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Hector Dominguez, CTO [email protected]
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
