AppliColor Inc. is setting new standards for the assessment of biological properties. Our application is called “POMA”, and it produces a precise measurement of chlorophyll health, bacteria, fungus and viral infections, freshness, available shelf life and taste factors. What sets POMA apart is its ability to produce immediate evaluation of produce, fish and field crops such as melons, seed potatoes and leafy greens.

Evaluating plant health and freshness

POMA evaluates plant health similar to the way in which a chlorophyll meter presents chlorophyll sensitivity visually, displaying every pixel in an image. POMA provides disease diagnostics and assessment of chlorophyll performance, ripeness, senescence and brix (sweetness). A disruptive technology for the agriculture industry, POMA will quickly identify disease, temperature issues and a fruit or vegetable’s remaining shelf life.

PomaFresh has perfected two disruptive  technologies for the agriculture industry

• We have developed a novel technology for seeds that has demonstrated consistent harvest increases.
• We have also built software/hardware systems that exploit unique optical properties of healthy (and diseased) plants. 
• The technologies perform assessments of chlorophyll health and early detection of cellular changes due to disease. 
• Our technologies enable tractor cameras, drone and mobile phones to perform plant assessments that have been usually performed in laboratories. 
• These technologies have been proven at multiple commercial farms and at food service providers, wholesale and retail distributors and consumer environments. 

POMA is a new methodology for each stop on the supply chain

• For growers, POMA helps make cultivation decisions that may optimize yields.
• POMA will provide distributors the ability to detect pathogens and monitor shelf life.
• For consumers, POMA offers a simple app for selecting fresh produce at the market.
• POMA will provide the industry with protections against significant loss of market share incurred by a single pathogen outbreak such as E. coli, listeria, salmonella or cytospora.
• Our POMA products classify pathogens such as E. coli, listeria and salmonella.

We are helping farmers by detecting pathogens before the results can come back from the lab so that mitigation efforts can begin earlier. 

We are seeking funding to assist with the commercialization of our products.