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NutriNet™ User Guide

February 2019


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Rev. 005

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are subject to change without notice.

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Contents 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 5

1.1 Fertilization and Nutrigation Glossary .................................................................. 5 1.2 Understanding the Main Screen .............................................................................. 6

1.2.1 Functions in My Latest Programs ............................................................. 7 1.2.2 Show Functions ........................................................................................... 8

2 Creating a New Fert Program ........................................................................... 9

2.1 Logging in ................................................................................................................ 10 2.2 Program Name ........................................................................................................ 12 2.3 Starting Date ............................................................................................................ 12 2.4 Plot ............................................................................................................................ 13

2.4.1 Choosing an Existing Plot ........................................................................ 13 2.4.2 Creating a New Plot.................................................................................. 14

2.5 Crop.......................................................................................................................... 15 2.5.1 Choosing an Existing Crop ...................................................................... 15 2.5.2 Creating a New Crop ................................................................................ 16

2.6 Nutrigation System ................................................................................................. 18 2.6.1 Choose an Existing Nutrigation System ................................................ 18 2.6.2 Creating a New Nutrigation System ...................................................... 18 2.6.3 Adding a Tank ........................................................................................... 20

2.7 Expected Yield ......................................................................................................... 20 2.8 Fertilization Method ............................................................................................... 21 2.9 Fertilizer Type .......................................................................................................... 21 2.10 Irrigation ................................................................................................................. 21 2.11 Irrigation Water Type ........................................................................................... 22

3 Analysis Management ..................................................................................... 24

4 Understanding the Analysis Sections of Your Program ........................... 25 4.1 Program Page ........................................................................................................... 25 4.2 Nutrient Requirements ........................................................................................... 25

4.2.1 Display Modes ........................................................................................... 26 4.3 Fertilizer Requirements ...................................................................................... 26

4.3.1 Edit Fertilizers ........................................................................................... 27 4.3.2 Deleting a Fertilizer .................................................................................. 28

4.4 Nutrigation ............................................................................................................... 29 4.5 Export Recommendation........................................................................................ 29 4.6 Current Nutrient Fulfillment ................................................................................. 29 4.7 Add/Change Fertilizers .......................................................................................... 30 4.8 Recommended Fertilizers ...................................................................................... 31


