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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
The research is funded by TEKES AVALI program (Business 
Opportunities from Space Technology) and the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Forestry in Finland. The authors gratefully 
acknowledge these grants. We would also like to thank Kemira 
GrowHow Ltd and people at the Kotkaniemi Experimental 
Station for the cooperation.