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OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT OF TOMATO GROWTH IN GREENHOUSES

Article number

248_37

Pages

307 – 314

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Abstract

Greenhouse tomatoes are grown in Israel with minimum climate control.
The question is whether it is justified to introduce heating and CO₂ enrichment, and if so, what should be the management policy.
A three-level control has been developed where the top level produces the control policy.
This policy is obtained by methods of Optimal Control Theory, combined with heuristic shortcuts.

The main conclusions from this simulation-optimization study are as follows:

Photosynthesis is the main driving force of the production process.
It is justified to pay more for photosynthesis during the reproductive stage of the season.
Ventilation and CO₂ enrichment may be applied simultaneously.
The optimal control policy is not very sensitive to changes in weather and prices.
A potential 20% increase of net profit is suggested, if the proposed method is adopted.

Publication

International Symposium on Models for Plant Growth, Environmental Control and Farm Management in Protected Cultivation

Authors

G. Shina, I. Seginer

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https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1989.248.37

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36. DYNAMIC MODEL OF CO₂ UPTAKE BASED ON SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION

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38. OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT OF TOMATO GROWTH IN GREENHOUSES

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39. SIMULATION OF CO₂ CONSUMPTION IN GREENHOUSES

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40. ON-LINE CONTROL OF CO₂ ENRICHMENT IN PROTECTED CULTIVATION

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