Table of Figures FIGURE 1: MAIN SCREEN FUNCTIONALITY ..................................................................................................................................... 6 FIGURE 2: DISPLAYING CROP REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................... 6 FIGURE 3: ORDER BY AND SHOW FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 7 FIGURE 4: MANAGING PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................................... 7 FIGURE 5: CREATE/CHOOSE GROUP ............................................................................................................................................ 8 FIGURE 6: CLICK SIGN UP TO REGISTER TO USE NUTRINET ............................................................................................................... 9 FIGURE 7: REGISTERING TO USE NUTRINET ................................................................................................................................... 9 FIGURE 8: LOGGING IN ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 FIGURE 9: LOGIN WINDOW ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 FIGURE 10: MAIN DASHBOARD SCREEN..................................................................................................................................... 11 FIGURE 11: CHOOSING NEW OR EXISTING FERT PROGRAM ............................................................................................................ 11 FIGURE 12: ENTER THE PROGRAM NAME ................................................................................................................................... 12 FIGURE 13: ENTER THE PROGRAM STARTING DATE ....................................................................................................................... 12 FIGURE 14: CHOOSE A PLOT .................................................................................................................................................... 13 FIGURE 15: LIST OF EXISTING PLOTS .......................................................................................................................................... 13 FIGURE 16: CHOOSING MY PLOTS ............................................................................................................................................ 13 FIGURE 17: EXISTING PLOTS LIST ............................................................................................................................................... 14 FIGURE 18: DISPLAY OF EXISTING PLOT ...................................................................................................................................... 14 FIGURE 19: CREATE A NEW PLOT .............................................................................................................................................. 15 FIGURE 20: LIST OF EXISTING CROPS .......................................................................................................................................... 15 FIGURE 21: NEW CROP SCREEN ................................................................................................................................................ 16 FIGURE 22: CREATING A CROP FROM AN EXISTING CROP ................................................................................................................ 16 FIGURE 23: THE NEW CROP WINDOW ....................................................................................................................................... 17 FIGURE 24: CHOOSING FERTIGATION METHOD ............................................................................................................................ 17 FIGURE 25: ENTERING NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 17 FIGURE 26: INSERTING A PICTURE ............................................................................................................................................. 18 FIGURE 27: PREVIOUSLY DEFINED NUTRIGATION SYSTEMS ............................................................................................................. 18 FIGURE 28: ASSIGNING A TANK ................................................................................................................................................ 19 FIGURE 29: ADDING A TANK .................................................................................................................................................... 20 FIGURE 30: SETTING THE EXPECTED YIELD ................................................................................................................................... 20 FIGURE 31: CHOOSING A FERTILIZATION METHOD ........................................................................................................................ 21 FIGURE 32: CHOOSING THE FERTILIZER TYPE ............................................................................................................................... 21 FIGURE 33: FERTILIZER OPTIONS FOR PROPORTIONAL METHOD ....................................................................................................... 21 FIGURE 34: ENTERING IRRIGATION AMOUNT ............................................................................................................................... 21 FIGURE 35: NUTRIENTS IN WATER ............................................................................................................................................ 22 FIGURE 36: FOUR OBLIGATORY WATER ANALYSIS FIELDS FOR THE RECALCULATION PROPORTIONAL METHOD ............................................ 22 FIGURE 37: CHOOSE THE SUBMIT BUTTON ................................................................................................................................. 23 FIGURE 38: ANALYSIS MANAGEMENT SCREEN ............................................................................................................................. 24 FIGURE 39: DISPLAY OF PROGRAM PAGE .................................................................................................................................... 25 FIGURE 40: NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 26 FIGURE 41: PARAMETERS DISPLAYED IN GRAPH FORM................................................................................................................... 26 FIGURE 42: SELECTING GROWTH STAGE ..................................................................................................................................... 26 FIGURE 43: FERTILIZER RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................................................. 27 FIGURE 44: DISPLAY FOR RECALCULATION PROPORTIONAL METHOD ................................................................................................ 27 FIGURE 45: EDIT FERTILIZERS ................................................................................................................................................... 28 FIGURE 46 CHOOSE X TO DELETE FERTILIZER ............................................................................................................................... 28 FIGURE 47: NUTRIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................................................................... 29 FIGURE 48: CURRENT NUTRIENT FULFILLMENT ........................................................................................................................... 30 FIGURE 49: ADD/CHANGE FERTILIZERS SCREEN ........................................................................................................................... 30 FIGURE 50: EDITING FERTILIZER CONTENT .................................................................................................................................. 31 FIGURE 51: RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS ................................................................................................................................... 31


1 Introduction Haifa Nutri-Net' is an expert software assisting growers worldwide to formulate their

crop nutrition programs and irrigation schemes, by integrating virtually all relevant

cultivation parameters.

'Haifa Nutri-Net' is based on comprehensive databases of crop nutrition, irrigation, soil

and climate, covering almost every growth environment in the world

The software is divided into three sections:

The Main Screen that allows use to manage your specific programs and supplies

additional tools and links (Section ‎1.2).

A questionnaire that guides you through the process of inputting your data to

create a new program (Section ‎2).

A report that provides fertilizer recommendation based on the questionnaire

and shows the actual type and amount of nutrients supplied by your program

(‎4).

1.1 Fertilization and Nutrigation Glossary

The following terms are used in this document:

Soil correction – soil that is found to be deficient in certain elements following soil

analysis can be corrected to the desired level of these elements by adding the

appropriate fertilizer types prior to the crop planting.

Base dressing – in soil grown crops mainly in the open field it is common practice to

apply part of the entire crop nutrients requirement as a soil application prior to the crop

planting.

Quantitative Nutrigation – fertilizers are applied at specific amounts to a given area

through the irrigation water. Nutrient requirements are expressed in amount/area units,

such as Kg/ha, lbs/acre etc.

