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152 results about "Water stress" patented technology

Water stress harms living things because every organism needs water to live. Renewable freshwater resources. Renewable freshwater supply is a metric often used in conjunction when evaluating water scarcity. This metric is informative because it can describe the total available water resource each country contains. By knowing the total available ...

Device and method for testing mechanical properties of pile-soil contact surface

The invention discloses a device for testing the mechanical properties of a pile-soil contact surface. The device is composed of a sealed pressure chamber, a hollow cylindrical soil sample, a solid cylindrical concrete pile sample and the like. The pile sample is prefabricated, and its diameter is equal to the internal diameter of the hollow cylindrical soil sample, and the two samples joint together closely. The lower end of the concrete pile sample is disposed on a pedestal through a spring assembly, and the upper end is connected to a stress loading system through a dowel bar, which is provided with a stress sensor and a displacement sensor I. The outside of the concrete pile sample is the hollow cylindrical soil sample. Filter paper and permeable stones are disposed at the lower end of the soil sample, and the lower end is positioned on the pedestal, while the upper end of the soil sample is provided with filter paper, permeable stones, a top cover and a displacement sensor II in order. During test, a confining pressure is exerted first for consolidating, and then a static (dynamic) load is exerted on the pile sample for measuring the axial deformation, pore water stress and the like of the pile and the soil. The device provided in the invention has a simple structure, is easy to realize, and can be used to measure the mechanical properties of a pile-soil contact surface under the action of a static (dynamic) load.
Owner:HOHAI UNIV

Irrigation system and associated methods

A system and method for efficiently delivering an aqueous solution to plants includes a hydrophilic delivery device, for example, tubing, that has a distal portion positionable adjacent a root system of a plant and a lumen for channeling an aqueous solution from an inlet to the distal portion. At least a portion of the device's wall along the distal portion has a porosity adapted for permitting a flow of the aqueous solution therethrough when acted upon by a surfactant root exudate and / or negative pressure generated by the roots due to water stress. A reservoir is adapted for holding the aqueous solution therein and is situated in fluid communication with the hydrophilic device's inlet.
Owner:DEVMENTAL TECH

Method for remote sensing estimation of net primary productivity of plants

The invention discloses a method for remote sensing estimation of net primary productivity of plants. The method comprises the steps of performing data pre-processing on remote sensing data; extracting LAI data of an MODIS product in the remote sensing data, and calculating an FPAR; calculating astronomical radiation total Q0 according to geographical location information of a research area including longitude and latitude and date; extracting an empirical coefficient according to conventional global radiation and sunshine percentage data of the research area; using Q0 and the empirical coefficient to calculate solar total radiation quantity SOL; calculating photosynthetically active radiation (APAR) according to the FPAR and the SOL; extracting soil water content and an empirical parameter in the remote sensing data, calculating current leaf water potential, and calculating water stress factor in combination with the previous empirical coefficient; extracting temperature data in the research area in meteorological data, calculating temperature stress factor f1(Ta); calculating solar energy utilization rate epsilon according to f1(Ta), and the maximum solar energy utilization rate; and calculating net primary productivity (NPP) according to the APAR and epsilon. The method has the advantages of being high in estimation precision.
Owner:SOUTH CHINA AGRI UNIV

Multi-band photodiode sensor

ActiveUS9451745B1Increased efficiency and cost efficacyReduce irrigationRadiation pyrometryWatering devicesMulti bandEngineering
Plant canopy temperature and multi-spectral reflectance are measured with a wireless multi-band sensor, and the temperature data are qualified and the spectral reflectance measurements are classified. The multi-band sensor includes sensors for measuring plant canopy temperature radiation and spectral reflectance over five bands, a microprocessor to receive and store measured data, and a wireless transmitter for transmitting data from the microprocessor to a remote receiver, all enclosed within a single housing. The data are used to detect variations in spectral signature due to plant stress (e.g., disease, water stress) and due to soil background and to qualify temperature data accordingly. The data provide information for decision support algorithms related to the initiation of automatic irrigation scheduling as a function of crop canopy cover, qualification of temperature data used in automatic irrigation scheduling algorithms, and detection of diseased crops for the purpose of withholding irrigations when yield potential is compromised.
Owner:SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY +1

