Abstract
To achieve precise measurement of moisture content in the substrate and intelligent water-saving irrigation, a simple and low cost automatic irrigation control system based on ZigBee wireless network has been developed. A software with irrigation strategy was proposed based on the models of substrate wetting pattern, lettuce root zone and the evapotranspiration. The system could detect substrate moisture in real-time and irrigate automatically according to the threshold of substrate and the irrigation strategy. The average fresh weight per plant under intelligent irrigation are 16.60% and 11.37% higher than manual control irrigation at least in different growth stages in spring and summer, the average drainage rate of intelligent irrigation is 16.08% and 17.06% smaller than manual control irrigation in spring and summer, and the irrigation water use efficiency of intelligent irrigation is 68.03% and 98.61% higher than manual control irrigation in spring and summer. The results show that the system is a promising tool for scientific and rational irrigation decision.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Water Science and Technology,Aquatic Science,Geography, Planning and Development,Biochemistry
Reference25 articles.
1. Lettuce, a shallow-rooted crop, and Lactuca serriola, its wild progenitor, differ at QTL determining root architecture and deep soil water exploitation
2. The effects of drip line depths and irrigation levels on yield, quality and water use characteristics of lettuce under greenhouse;Bozkurt;Afr. J. Biotechnol.,2011
3. Growth, yield, water use and crop quality responses of lettuce to different irrigation quantities in a semi-arid region of high altitude;Sahin;J. Appl. Hortic.,2016
4. Experiment on substrate cultivation of cherry tomatoes in sunlight greenhouse with drip irrigation;Fei;J. Drain. Irrig. Mach. Eng.,2016
5. Water distribution of mixed media in elevated strawberry cultivation;Lu;J. Drain. Irrig. Mach. Eng.,2017
Cited by
14 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献