ISHS Acta Horticulturae 449: II International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops
A PHOTOPROGRAMING CONTROLLED DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND ITS EFFECT ON THE YIELD OF TOMATO CROP GROWN ON PERLITE SUBSTRATE |
| Authors: | G.N. Mavrogianopoulos, S.M. Aggelides |
| Keywords: | Hydroponics, scheduling irrigation, nutrient feeding, tomato yield, drip irrigation, perlite substrate |
| Abstract:
Tomato plants were grown in a hydroponic system using plastic bags filled with perlite as growing media. Half of the plants were irrigated by a drip system controlled by a photoprograming timer. The other half of the plants were irrigated by a drip system controlled by a simple timer, adjusted by the grower each week. The former system gave a significant fruit production increase, while the latter system showed large variability in fruit production. | |
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