Plant irrigation automated control in the SITIS Platform.
Plant irrigation automated control in the SITIS Platform.
Author(s): PEREIRA, R. C.; GUIMARÃES, C. M.; LOPES JUNIOR, S.; NARCISO, M. G.
Summary: Plant irrigation in greenhouse experiments executed by persons results in problems like: exposition to severe climatic conditions (high air temperature and relative humidity), low accuracy in the applied water amount and in recorded data, irrigations being executed after normal period and at the weekend. The technical team of Embrapa Rice and Beans developed a system named SITIS Platform of Plant Phenotyping for Drought Tolerance for automating the planning and execution of plant irrigations in the greenhouse.
Publication year: 2017
Types of publication: Abstract in annals or event proceedings
Unit: Embrapa Rice & Beans
Keywords: Estufa, Greenhouses, Irrigação, Plataforma Sitis, Soil columns, Solenoid valve, Water pressure
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