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Implementation and further development of an online decision-support-system for an efficient irrigation scheduling of open field vegetable production
Project
Project code: EIP-Agri-MP-2016-LPPGB-01
Contract period: 01.01.2016
- 31.12.2018
Budget: 201,495 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: farming practice/activity, plant production and horticulture, soil, water, climate change
The irrigation scheduling system Geisenheimer Irrigation Scheduling (GS) for vegetable crops is to be transferred into a practice-oriented decision support system (DSS) in order to enable an efficient sustainable and ecologicallly sound irrigation scheduling for open field vegetable production. The tool intends to support vegetable farms in making easy and objective decisions concerning an economical and resource-efficient irrigation. The project aims to strengthen the competitiveness of German vegetable producers in the biggest open field vegetable production region (Hessia Reed / Vorderpflaz). The compliance with the EU Water Directives, EU Nitrates Directive and the German fertiliser ordinance is meant to be facilitated with the DSS. Furthermore, it aims to provide a big contribution to a sustainable and resource-efficient open fiel vegetable production. The operational group (OG) plans to test and further develop the prototype GS-Mobile which is a digital assistance management system . The smartphone-compatible application offers the opportunity to control the actual water status from any internet-enabled terminal and to get irrigation recommendations in time.
Section overview
Subjects
- Plant Nutrition
- Horticulture
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Center Viticulture and Horticulture - Institute for Vegetable Gardening
