Water management is the practice of influencing root zone climate so that crop growth and production is steered in the optimum direction while simultaneously improving water and fertilizer efficiency.
Substrate volume is an essential element in determining irrigation volume and frequency.
substrate volume (l/m2) = Slab volume divided by the number of plants per slab, multiplied by the number of plants per square meter.
Water Buffer
The water buffer is the number of liters of water in the substrate that is available to the plant. Coco has approximately 70% available water.
Uniformity
The substrates ability to display consistent (i.e. low deviation) WC and EC through the width, length and height of the substrate.
A minimum water buffer of 78 litrews per square meter *(WC 75%, 9 liters/m2) is required during hot weather for most glasshouse vegetable crops. Strawberries may be a little lower.
(Boerema, Hortipro 2010.)
AgroPonic systems allows farmers to optimize irrigation with the right amount of water and the right amount of nutrients at the right time. Having a precise irrigation and nutrient delivery strategy creates perfect growing conditions encouraging a faster and more abundant yield.
- achieves up to 40% cost reduction for irrigation and nutrients
-uses a customized irrigation strategy based on climate, field conditions, existing water source and crop
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