Fluid and nutrient delivery system and associated methods

A system and method for efficiently delivering an aqueous solution to plants includes a microporous hydrophobic tubing coated with a hydrophilic polymer that has a distal portion positionable adjacent a root system of a plant and a lumen for channeling an aqueous solution from an inlet to the distal portion. The tubing along the distal portion has a porosity adapted for permitting a flow of the aqueous solution therethrough when acted upon by a surfactant root exudate generated by the roots due to water stress. A pressure regulating device is upstream of the tubing's inlet, and a reservoir adapted for holding the aqueous solution therein is situated in fluid communication with an upstream end of the pressure regulating device. Additional tubing can be provided for channeling a nutrient solution to the plant roots.
Owner:DEVMENTAL TECH

Irrigation control method and system for saline-alkali soil

The invention discloses an irrigation control method and system for saline-alkali soil. The irrigation control method includes the following steps that parameters are set, soil water content of all soil layers of a root zone is monitored, root zone weighting average soil water content and root zone weighting average soil water percolation are calculated based on relative root length density distribution, and CWSI is calculated; when a CWSI calculation value is larger than a preset CWSI critical value, irrigation is started; the theoretical irrigation amount is calculated according to soil water content distribution in a planned moisture layer. When the practical irrigation amount reaches the theoretical irrigation amount, irrigation is stopped. According to the irrigation control method and system for saline-alkali soil, influences on transpiration and growth of crops by soil water content, salinity and root distribution are comprehensively considered, the water stress degree of the crops on the saline-alkali soil are estimated more accurately and more conveniently and an effective tool is provided for achieving the purposes of saving agricultural water and boosting the yield of the saline-alkali soil.
Owner:CHINA AGRI UNIV

Irrigation system and associated methods

A system and method for efficiently delivering an aqueous solution to plants includes a hydrophilic delivery device, for example, tubing, that has a distal portion positionable adjacent a root system of a plant and a lumen for channeling an aqueous solution from an inlet to the distal portion. At least a portion of the device's wall along the distal portion has a porosity adapted for permitting a flow of the aqueous solution therethrough when acted upon by a surfactant root exudate and / or negative pressure generated by the roots due to water stress. A reservoir is adapted for holding the aqueous solution therein and is situated in fluid communication with the hydrophilic device's inlet.
Owner:DEVMENTAL TECH

Fluid and nutrient delivery system and associated methods

A system and method for efficiently delivering an aqueous solution to plants includes a microporous hydrophobic tubing coated with a hydrophilic polymer that has a distal portion positionable adjacent a root system of a plant and a lumen for channeling an aqueous solution from an inlet to the distal portion. The tubing along the distal portion has a porosity adapted for permitting a flow of the aqueous solution therethrough when acted upon by a surfactant root exudate generated by the roots due to water stress. A reservoir is adapted for holding the aqueous solution therein and is situated in fluid communication with the hydrophilic device's inlet. Additional tubing can be provided for channeling a nutrient solution to the plant roots.
Owner:DEVMENTAL TECH

Information processing apparatus, method of producing control signal, and information processing system

An information processing apparatus includes an obtainment unit configured to obtain spectroscopic information generated from image information of a plant captured by an imaging unit; and a generation unit configured to generate a control signal for controlling a degree of water stress of the plant, based on the obtained spectroscopic information.
Owner:RICOH KK

Evaluation method for botanical-integrity of vascular plant, irrigating method to vascular plant, film electret sensor and film ecm array

A method includes measuring an occurrence frequency of elastic waves generated by cavitations in vascular tissues in vascular plant, before and after a change in water stress to the vascular plant, respectively by an elastic wave reception sensor fixed to an axis of the vascular plant, calculating a change rate of the occurrence frequency, from the occurrence frequency of the elastic wave measured before and after the change, respectively, and determining whether or not an embolism in the vascular tissue arrives at an unrecoverable level of the embolism, from the calculated change rate. And then, one can determine irrigation timing and quantity to the vascular plant, using an index based upon the above-determined result.
Owner:SAITAMA UNIVERSITY

Multi-sensor technology-based grape water stress diagnosis method and system therefor

The invention discloses a multi-sensor technology-based grape water stress diagnosis method and a system therefor. The multi-sensor technology-based grape water stress diagnosis method comprises the following steps of 1, acquiring a canopy coverage rate value, a canopy temperature characteristic value and a canopy photosynthetically active radiation value of a grape sample for modeling, 2, building a detection model by the canopy coverage rate value, the canopy temperature characteristic value and the canopy photosynthetically active radiation value as input variables, and a canopy water stress level as an output variable, and 3, by the step 1, acquiring a canopy coverage rate value, a canopy temperature characteristic value and a canopy photosynthetically active radiation value of a grape sample needing to be detected, and substituting the acquired canopy coverage rate value, the canopy temperature characteristic value and the canopy photosynthetically active radiation value into the detection model, and calculating a canopy water stress level of the detected grape sample. Through utilization of the multispectral imaging technology, the thermal infrared imaging technology and the multiple informative data fusion technology, the multi-sensor technology-based grape water stress diagnosis method realizes fast, early-stage and real-time detection of a grape water stress level and improves a detection precision.
Owner:ZHEJIANG UNIV

