Crop Steering Application Note
Free crop steering irrigation application note: steering crops between vegetative and generative growth with environment, lighting and irrigation control.
Crop Steering Irrigation
Crop steering is the practice of controlling growing conditions in a specific way to induce either a vegetative or a generative response from a crop. Growing conditions include temperature, humidity, lighting and CO₂, and root zone factors such as soil temperature, moisture levels and nutrient concentration in the water supply and media.
Agrowtek's control systems manage every part of crop steering: environment, lighting and irrigation.
Steering the Crop
Vegetative periods promote root and foliar growth; generative periods promote fruiting and flowering. A pattern of vegetative and generative periods through the crop cycle steers the crop toward the response you want.
Why It Matters
Getting the set points, patterns and timing right can bring significant gains in yield and quality, and lower costs through more efficient irrigation.
Download the Application Note
The application note explains crop steering irrigation and how GrowControl™ systems put it into practice.
Related Products
The products that put crop steering into practice.
GrowControl™ GCX
Part of a complete facility control system on a GCX cultivation controller.
View GCX controllers ›Manuals and Data Sheets
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