesses by sourcing materials locally whenever possible.

What if your nutrient program is right, but your root zone is still holding the crop back?This week’s research looked at...
10/07/2026

What if your nutrient program is right, but your root zone is still holding the crop back?

This week’s research looked at how nutrient strength and root-zone oxygen work together in NFT hydroponic mustard production, and the results make a strong case for paying attention to both.

Researchers compared three nutrient strengths under aerated and non-aerated conditions. The best-performing treatment combined 100% Hoagland solution with active aeration.

At the same nutrient strength, adding aeration increased:
• Grain yield by about 25.6%
• Fresh biomass by about 17.6%
• Root growth, chlorophyll levels, and water-use efficiency

The aerated root zones reached roughly 7.8 to 8.6 mg/L dissolved oxygen, compared with 4.2 to 4.8 mg/L without aeration.

But how did researchers track what was happening above ground?
They used the CI-203 Handheld Laser Leaf Area Meter to measure leaf area throughout plant development. The strongest treatment reached 840 cm² of leaf area per plant, giving researchers a quantitative way to connect changes in the root environment with changes in canopy growth.

The bigger takeaway goes beyond mustard or even hydroponics: one measurement rarely tells the whole story. Nutrients, oxygen, roots, canopy growth, water use, and yield all interact.

Read the complete study here: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/16/19/1905

What happens belowground when alpine plants face warmer, drier conditions?Research suggests root traits can shift toward...
10/06/2026

What happens belowground when alpine plants face warmer, drier conditions?

Research suggests root traits can shift toward more conservative, drought-tolerant strategies as climate stress increases, including smaller and longer-lived root systems.

Our latest article looks at what these changes could tell us about plant adaptation, resilience, and the future of root research.

Read the full article to see how alpine root traits are responding to climate change: https://na2.hubs.ly/H08dDw30

What if the soil recovers from waterlogging, but the crop doesn’t?A recent two-year winter wheat study found that after ...
09/30/2026

What if the soil recovers from waterlogging, but the crop doesn’t?

A recent two-year winter wheat study found that after seven days of waterlogging at anthesis, soil nitrate dropped 40.8% to 48.9%, but returned to near-control levels within about a week after drainage.

The plants recovered much more slowly.

By 28 days after anthesis, researchers measured reductions of up to 41.3% in root length, 39.9% in root surface area, and 44.0% in root volume. Post-anthesis nitrogen accumulation fell 50.2% to 68.8%, while grain yield dropped roughly 25% to 43%.

A key part of the study was the CI-600 root scanner, which let researchers repeatedly image roots at different soil depths and track root length, surface area, diameter, and volume over time. That below-ground view helped reveal something soil testing alone could have missed: the soil recovered faster than the crop.

The practical takeaway? Don’t assume a crop has recovered just because standing water is gone or soil nutrients look normal. Recovery of roots, canopy function, nutrient uptake, and grain filling may continue for weeks.

Check out the complete research here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2026.110734

“At Cornell University, the CI-203 conveyor system is being used to measure average leaf area across individuals in a gr...
09/24/2026

“At Cornell University, the CI-203 conveyor system is being used to measure average leaf area across individuals in a grapevine population, helping process plant samples efficiently and consistently.”

What if a plant looks drought-tolerant but still produces less?That’s one takeaway from this week’s Wednesday Research R...
09/23/2026

What if a plant looks drought-tolerant but still produces less?

That’s one takeaway from this week’s Wednesday Research Review.

Researchers compared vegetable soybean lines under water stress and found that strong photosynthetic responses didn’t always translate into stronger yield. One line showed favorable physiological traits but still produced 44% less seed mass and 42% fewer seeds under stress.

Using measurements including non-destructive chlorophyll analysis with CID Bio-Science’s SpectraVue leaf spectrometer, researchers tracked how plants responded before harvest.

The practical takeaway? Don’t rely on a single measurement. Connect plant physiology to the outcome that actually matters.

Read this week’s study for the complete research: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-food-systems/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2026.1824550/full

What happens to roots when alpine grasslands keep getting warmer?At first, warming can favor faster growth. But as heat ...
09/22/2026

What happens to roots when alpine grasslands keep getting warmer?

At first, warming can favor faster growth. But as heat and drought stress increase, plants begin shifting toward a different strategy: smaller, longer-lived roots built for survival rather than rapid resource capture.

And similar drought-tolerant traits are starting to appear across populations.

So are climate pressures pushing root systems toward the same solution?

Read the full article to see what researchers are finding belowground as alpine environments change: https://na2.hubs.ly/H07ZCS70

09/17/2026

A little extra nitrogen can change plant productivity more than you might expect, with global biomass increasing by an average of 55.6% in one analysis.

Our latest article makes it easy to see which plants benefit most, when that boost starts becoming a problem, and what actually drives the difference.

Read here: https://na2.hubs.ly/H07PyqT0

09/16/2026

What if you could make a crop harder to infect without permanently changing the plant?

This week’s Wednesday Research Review looks at a new approach to tomato gray mold.

Researchers used dsRNA to temporarily silence three tomato genes linked to disease susceptibility. When they paired that RNA with carbon quantum dots, gray mold control increased to 55.3% to 66.5%.

Just as important, they checked whether stronger disease resistance came with a growth penalty.

Using the CI-203 Handheld Laser Leaf Area Meter, researchers measured leaf area alongside plant height, stem diameter, and chlorophyll. They found no significant reduction in plant growth.

The takeaway: when testing a new crop treatment, don’t just ask whether it works. Ask what it costs the plant.

Read the complete research here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773111126000690?via%3Dihub

09/15/2026

Sometimes the best measurements are the ones you can take without bringing the plant back to the lab. 🌱

Here, the CI-203 Handheld Laser Leaf Area Meter is being used right in the field to measure leaf area quickly and non-destructively, making it easier to collect plant growth data where the plants are actually growing.

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