Transcription factor gene induced by water deficit conditions and abscisic acid from Helianthus annuus, promoter and transgenic plants

A new transcription factor coding gene induced by water deficit or abscisic acid of Helianthus annuus, having a homeodomain associated to a leucine zipper, was characterized. The transcription factor is useful to be cloned in DNA constructions for transforming host cells and plants. The transgenic plants comprising the transcription factor gene are tolerant and resistant to harmful environmental conditions such as water stress and high salinity. A nucleic acid promoting sequence is also provided wherein the sequence is induced by water deficit or abscisic acid. Constructions, host cells and transgenic plants that comprise the transcription factor gene are provided.
Owner:BIOCERES

Method for increasing fragrance of black tea through abiotic stress

The invention provides a method for increasing the fragrance of black tea through abiotic stress. According to the method, tea leaves are under the condition of abiotic stress, hydrolysis of glucosidetype substances is furthest promoted, and further more floral type flavor components are formed, so that the black tea containing more floral type flavor components is made. The method has the advantages that high-glucoside-content tea tree fresh leaves are used as raw materials, through processing technologies of water stress conditions, damage stress and the like, abiotic stress conditions of water content, damage degree, oxidation degree and the like, of tea leaf processing links are accurately controlled, and the glucoside type substances are furthest degraded, so that more flower flavorsubstances are generated, and the made product has natural flower and fruit flavor characteristics. According to the method disclosed by the invention, additives of essence, spice and the like are notadded, and the consumption trend of safe and healthy black tea can be met.
Owner:SOUTH CHINA AGRI UNIV

Plant water stressed state automatic monitoring method and system

The invention provides a plant water stressed state automatic monitoring method and a plant water stressed state automatic monitoring system. The plant water stressed state automatic monitoring method includes the following steps that: the infrared image and visible light image of plants and soil moisture content information of the corresponding plants are obtained; image fusion information is obtained according to the infrared image and the visible light image; the water stressed state information of the plants is obtained according to the image fusion information and the soil moisture content information; and corresponding instruction information is emitted according to the water stressed state information of the plants, so that a water replenishment device can be made to enter a corresponding working state. According to the plant water stressed state automatic monitoring method and the plant water stressed state automatic monitoring system of the invention, the infrared image and the visible light image are obtained through an infrared camera and a visible light camera; the temperature information of a plant area is obtained; corresponding measures are taken according to the temperature information; and therefore, problems in on-line automatic fusion of an infrared image and a visible light image and automatic identification of a plant area on the infrared image can be solved, a plant canopy temperature region can be obtained, irrigation time of the plants can be accurately judged, and the plants can be prevented from being damaged.
Owner:BEIJING RES CENT FOR INFORMATION TECH & AGRI

Method and device for monitoring comprehensive growth vigor of potted lettuces

The invention provides a method and device for monitoring comprehensive growth vigor of potted lettuces. The device comprises a polarization-high-spectral imaging system and a three-dimensional laserscanning system, wherein the polarization-high-spectral imaging system comprises a control system, a double-coordinate sample table, an image acquisition system and a light source system and detects the polarization-high-spectral multi-dimensional reflection imaging features of canopy / leaves scale of lettuces subjected to fertilization and water stress. The three-dimensional laser scanning systemcan realize accurate detection of morphology features such as biomass, the stem diameter, plant height, and leaf area of the lettuces. The multi-information fusion of the growth characteristics of thelettuces with different canopy / leaves scales is carried out to realize accurate detection of the comprehensive growth vigor information of the lettuces, and provide scientific basis for optimal regulation and control of the greenhouse environment and the water fertilizer.
Owner:JIANGSU UNIV

Regional crop maturing stage prediction method based on accumulated temperature, radiation and soil water content

