Water Sap flow and Soil Moisture Measurements for an Automatic Irrigation Control System
(2022) E3S Web of Conferences — Vol. 351, p. 1002 (2022)
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Chergaoui, Sara 
- Abstract
- A sound water management requires accurate field data inquiry that can eventually allow for a proper control of the field’s irrigation. This work pro-poses an automatic irrigation control system that aims at optimizing the quantity of water needed for plants’ growth. The system consists of three key blocks: first, the continuous inquiry of the physical characteristics of the plant; second, the control unit to decide upon the actions to launch by the actuation unit; and third the actuation unit that sets parameters for pumps and valves. Conventional smart irrigation control systems use soil moister sensors which neglect the plant’s physiology as a monitoring factor, so this paper suggests the use of a sap flow sensor that accurately evaluates the plant’s condition; hence, decide upon the proper water distribution, illustrated with preliminary experimental results.
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Chergaoui, S., Alj, Y. S., Et-Taibi, B., Bourhnane, S., & Abid, M. R. (2022). Water Sap flow and Soil Moisture Measurements for an Automatic Irrigation Control System. E3S Web of Conferences, 351, 1002. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202235101002 (Original work published 2022)