Proximal optical sensors for nitrogen management of vegetable crops: A review

FM Padilla, M Gallardo, MT Peña-Fleitas, R De Souza… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Optimal nitrogen (N) management is essential for profitable vegetable crop production and
to minimize N losses to the environment that are a consequence of an excessive N supply …

New trends in the fertigation management of irrigated vegetable crops

L Incrocci, D Massa, A Pardossi - Horticulturae, 2017 - mdpi.com
The use of fertigation, coupled with micro-irrigation, has continued to increase since it was
first introduced in horticultural crop** systems. This combination provides a technical …

[KIRJA][B] Tomato plant culture: in the field, greenhouse, and home garden

JB Jones Jr - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
While tomatoes continue to be one of the most widely grown plants, the production and
distribution of tomato fruits have been changing worldwide. Smaller, flavorful tomatoes are …

Optimizing levels of water and nitrogen applied through drip irrigation for yield, quality, and water productivity of processing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

H Kuscu, A Turhan, N Ozmen, P Aydinol… - Horticulture, Environment …, 2014 - Springer
The main goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of different levels of irrigation water
and nitrogen on yield, quality, and water productivity of processing tomato grown in clay …

Yield and quality of melon grown under different irrigation and nitrogen rates

MJ Cabello, MT Castellanos, F Romojaro… - Agricultural water …, 2009 - Elsevier
During 2 years, a melon crop (Cucumis melo L. cv. Sancho) was grown under field
conditions to investigate the effects of different nitrogen (N) and irrigation (I) levels on fruit …

Increasing water use efficiency in vegetable crop production: from plant to irrigation systems efficiency

S De Pascale, L Dalla Costa, S Vallone… - …, 2011 - journals.ashs.org
Irrigation is a vital component of the world agriculture. It is practiced worldwide on≈ 270
million hectares and it consents to produce 40% of our total food. Agricultural water …

Tools and strategies for sustainable nitrogen fertilisation of vegetable crops

RB Thompson, N Tremblay, M Fink, M Gallardo… - Advances in research on …, 2017 - Springer
In intensive vegetable production, N fertiliser applications often contribute to a supply of N
that appreciably exceeds crop N requirements resulting in the loss of N to the environment …

Monitoring nitrogen status of vegetable crops and soils for optimal nitrogen management

FM Padilla, M Farneselli, G Gianquinto, F Tei… - Agricultural Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Optimal crop nitrogen (N) management is required to minimize N losses to the environment
in vegetable crop production. There are several approaches based on soil and plant …

High fertigation frequency improves nitrogen uptake and crop performance in processing tomato grown with high nitrogen and water supply

M Farneselli, P Benincasa, G Tosti, E Simonne… - Agricultural Water …, 2015 - Elsevier
A 2-year field experiment was carried out in Central Italy on processing tomato
(Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., cv. PS1296) to assess the effect of fertigation–irrigation …

Yield, water-, and nitrogen-use efficiency in field-grown, grafted tomatoes

D Djidonou, X Zhao, EH Simonne, KE Koch… - …, 2013 - journals.ashs.org
In addition to managing soilborne diseases, grafting with vigorous rootstocks has been
shown to improve yield in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production. However, the …