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Fig. 10.16
(continued)
greenhouses, irrigation is usually automated and water supply adapted for plant
need. According to Savvas et al. (
2013
), the common approaches in irrigation con-
trol are the use of timer-based, sensor-based or model-based irrigation control meth-
ods. Whereas the timer-based method involves using a timer, sensor-based control
depend on water status measurement, either in the soil/substrate or in the plant,
model-based control methods depend on the estimation of plant water loss related
to one or more environmental or crop variables.
