{"id":2401,"date":"2025-03-25T19:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bsensor.iitkgp.ac.in\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2025-07-05T07:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T07:41:44","slug":"field-testing-at-midnapore-with-nitrate-and-pesticide-sensor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bsensor.iitkgp.ac.in\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/field-testing-at-midnapore-with-nitrate-and-pesticide-sensor\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Testing at Midnapore with Nitrate and Pesticide Sensor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped uag-masonry uagb-block-81322102 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2404\" src=\"http:\/\/bsensor.iitkgp.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG20250321103535.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2404\" 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