Catalogue of Infrastructures and Facilities

Main equipment includes a multiparameter metre station that monitors different water quality parameters including pH, ORP, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and temperature; an IRGA system for measuring leaf gas exchanges; a psychrometer and a pressure chamber for measuring the water potential on leaves; a leaf area metre and fluorometre that enables quick and precise measurement of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters; probes for ion detection in leaf sap.

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Experimental farm

The experimental farm also has a weather station. Crops routinely cultivated for research purposes are wheat, forage crops, corn, tomato and vegetable crops in general. The main focus of the farm is on the assessment of crop water requirements through the integration of remote sensing and in-situ sensors for data collection and the development of smart irrigation systems. Advanced weed management through robotic systems is also a developing area of research.

Facility

Experimental Greenhouses

Three greenhouses of steel and glass - 27m x 10m. The greenhouses are equipped with cultivation benches for hydroponic growth systems, fertigation units and sensors for monitoring environmental parameters.

Facility

Experimental field

This is a 45ha irrigated field suitable for growing any field crop of the Mediterranean environment. It also has a weather station.

Facility

Greenhouses