Automation of lettuce seedlings irrigation with sensors deployed in the substrate or at the atmosphere

ABSTRACT: Seedling production is an important step in the lettuce production system. However, there is a tendency to apply excessive irrigation at this stage. The aim of this study was to test the use of the Simplified Irrigation Controller (SIC) under two conditions: first, with the sensor installe...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Mendes Bezerra, David da Cunha Valença, Daniel Fonseca de Carvalho, Camila Ferreira de Pinho, Fernanda Reinert, Daniela Pinto Gomes, Fernanda Palmeira Gabetto, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo, Daniele Masseroni, Leonardo Oliveira Medici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162019001200179&lng=en&tlng=en