• Title/Summary/Keyword: Irrigation control by drainage level sensor

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Comparison on Irrigation Management Methods by Integrated Solar Radiation and Drainage Level Sensor in Rockwool and Coir Bag Culture for Tomato (토마토의 암면과 코이어 자루재배시 일사량제어법과 배액전극제어법에 의한 급액제어 방법 비교)

  • Kim, Sung-Eun;Sim, Sang-Youn;Kim, Young-Shik
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.12-18
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    • 2010
  • Irrigation management methods controlled by integrated solar radiation (ISR) or drainage level sensor were evaluated in rockwool or coir bag culture as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production system. Substrate water content and drainage percentage were more stable in the drainage level sensor method than in the ISR method regardless of substrate type. Total yield and marketable yield were high in the drainage level sensor method, but not between substrates in the same irrigation management method. Sugar content was affected more by the substrate type than irrigation method. The drainage level sensor method was elucidated to be better than the ISR method regardless of substrate type.

Evaluation of Solution Mediator in Irrigation System Controlled by Drainage Level Sensor (배액전극제어법 적용시 배액 이동매개체 선발)

  • Kim, Sung-Eun;Sim, Sang-Youn;Lee, Sang-Don;Kim, Young-Shik
    • Journal of agriculture & life science
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.23-26
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    • 2010
  • Commercial fibers such as two kinds of micro-fiber, flannel, and cotton were analyzed for their nutrient solution absorption capacity to select hydrophilic mat used for the irrigation management by drainage level sensor in perlite bag culture. The selected mat was evaluated in terms of absorption capacity. Cotton had the highest absorption capacity and was revealed to be the most appropriate for the control system.

Control of Daily First Drainage Time by Irrigation Management with Drainage Level Sensor in Tomato Perlite Bag Culture (배액전극제어법에 의한 토마토 펄라이트 자루재배시 일중 첫 배액 제어)

  • Kim, Sung-Eun;Sim, Sang-Youn;Kim, Young-Shik
    • Horticultural Science & Technology
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.409-414
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    • 2010
  • The first drainage time in a day was controlled for precise irrigation management with low consumption of nutrient solution in tomato perlite bag culture system by measuring water level of drained water in drainage catchment part. This method automatically adjusted the irrigation time under any condition of light, temperature and humidity, resulting in stable water content in substrates. However, it was difficult to keep the time consistent as they were set. It drained with the deviation of 20 min in the treatment in which the first drainage time was set at 10:00 and 50 min in the treatment set at 10:30. The first drainage time was not constant, but the drain occurred stably before noon in the treatment of which irrigation frequency was longer than 30 min. The drainage ratio was better balanced in all the treatments using drainage level sensors than the treatment using time clock for irrigation control. High water and fertilizer efficiencies were obtained. Although the growth, total yield and sugar content were not significantly different between the treatments, fruit weight was higher in the treatments using drainage level sensors than that using timer.

Application Time of Irrigation Management by Drainage Level Sensor in Tomato Perlite Bag Culture (토마토 펄라이트 자루재배시 배액전극제어법 적용시점 구명)

  • Kim, Sung-Eun;Sim, Sang-Youn;Kim, Young-Shik
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.19-24
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    • 2010
  • The experiment was implemented to introduce the drainage electrode irrigation system as early as possible after transplanting in order to save the nutrient solution in a convenient way. Drainage electrode irrigation method was introduced 15, 19 or 22 days after transplanting after irrigation was firstly controlled by time clock. Time clock method was also treated as a control plot. Drainage electrode method could be adopted from 15 days after transplanting, 15 days earlier than the present introducing time. The growth and yield was better in treatments with drainage electrode method. Water and fertilizer use efficiency were the highest in the treatment of 15 days, the lowest in time clock treatment.

