Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Tokyo, announced today that it has developed a technology to accurately estimate the amount of soil organic carbon (SOC) in agricultural land by combining optical measurements with two SOC dynamic models: a root biomass model and a microbially mediated organic matter decomposition model. The new technology will enable the efficient, low-cost, large-scale monitoring of SOC by eliminating the need for soil sampling and laboratory chemical analyses.
Source: https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/pr/2026/0513_rd/