Comparación del desarrollo del cultivo de fresa (Fragaria x ananassa), entre dos tipos de invernadero (tradicional y automatizado), desde el trasplante hasta la primera cosecha

Abstract

Greenhouse automation is a valuable investment although and in many cases its cost is high. Nonetheless, at present, currently circuits microcontrollers, which allow the automation of its handling through its integration with sensors for data recording of the climatic conditions of the greenhouse, are a low-cost alternative that allows the management cultivation technology. In this project, the development of the strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) in two greenhouse systems, automated and traditional, was evaluated and compared. The automated greenhouse was and automation plugins, whereas the traditional greenhouse was equipped only with sensors to measure temperature and relative humidity. Microclimate data was used to calculate growing degree hours until day 86 days after planting, when the plants were harvested, and the weight and number of fruits and the height of the plants were measured. The Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test, reflected that, in climatic variables, there were only significant differences (p<0.05) in the minimum temperature. In addition, fruit weight and plant height were also statistically different (p < 0.05). The results indicate that that cultivation inside the automated greenhouse was more favorable to the plants.