HOW TO COMBAT THE EFFECT OF FROST ON CROPS? Winter in here, and with it comes the drop in temperatures, the dreaded cold snaps and frost on crops. Frost damage occurs when ice forms inside the plant tissue, damaging its cells and producing a negative effect on yields, as well as a depreciation in the…

BENEFITS OF CLIMATE CONTROL AUTOMATION Agricultural automation is not only aimed at optimising resources such as water or fertilisers, but also intervenes and is present in all stages of the cultivation process, regardless of whether the crop is grown in the open air or under glass. For example, in the case of greenhouse crops, the…

ALLIES AND ENEMIES OF AGRICULTURAL AUTOMATION Over the las decade, agricultural automation has developed at a very high level, to which Spanish companies, universities and reserch centres have contributed enormously. But more specifically in the Region of Murcia, where many of these technological development niches are located and which has allowed it to achieve international…

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN AGRICULTURAL INSTALLATIONS For a more complete control of irrigation and fertigation, it is important to automate and monitor the crop and to use probes that measure the parameters of humidity, temperature, electrical conductivity (EC) in soils and substrates, climatic parameters and agronomic variables. In order to increase the profitability of the farm,…