Extension and evaluation of a model for automatic drainage solution management in tomato crops grown in semi-closed hydroponic systems

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-71

  Katsoulas, Nikolaos ^a,c   Savvas, Dimitrios ^b   Kitta, Evangelini ^c   Bartzanas, Thomas ^c   Kittas, Constantinos ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Nutrient solution; Recycling; Salinity; Simulation; Soilless culture; Solanum lycopersicum

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; FRUITS; IRRIGATION; METAL RECOVERY; NUTRIENTS; OPEN SYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

NUTRIENT SOLUTION; SALINITY; SIMULATION; SOIL-LESS CULTURE; SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM;

CROPS;

BIOACCUMULATION; DRAINAGE WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROPONICS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MODEL TEST; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; RHIZOSPHERE; VEGETABLE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84922971895     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2015.01.014     Document Type: Article

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