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Assessment of the watering needs of an interior vertical garden through the use of a weighting lysimeter
Article number
1279_17
Pages
113 – 116
Language
English
Abstract
Vertical gardens are an excellent solution for alleviating the negative effects of urban development and enhancing urban sustainability.
These systems allow the placing of vegetation within the structure of the buildings, on their exterior as well as their interior.
In the interior, these systems can lead to numerous environmental and human health benefits.
Due to its particular design characteristics, the evaluation of irrigation is essential.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the water consumption of a vertical indoor garden located in the office of the Telenatura spin-off of the UPCT by weighing lysimeter.
The results showed the need to perform frequent and low flow irrigations.
Also, the importance of using a recirculating system against an open one for irrigation management was observed, as well as the importance of automation and monitoring of water variables in the garden.
These systems allow the placing of vegetation within the structure of the buildings, on their exterior as well as their interior.
In the interior, these systems can lead to numerous environmental and human health benefits.
Due to its particular design characteristics, the evaluation of irrigation is essential.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the water consumption of a vertical indoor garden located in the office of the Telenatura spin-off of the UPCT by weighing lysimeter.
The results showed the need to perform frequent and low flow irrigations.
Also, the importance of using a recirculating system against an open one for irrigation management was observed, as well as the importance of automation and monitoring of water variables in the garden.
Authors
J. Ochoa, S. Bañón, D. Bañón, J.M. Molina-Martínez
Keywords
automatization, indoor plants, sustainability, irrigation, green buildings
Groups involved
- Division Landscape and Urban Horticulture
- Working Group Urban Horticulture
- Division Horticulture for Development
- Division Greenhouse and Indoor Production Horticulture
- Working Group Landscape Horticulture
- Working Group Turfgrass
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Working Group Mechanization, Digitization, Sensing and Robotics
- Division Vegetables, Roots and Tubers
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