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http://dx.doi.org/10.12791/KSBEC.2015.24.3.153

Irrigation Control for Improving Irrigation Efficiency in Coir Substrate Hydroponic System  

Yoo, Hyung-Joo (Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Seoul)
Choi, Eun-Young (Department of Agricultural Science, Korea National Open University)
Lee, Yong-Beom (Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Seoul)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.24, no.3, 2015 , pp. 153-160 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objectives of this study were to determine optimal length of off-time between irrigation cycles to improve irrigation efficiency using a frequency domain reflectometry (FDR) sensor-automated irrigation (FAI) system for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cultivation aimed at minimizing effluent from coir substrate hydroponics. For treatments, the 5-minute off-time length between 3-minute run-times (defined as 3R5F), 10-minute off-time length between 3-minute run-times (defined as 3R10F), or 15-minute off-time length between 5-minute run-times (defined as 5R15F) were set. During the 3-minute or 5-minute run-time, a 60mL or 80mL of nutrient solution was irrigated to each plant, respectively. Until 62 days after transplant (DAT) during the autumn to winter cultivation, daily irrigation volume was in the order of 3R5F (858mL) > 5R15F (409mL) > 3R10F (306mL) treatment, and daily drainage ratio was in the order of 3R5F (44%) > 5R15F (23%) > 3R10F (14%). Between 63 and 102 DAT, daily irrigated volume was in the order of 5R15F (888mL) > 3R5F (695mL) > 3R10F (524mL) with the highest drainage ratio, 19% (${\pm}2.6$), at the 5R15F treatment. During the spring to summer cultivation, daily irrigation volume and drainage ratio per plant was higher in the 3R5F treatment than that of the 3R10F treatment. For both cultivations, a higher water use efficiency (WUE) was observed under the 3R10F treatment. Integrated all the data suggest that the optimal off-time length is 10 minutes.
Keywords
off-time; retained water volume; run-time; volumetric water content; water use efficiency;
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