Slakes: Soil Health Test app for iPhone and iPad

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Utilities Business
Developer: Soil Health Institute

Free

Current version: 1.3, last update: 1 month ago
First release : 15 Nov 2023
App size: 23.63 Mb

Unlock the power of soil health assessment with the Soil Health Institutes Slakes app. Easily and accurately measure wet aggregate stability – a key indicator of soil health.

Key Features:
• Open access to a reliable method for soil health assessment
• A simple process for photographing three air-dried soil aggregates before and after a 10-minute water submersion
• Automatic soil area estimation using an advanced pixel thresholding algorithm
• Calculation of a dimensionless aggregate stability index, indicating soil health
• Index values ranging from ~0.1 to 1, with higher values representing greater aggregate stability