The invention belongs to the field of agricultural remote sensing, and relates to a regional crop maturing stage prediction method based on accumulated temperature, radiation and soil water content. The specific steps of the method include: S1, synthesizing MODIS NDVI data of a to-be-predicted crop at a whole growing stage according to a time sequence, and extracting a planting region by employinga random forest algorithm; S2, constructing an accumulated temperature and radiation model from a heading stage to a maturing stage in a full irrigation condition; S3, constructing a Thiessen polygonby regarding agricultural weather stations as nodes; S4, calibrating a SWAP model of the to-be-predicted crop of a research region; S5, establishing a maturing stage correction factor lookup table ofthe soil water content at the whole growing stage and a maturing date of the to-be-predicted crop in a water stress condition; and S6, dynamically adjusting maturing stage model results of accumulated temperature and radiation grid unit by grid unit, and obtaining an optimal maturing stage prediction result of the to-be-predicted crop. According to the method, advantages of a statistical model and a mechanism model are combined, the maturing stage of the crop can be predicted in a large-region scale, and the prediction precision of the maturing stage of the crop is improved.
Owner:CHINA AGRI UNIV

Breeding method for improving drought resistance of paeonia suffruticosa Andr

The invention belongs to the technical field of breeding of paeonia suffruticosa Andr and particularly relates to a breeding method for improving drought resistance of paeonia suffruticosa Andr. The method comprises the following steps: selecting a paeonia suffruticosa Andr variety with excellent characters as a female parent, selecting a paeonia suffruticosa Andr variety with stable yield as a male parent, hybridizing and harvesting hybrid first-generation seeds F1; planting the F1 and carrying out mixed harvesting to obtain hybrid second-generation seeds F2; back crossing F2 single plant with female parent to obtain backcross first-generation seeds BC1; back crossing the BC1 single plant with the female parent to obtain backcross second-generation seeds BC2; finally, planting the backcross second-generation seeds BC2, selfing for 3 to 4 generations and selecting the best strains as novel varieties of the paeonia suffruticosa Andr. During the treatment, water stress treatment is carried out by using a stress agent, and the germination of drought intolerant seeds can be stifled in the cradle, so that false positive drought-resistant seeds are reduced, the total sample quantity of subsequent hybridization steps is reduced, the workload is reduced and the breeding efficiency is improved.
Owner:HENAN VOCATIONAL COLLEGE OF AGRI

Fluid and nutrient delivery irrigation system and associated methods

A system and method for efficiently delivering an aqueous solution to plants includes a hydrophilic solution-channeling device having a delivery portion positionable adjacent a root system of a plant. The solution-channeling device has a lumen therethrough for channeling a solution from an inlet to the delivery portion. At least a portion of the delivery portion has a porosity adapted for permitting a flow of the solution therethrough when acted upon by at least one of a surfactant root exudate and negative root pressure generated by the plant roots, for example, when experiencing water stress and / or a need for nutrients. The system also includes a pressure regulating device for providing at least a minimum pressure value to permit fluid to flow through the lumen and at most a maximum pressure value above which fluid flows through the lumen even in the absence of surfactant root exudate or negative root pressure.
Owner:DEVMENTAL TECH

Peanut culturing device and system as well as authenticating method for drought resistant peanut varieties

The invention provides a peanut culturing device. The peanut culturing device is provided with a hollow water-proof main body; the main body comprises a first main body and a second main body which are symmetric to each other along a central axis of the main body; a gap filled with glass cement is formed between the first main body and the second main body; a sealing film is arranged at one end of the main body; and the exterior of the sealing film is bound by using a fixing rope so as to seal the end part of the main body. The invention further provides a peanut culturing system; the system is provided with a culturing pool with an awning above; and the peanut culturing device is placed in the culturing pool. The invention further provides a method for authenticating root morphological characteristics of drought resistant peanut varieties on the basis of the peanut culturing device. According to the invention, quantitative indexes, which are changed with development progress under slight water stress, of roots of the different drought resistant peanut varieties can be accurately detected; the root morphological characteristics of the drought resistant peanut varieties are authenticated through comparing the root morphological characteristics of the different drought resistant peanut varieties; moreover, the whole peanut culturing device and system are simply structured, the detecting method is simple and convenient in operation, and accurate and reliable results are obtained.
Owner:SHANDONG PEANUT RES INST

Greenhouse plant leaf air saturation vapor pressure deficit measuring device and measuring method

