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Vision To enable the highest crop quality and
yields with the most efficient use of financial
and natural resources. To enable real-time
research into new optimized growth management
regimens. Mission Develop a simple, hand-held
system and species/variety specific data base for
measuring leaf nitrogen, chlorophyll and water
content. Develop the accompanying knowledge-base
and software applications for timely,
cost-effective crop management. Description our
PDA-based portable meter can instantaneously
determine the nitrogen, chlorophyll and water
content of leaves by a simple, non-destructive
optical scan.  It is equipped with a GPS system
to tag the location of the readings, and software
to analyze the contents in relation to industry
standards, display the results in standard
laboratory units, and map the results for
precision agricultural use.  The system has value
with all horticultural, agronomic and forest
crops with leaves larger than 1/3 inch across.
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• Precision Plant Systems, inc.
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• PPSI is licensing an agricultural sensing/system
  technology from Oregon State University and
  commercializing it.  The professor who invented
  it, as well as one of his top graduate students
  are members of the PPSI team.   
• This revolutionary new tool will enable growers
  to achieve optimal plant health, crop quality and
  yield with the most efficient use of natural and
  financial resources.
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• Our initial executive Team is
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• Larry Plotkin (President) - ex-HP (25 years)
  technology management, Past President BEC Board
  of Directors (technology accelerator).
• Dave Persohn (CFO/CMO) - ex-HP Finance/Marketing,
  ex-OSU business instructor, Linn-Benton Community
  College small business counselor
• Dr. Les Fuchigami (VP/CTO) Inventor, Professor
  emeritus, OSU Department of Horticulture
• Dr. Ping Hai Ding (Chief Scientist) Inventor,
  PhD Horticulture (OSU), Software designer
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• We expect to hire approximately 4-8 more people
  in the next 12 months in the engineering,
  software, sales, and manufacturing professions.

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Business Overview
The need Growers need the real-time ability to
cost effectively determine the nitrogen,
chlorophyll and water content of their crops and
the most effective course of action. The
determination of plant nitrogen, chlorophyll and
water content has been an expensive and slow
process such that the testing results are
sometimes moot by the time they are
available. The solution A rugged handheld
meter that instantly and non-destructively
determines Chlorophyll, Nitrogen and Water
content gives immediate critical actionable
information to the grower. This capability
coupled GPS tagging for each reading and a
species/variety-specific knowledge-base enables
the generation of a health map of the growers
crop and enables an customized fertilization and
watering and harvesting plan for their cultivar
and soil. This capability replaces the slow and
expensive practice of mailing leaf samples to
laboratories, satellite imaging, over-flying and
oversimplifying chlorophyll meters currently in
use.
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Business Overview (cont.)
Business potential The meter will be sold to
growers, extension agents, researchers,
agri-businesses, farmers, nurseries, plant
tenders, etc. It will enable them to produce
higher yields with less fertilizer and
contamination of the environment. The meter
hardware is a high value-added piece of equipment
and the cultivar database is one of our key
unique advantages. Customers will receive
several cultivars with their purchase and can
download others from our extensive database for
additional cost. Our patented sensing technology
and unique, growing database, along with our
relationships with academia and agricultural
associations will give us a competitive advantage
and barrier to entry.
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Beta Units 4-08
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• Status
• Beta testing beginning in June 08
• Cultivar database construction - ongoing
• Product shipments beginning August 08
• Call or email for more informationLarry
  Plotkin541-760-3282Web www.precisionplantsystem
  s.com or www.ppsi.infoemail larry_at_ppsi.info