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Appropriate Sensor Height in an Irrigation Management System by Drainage Level Sensor for Perlite Bag Culture of Cucumber and Paprika  

Kim, Sung-Eun (Sangmyung Univ., Dept. of Plant Science & Technology)
Sim, Sang-Youn (Agricultural Research & Extension Services)
Lee, Sang-Don (Sangmyung Univ., Dept. of Plant Science & Technology)
Kim, Young-Shik (Sangmyung Univ., Dept. of Plant Science & Technology)
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Journal of agriculture & life science / v.45, no.1, 2011 , pp. 1-7 More about this Journal
Abstract
An experiment was conducted to test different heights of drainage level sensors in an irrigation management system for perlite bag culture of cucumber and paprika. The sensors were placed at 4, 8, 12, and 16 mm from the bottom of the container. Both cucumber and paprika did not show any significant difference in growth and yield among the treatments. However, placing the sensor at 4 mm seemed to be the best in order to prevent over-supply of water at the beginning of the day.
Keywords
Cucumis melo; Capsicum annuum; hydroponics; water content;
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