The thermal image gives a sense of heat distribution, but we also quantified temperature differences across time and space using multiple temperature loggers.

Here’s a figure showing ΔT (heated 🔴 – control 🔵) across the trial

We adapted the established T-FACE design (Kimball et al., 2005) to meet UK/EU outdoor electrical regulations, working with engineers to rebuild key components.

The system uses six UKCA/CE-certified infrared heaters in a hexagon, with real-time canopy temperature feedback to maintain a target ΔT.

Our new preprint is out on bioRxiv!
A regulation-compliant infrared heating system for UK field trials 🌾🔥

doi.org/10.64898/202...

Here’s what it looked like ↓