Characteristics of Root Media Moisture in Various Irrigation Control Methods for Tomato Perlite Bag Culture (토마토 펄라이트 자루재배에서의 급액제어 방법에 따른 배지의 수분변화)

  • Sim Sang-Youn;Lee Su-Yeon;Lee Sang-Woo;Seo Myeong-Whoon;Lim Jae-Wook;Kim Soon-Jae;Kim Young-Shik
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.225-230
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    • 2006
  • Tomatoes were experimented in perlite bags for various irrigation control methods to elucidate the efficient method for nutrient solution management. The irrigation control methods were for 3 different types such as control by drainage level sensor (PROBE), control by integrated solar radiation (ISR), and control by time clock (Timer). The substrate weight was maintained stably in the proper range in PROBE treatment, regardless of daily solar radiations or growth stages. The bed weights in the treatments of ISR and Timer were changed largely. Growth as well as total yield was the highest in PROBE treatment. There was no difference in soluble solids (Brix %) among the treatments. Consequently, ISR control could be useful only with appropriate timer control and also calibration. Control by drainage level sensor was suggested to be the most satisfactory as irrigation management method.

Improvement of Water and Fertilizer Use Efficiency by Daily Last Irrigation Time for Tomato Perlite Bag Culture (토마토 펄라이트 자루재배에서의 관수마감시각에 따른 용수이용효율 및 비료이용효율 증진)

  • Sim, Sang-Youn;Kim, Young-Shik
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.408-412
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    • 2009
  • Daily last time of irrigation in perlite bag culture was investigated to get high water use efficiency (WUE) and fertilizer use efficiency (FUE) and also sustain high productivity for tomato. The water content in the substrate was higher as the last time of irrigation was later from 4 to 1hour before sunset. The growth were not significantly different in all treatments. The marketable yield was the highest in treatments of 1 or 2hours before sunset and the lowest in treatment of 4hours. In the result to investigate for 128days WUE and FUE were the lowest in treatment of 1hour before sunset but the highest in treatment of 3hours before sunset. In the conclusion, it looks best to end irrigation 2~3hours before sunset in the aspects of plant growth, yield, WUE, and FUE.

Development of a Trial Product for Irrigation Management in Substrate Culture (고형배지경 급액관리 시작기 개발)

  • Kim, Sung-Eun;Sim, Sang-Youn;Lee, Sang-Don;Kim, Young-Shik
    • Journal of agriculture & life science
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    • v.44 no.5
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    • pp.129-135
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    • 2010
  • This experiment was carried out to commercialize an irrigation control system by finding out problems and solving them in application of a nutrient supply system through this experiment. Its efficiency had been tested through hydroponic cultivation of tomato and cucumber using this system in the farmer's plastic house (1-2W, 20a : Yanggyo-ri, Oseong-myeon Gyeonggi-do) from November. 2006, too. In the first cultivation, tomato seeds (cultivar Coco, Takii Seed Co. Japan) were sowed on November 8, 2006, and transplanted on January 8, 2007. and then, in the second, cucumber (Chuichong, Nongwoo Seed Co.) were cultivated in the same plastic house (sowing date : June 27, transplanting date : July 13). In the third, another cucumber cultivar (Jo-woon, Dongbu-hannong Seed Co.) were cultivated (sowing date : September 5, transplanting date : September 23). All of seedlings were transplanted on perlite bag ($W340{\times}L1,200{\times}H150mm$, 40L). By using this system, 971 boxes (5 kg/box) of tomato were produced and sold, and then total income was 5,466 thousand won per 10a. On the second cultivation, total amount of cucumber production was 489 boxes (50 ea/box), and total income was 7,380 thousand won. On the third cultivation, total amount of production was 67 boxes (100 ea/box), and total income was 1,854 thousand won. On the other hand, this system saved irrigated water by 50% ($4,000{\rightarrow}2,000L/10a/day$) in tomato cultivation, and by 44%($4,500{\rightarrow}2,500L/10a/day$) in cucumber cultivation. It also saved cost of nutrients by 50% in tomato ($1,648{\rightarrow}824thousand\;won/10a$), and 44% in cucumber ($1,648{\rightarrow}725thousand\;won/10a$). Furthermore this irrigation system maintained moisture content in perlite bag stable during cultivation period. Therefore, this system was successfully applied on farmer's greenhouse without a problem and can be commercialized for farmers.