A 'big leaf, big fruit, big substrate' model for experiments on receding horizon optimal control of nutrient supply to greenhouse tomato

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 718, Issue , 2006, Pages 147-155

  Van Straten, G ^a   Vanthoor, B ^a   Van Willigenburg, L G ^a   Elings, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop model; Fertigation control; Ion specific sensors; Mineral content; Nutrient uptake model; State space model

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 37849187872     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.718.16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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