The invention relates to the technical field of agricultural environment measurement, in particular to a greenhouse plant leaf air saturation vapor pressure deficit measuring device and measuring method. The greenhouse plant leaf air saturation vapor pressure deficit measuring device comprises a leaf blade upper surface measuring unit and a leaf blade lower surface measuring unit which are in vertical arrangement through a suction component or a clamping component, wherein the temperature of the leaf blade upper and lower surfaces is measured through a contact type temperature sensor and of the leaf blade upper surface measuring unit and a second temperature sensor of the leaf blade lower surface measuring unit, the temperature of leaf blades is synthetically reflected, the accuracy is high, meanwhile, the temperature and the humidity of air near the leaf blades are accurately measured through an air temperature and humidity sensor, the leaf air saturation vapor pressure deficit is accurately obtained through the calculation of a first microprocessor, the measuring precision is high, and reliable data support is provided for greenhouse environment regulation and control, disease prevention and water stress.
Owner:BEIJING RES CENT OF INTELLIGENT EQUIP FOR AGRI

Method for optimizing seedling emergence and early growth vigor of root tuber and stem tuber replication material

The invention discloses a method for optimizing the seedling emergence and growth condition at early stage of root tuber and tuber propagating materials. Water stress is carried out to parted seed pieces by using a method of natural dehydrations and then grown according to a conventional method. Ideal technical effect can be achieved if the proportion of moisture loss is controlled within the scope of 14.82 percent to 46.44 percent. The method of the invention solves the bias of the prior art, has dual-directional regulation effect, and is capable of promoting the germination rate of the seed pieces which still do not sprout and have short sprouts without producing much influence on seed pieces which have long sprouts, thereby obviously improving the uniformity and growth condition in later stages of emergent seedlings. The method has simple operation and has the advantages of being simple, economical and practical, and requires no extra economic investment.
Owner:XISHUANGBANNA TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

Intelligent irrigation system and control method thereof

ActiveCN109566362AIncrease flexibilityReal-time monitoring of charging and dischargingWatering devicesRenewable energy machinesData connectionSolenoid valve
The invention discloses an intelligent irrigation system and a control method thereof. The intelligent irrigation system comprises a controller, a meteorological data acquisition module, an environmental information sensor and a water irrigation module, wherein the meteorological data acquisition module, the environmental information sensor and the controller are in data connection, the controllersets water-stress duration according to current environmental information detected in real time and current meteorological data, and according to the water-stress duration, turning on or off of the water irrigation module is controlled to achieve intelligent irrigation. The controller adopts a Raspberry Pi embedded computer, the soil temperature and humidity detected in real time, rainfall rate and the water-stress duration are taken as input information. The information is input into an adaptive expert decision module, and opening and closing states of a solenoid valve are controlled to achieve intelligent irrigation. A user further can utilize a remote terminal to detect the real-time temperature and humidity of soil through a cloud platform and control the irrigation module, the reliability and instantaneity are very high, and the convenience and accuracy of irrigation are effectively improved, and the production cost is reduced.
Owner:GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY

Method for reducing water stress in plants

The present invention provides: a method for reducing water stress in a plant which comprises applying an effective amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the formula (I) and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof to a plant that has been exposed to or to be exposed to water stress conditions; and so on.
Owner:SUMITOMO CHEM CO LTD

Novel settable peak-shifting water supply system

The invention discloses a novel settable peak-shifting water supply system which is characterized by comprising a control transmission system, a water tank frequency conversion water supply device, an electric control valve, a water inlet manifold, a water outlet manifold and a flowmeter, wherein the control transmission system comprises a control cabinet, a monitoring system, a network transmission system and a monitoring center server, the water tank frequency conversion water supply device comprises a large-volume water tank, a circuit breaker, a secondary water supply device, a frequency conversion power system and a liquid level transmitter, the water inlet manifold is directly connected with a municipal water supply network, the electric control valve is mounted on the water inlet manifold, and the flowmeter is additionally arranged on the water outlet manifold and connected with the control cabinet. With the novel settable peak-shifting water supply system, the fluctuation of the water pressure and the water volume of the water supply network can be reduced, so that the potential safety hazard is reduced, the water stressed problem at the water-use peak can be effectively solved, the water inside the large-volume water tank is recycled, and the operation cost of the water supply system is reduced; and the novel settable peak-shifting water supply system is suitable for being popularized for circulating water supply in residential areas, factories, schools and large-scale business centers.
Owner:ANHUI SHUNYU WATER AFFAIRS CO LTD

