A new expert software for a comprehensive nutrigation program

operated over the Web

Offered to all fertilization experts, worldwide

Aimed to combine most nutrition & irrigation factors of any cropping system into an

interactive retrievable detailed data-base

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Over the Web, exclusively

To enable streamlined updating process while avoiding the need to send updating files

I Operation platform:

1.Multi- lingual, currently: English & SpanishOther common languages to follow

2.Supporting most common units *• Mass: metric ton, lb , bushel• Area: hectare, rai, dunam , acre (feddan), mu

* currently, operational on two main stages

II

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International:

20 Vegetable crops: beans, cucumbers, carrot, lettuce, melon, pepper, squash, tomatoes, etc.

20 Field crops: cotton, maize, pineapple, rice, soybean, sugar-beets, tobacco, etc.

20 Fruit trees: apple, vineyard, oranges, grapefruits, nectarine, olive, peach, pears, prunes, etc.

20 Subtropical & tropical crops: banana, café, durian, guava, kiwi, litchi, mango, papaya, etc.

III

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Ready nutrition functions of 80 common crops:

Recommendations are formulated considering

several growth conditions: Open field, Tunnels, Greenhouse

a broad range of yieldsto fit all local growth conditions

III

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Ready nutrition functions:

IV

Only basic information available: Mean annual rainfall, soil type, soil pH

Intermediate level of information : The A/M data + % clay, % active lime, % organic matter, P, EC, extract parameters: NO3, K, Ca, Mg

Highly detailed information available: The A/M data + analytic determination of K, Ca, Mg, Na & C.E.C

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Three levels of soil data to amend original recommendations by soil- and water analyses

VLiterature references closest to local conditions:

A wealth of data characterizing nutrient uptake at a variety of growth conditions.

Crop growth cases: A wealth of data characterizing the phenological stages of the crop and ETp data.

Sufficiency ranges of leaf Mineral analysisPhotos of nutrient deficiency symptoms

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Very rich data-bases that can serve the user:

Very rich data-bases that can serve the user:

Agro-meteorological data-bank: A wealth of data characterizing climatic conditions at a large variety of meteorological stations worldwide.

Select between a variety of irrigation equipment and field parameters

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V Very rich data-bases that can serve the user:

VIStep by step development of the nutrition recommendations by taking into account all growth- and agrotechnical conditions

Status report can be produced at any stage and sent to a remote location by e-mail, fax, etc.

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VIIThe nutrition scheme is built by stages, in accordance with the irrigation method:

Pre-plant application Side / top dressing or Nutrigation™ (fertigation)Foliar feeding

Nutrigation means combining irrigation with the application of pure fertilizers that contain nutrients exclusively

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VIIIf the nutrition program is based on Nutrigation,

application program is further specifying relevant

growth phases & days

Yet, the user can, at any stage overrule the

recommendations by his own preferences

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VIIIA comprehensive irrigation program is built in accordance with:

1.Crop-specific water requirements, further specifying growth phases

2. Irrigation method and equipment available to the grower

3.Structure of root zone and water retention of the soil

4.Local agro-meteorological conditions5. Irrigation intervals and doses

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IXA detailed nutrigation program is built in accordance with all previously mentioned parameters:

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Let’s practice

step by step…

progress order

step by step…

1. Select crop-group & crop - pepper2. Select growth method: greenhouse 3. Fill in expected yield: 70 ton / ha4. Hit: Enter

Haifa Nutri-Net: step 1

1. Nutrition data are filled automatically2. Units can be selected3. Save data

Haifa Nutri-Net: step 1

Haifa Nutri-Net: step 2 – Input of soil data

INPUT1. Select by soil data

availability2. Fill in soil data3. Enter

default

updated

step 2 – consequent updated recommendations

OUTPUT1.Assessment of soil fertility2. updated recommendations

2. Select fertilization method during growing season

Haifa - Nutri-Net : step 3- fertilization

1. Select irrigation method

Either or

Haifa - Nutri-Net : step 3

1. Dripping was selected

2. Nutrigation was selected

Haifa - Nutri-Net : step 3- fertilization

It’s now the time to produce the

Base – Dressing scheme

A Base dressing scheme is built by :

1. A best fit formula, based on common fertilizersor by ………

2. Free choice between many raw materials

Step 4- producing a Nutrigation program: I Defining crop growth stagesIa Finding similar growth conditions in a database

Major Growthphases

Step 4- producing a Nutrigation program: II Crop- & field- specific data are introduced by growth stages

Root system profile

Growth phases & irrigation parameters

Field- specific irrigation parameters

Step 4- producing a Nutrigation program: II Crop- & field- specific data are introduced by growth stages

Step 5- producing an irrigation program: locating similar agro-meteorological conditions in database

Regions

Continents

Step 5- producing an irrigation program: Full agro-meteorological details of the location selected in the database

Step 5- producing an irrigation program: The agro-meteorological conditions are inserted in the crop water- requirement table

Step 5- producing an irrigation program: A detailed irrigation table is proposed

Step 6- producing a nutrigation program: Previously agreed- upon nutrients are recalled and expressed as fully soluble products

Step 6- producing a nutrigation program:The nutrients are allocated by growth stages

Step 6- producing a nutrigation program:The products are allocated by growth stages

Step 6- producing a nutrigation program:Total Fertilizers concentrations in the irrigation water is worked out by growth stages

Thank you for your kind attention