Hector Dominguez, CTO hector@smartvineyards.net

Water issues!

Why do plants need water?● made of water

■ like us■ 80% in woody■ 95% in tender

● use water for psn● most of all, need water to

capture CO2● 95% of water uptake

How does a plant replace the water lost?● As water is lost from the leaf,

water tension in the leaf increases

● Water tension is transmitted through the plant piping system, the xylem, from leaf to root

● Water tension in the root draws through the soil to the root

SmartVineyards●Real-time soil tension monitoring system

●Solar Powered

●Mesh network

●Automatic setup

●Easy to install

●Web-based dashboard

SmartVineyards

Sensor distribution

Sensor distribution

First 10 days

First weeks of Managing Irrigation

Through the Season

Through the Season

Smartvineyards.nethector@smartvineyards.net

Questions?