Computer vision qualified infrared temperature sensor

Plant canopy images and temperature are acquired with a wireless computer vision instrument, and the temperature data are qualified and pixels within the image are classified. The instrument includes sensors for measuring plant radiation due to canopy temperature and an imaging sensor which collects data over four bands, a microprocessor to receive and store and process measured data from the sensors, and a wireless transmitter for transmitting data from the microprocessor to a remote receiver. The data are used to detect plant stress and canopy cover percentage and to qualify temperature data accordingly. The data from the sensors provide information for decision support algorithms related to the initiation of automatic irrigation scheduling as a function of crop canopy cover and water stress, the qualification of temperature data used in automatic irrigation scheduling algorithms, and the detection of diseased crops for the purpose of withholding irrigations when yield potential is compromised.
Owner:US SEC AGRI

Substrate salt content automatically adjusting soilless vegetable planting method and system

ActiveCN106688861AAvoid the effects of salt damageAvoid the influence of salt damage while reducing the waste of nutrient solutionData processing applicationsControlling ratio of multiple fluid flowsSalt contentNutrient solution
The invention relates to a substrate salt content automatically adjusting soilless vegetable planting method. The method comprises collecting substrate water content data at a fixed time interval; determining whether substrate water content is lower than a water stress critical value, if so, performing irrigation through nutrient solution; estimating substrate salt content; determining whether the substrate salt content is higher than a salt damage critical value, if so, performing rinsing through the nutrient solution; repeating the above steps until the growing period ends. Meanwhile, the invention provides a substrate salt content automatically adjusting soilless vegetable planting system applying the method. The substrate salt content automatically adjusting soilless vegetable planting method and system achieves automatic adjustment of soilless planting substrate salt content, saves human resource costs and fund costs, ensures fine water and fertilizer supply of soilless planted crops, avoids salt damage to the crops, and meanwhile, reduces waste of the nutrient solution, maximizes the utilization rate of the nutrient solution and provides technical guarantee for high-quality and high-efficiency yield of the soilless planted crops.
Owner:NONGXIN TECH BEIJING CO LTD +1

Crop biomass remote sensing estimation method considering water stress

InactiveCN106203673ABiomass remote sensing estimates are accurateStrong mechanismForecastingConversion coefficientsAtmospheric correction
The invention provides a crop biomass remote sensing estimation method considering water stress. The method comprises the steps of S1: obtaining optical remote sensing data with a near-infrared waveband and a shortwave infrared waveband in a target region; S2: performing atmospheric correction processing on the obtained optical remote sensing data to obtain real surface reflectivity data of the target region; S3: extracting a planting space distribution region of crop; S4: determining a normalized vegetation index and a time integral value of the crop; S5: obtaining a water stress coefficient of the crop; S6: obtaining a biomass conversion coefficient of the crop; and S7: building a biomass estimation model of the crop. The method is in favor of estimating the biomasses of the crop in different growth periods more accurately in regional scale, and has important application values in the aspects of further realizing crop growth trend monitoring, yield estimation, drought monitoring, drought loss assessment and the like.
Owner:BEIJING RES CENT FOR INFORMATION TECH & AGRI

Fluid and Nutrient Delivery System and Associated Methods

A system and method for efficiently delivering an aqueous solution to plants includes a microporous hydrophobic tubing coated with a hydrophilic polymer that has a distal portion positionable adjacent a root system of a plant and a lumen for channeling an aqueous solution from an inlet to the distal portion. The tubing along the distal portion has a porosity adapted for permitting a flow of the aqueous solution therethrough when acted upon by a surfactant root exudate generated by the roots due to water stress. A reservoir is adapted for holding the aqueous solution therein and is situated in fluid communication with the hydrophilic device's inlet. Additional tubing can be provided for channeling a nutrient solution to the plant roots.
Owner:DEVMENTAL TECH

Vision irrigation system for detecting emission character based on crop water duress sound

The invention relates to a condition irrigation system that detects by water stress acoustic emission characteristics of crops, which is mainly characterized in that an acoustic emission sensor is arranged on the main diameter of the crop plant on an electronic balance; the acoustic emission sensor is successively connected with a signal conditioner, a PCI data acquisition card and a computer system; the electronic balance is connected with a computer by a PCI control bus, and the condition irrigation system of crop is automatically controlled by the computer. The invention has the advantages that intelligent condition precision sprinkling irrigation and drip irrigation are implemented according to the woe signals and the transpiration changing signals emitted by the crop experiencing water stress; meanwhile according to various soil moisture needed by the crop in different growth periods, the water supply efficiency and the water supply time of the crop is determined and properly adjusted by a computer software; appropriate soil moisture for the growth of crop is guaranteed, and the objective of water saving is achieved; thus the growth of crop under best soil water condition is effectively ensured.
Owner:TIANJIN UNIV OF SCI & TECH
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