Abstract
Estimation of plant's evapotranspiration (ET) or water loss to the atmosphere depends on the vapor pressure deficit (VPD) of the closed-field environment (greenhouse). The objective of this work was to develop a membership function model for defining optimal VPD of greenhouse air for tomato cultivation (Lycopersicon esculentum) at different growth stages (GS) and light conditions (sun, cloud, night). Mathematical descriptions of a peer-reviewed published growth response (GR) model for optimal greenhouse air temperature (T) and relative humidity (rH) were derived and implemented in a computer program. An incremental algorithm was written in MATLAB
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 281-290 |
Journal | Acta Horticulturae |
Volume | 1152 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Mar 2017 |
Event | III International Conference on Agricultural and Food Engineering - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Duration: 23 Aug 2016 → 25 Aug 2016 |
Keywords
- Greenhouse
- Growth response
- Membership functions
- Optimal value
- Tomato
- Vapor pressure deficit