DocumentCode :
649998
Title :
First advances on the development of a hydroponic system for cherry tomato culture
Author :
Velazquez, L.A. ; Hernandez, M.A. ; Leon, Miguel ; Dominguez, R.B. ; Gutierrez, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ing., Tecnol. Avanzadas-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
fYear :
2013
fDate :
Sept. 30 2013-Oct. 4 2013
Firstpage :
155
Lastpage :
159
Abstract :
Advances in the development of a hydroponic system for the cherry tomato culture based on the nutrient film technique are presented. The monitoring parameters for the nutritious hydroponic solution are the pH and the electrical conductivity. Sensors and conditioning circuits were designed and implemented to monitor such parameters. The physical irrigation system based on PVC tubing was designed and is presented as well. Preliminary results showed high accuracy on pH measurements with a correlation coefficient of 0.994 for expected values and a standard deviation of 0.01 after repeated measurements. The final goal is the integration of the developed sensors and circuits into a full control greenhouse system for a simple, easy to use and low cost soilless culture platform.
Keywords :
agricultural engineering; condition monitoring; crops; electrical conductivity; greenhouses; irrigation; sensors; PVC tubing; cherry tomato culture; conditioning circuits; electrical conductivity; greenhouse system; nutrient film technique; nutritious hydroponic solution; physical irrigation system; sensors; soilless culture platform; electrical conductivity; hydroponics; nutrition; pH; probe; sensor;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE), 2013 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mexico City
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1460-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICEEE.2013.6676029
Filename :
6676029
Link To Document :
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