Digital Solution
Leaf Color Computing Application (LCC)

country Philippines

Developed by Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Leaf Color Computing Application (LCC) is a mobile app based digital solution which is used to determine the N fertilizer needs of rice crops. LCC has four green strips, with color ranging from yellow green to dark green. It determines the greenness of the rice leaf, which indicates its N content. This app generates nitrogen recommendations in just under a minute based on the digital images of intact rice leaves photographed directly from the field.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agriculture

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

Fertilizer and nutrients management, Farm advisory services

Delivery type (format)

Mobile app

DS supplier-user category

Business to business

Business to consumers

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Government agency

Name of supplier/developer

Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)

Primary Users

Farmers , Agribusiness / private company , Local authorities / government

Digital Solution Development Stage

Commercial stage (broad use use locally)

Number of users or subscribers

Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience

Digital Solution Geographic scope

All over Philippines

Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed

On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)

Main DS webpage

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