ISHS Acta Horticulturae 456: II Modelling Plant Growth, Environmental Control and Farm Management in Protected Cultivation
MODELLING WATER AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE OF CROPS GROWN IN PROTECTED CULTIVATION |
| Authors: | P. Willigen, M. Heinen |
| Keywords: | electrical conductivity, osmotic head, root, root length density, two-dimensional model |
| Abstract:
This paper presents results of model calculations on uptake of water and nutrients by a lettuce crop grown in a sand bed. Emphasis is on the effect of salt concentration (osmotic head) on water uptake. This effect was studied using a two-dimensional model of water and nutrient transport in and uptake from a rooting medium. The main conclusion is that under normal conditions as found in Dutch horticulture, osmotic effect on water uptake is not important, but that it depends on the distribution of salts with respect to that of the roots. | |
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