Proportional Nutrigation – The application amount of nutrients is proportional to the

water discharge rate. In this process, a constant ratio between the volume of the

irrigation water and the volume of the fertilizer solution is kept, resulting in a constant

nutrient concentration in the irrigation water usually expressed as mg/liter (ppm),

mmol/liter etc.

Proportional Recirculation Nutrigation – in this method the drainage water (about 20%

of the water irrigation volume) is collected, treated and diluted / combined in different

proportions with the fresh water used for the crop irrigation.

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1.2 Understanding the Main Screen

Figure 1: Main screen functionality

At the top of the screen you can programs, requirements, plots and analyses that you

have previously created. For example by choosing My Crop Requirements you will be

presented with the recommendations for a crop that you have previously created

(Figure 2).

Figure 2: Displaying Crop Requirements

Access farm

management

tools

Access/create

programs

Access

programs,

plots crops

and analyses


Note that the three following functions are available for each table:

Edit

Export to Excel

Print

If you choose My Programs you can choose how you would like to order the display of

the programs (Figure 3 red box).

Figure 3: Order by and Show functions

1.2.1 Functions in My Latest Programs

My Latest Programs displays your existing programs and allows you to create new

programs.

In addition to opening an existing Fert Program and creating a new Fert Program you

can also manage your existing programs. Choose the upper right hand corner of each

crop and the management menu will open. Choose and option.

Figure 4: Managing Program

Choose Duplicate to duplicate your program


To group programs choose Group. The Create/Choose window opens (Figure

5):

Figure 5: Create/Choose group

You can either add your program to an existing group or create a new group.

To archive your program choose Archive. You can view archived programs via

the Show functions (Section ‎1.2.2)

Choose Change Picture to change the picture that represents your program.

1.2.2 Show Functions

The Show functions (Figure 3 blue box)

All – Displays all your programs

Current – Displays all current programs

Future – Displays programs that you have scheduled to run in the future (‎2.3).

Ended – Displays programs that have ended

Archived –Displays programs that you have previously archived


2 Creating a New Fertilization Program To log in to NutriNet you will need a Password. If you do not have a Password choose

Sign up (Figure 6). If you have a password skip to Section ‎2.1

Figure 6: Click Sign up to Register to use NutriNet

The Register window opens. Complete the information requested and choose the

Register button

Figure 7: registering to use NutriNet


2.1 Logging in

To Log In choose Login (Figure 8)

Figure 8: Logging In

The Login window opens (Figure 9). Enter your Email and Password and choose Login

Figure 9: Login Window

The Main Dashboard screen opens (Figure 10):


Figure 10: Main Dashboard Screen

Choose Create a new Fert Program to create a new program or choose one of the boxes to the right to access

a program that you previously created (Figure 11)

Figure 11: Choosing new or existing Fert Program

Choose here to create

a create a new Fert

Program

Choose here to access and

existing Fert program


2.2 Program Name

Enter the name of your program (Figure 12) and choose Next Step. Note that after

entering the information for each parameter, you must choose Next Step to continue to

the next step.

Figure 12: Enter the Program name

2.3 Starting Date

Enter the Starting date (Figure 13) and choose Next Step

Figure 13: Enter the Program starting date


2.4 Plot

You can either choose an existing plot (Section ‎2.4.1) or create a new plot (‎2.4.2).

Figure 14: Choose a plot

2.4.1 Choosing an Existing Plot

Select the Choose plot window. A list of existing plots appears (Figure 15)

Figure 15: List of existing plots

Note that if you wish to view and/or edit an existing plot you can choose My Plots at

the top of the window (Figure 16).

Figure 16: Choosing My plots

The list of existing plots list appears (Figure 17)


Figure 17: Existing plots list

Choose a plot from the list and the plot details will appear (Figure 18)

Figure 18: Display of existing plot

To edit, enter the new parameters and choose Save at the bottom of the window.

2.4.2 Creating a New Plot

Enter the pertinent information where indicated. Drag and drop the location marker to

indicate the plot location.


Figure 19: Create a new plot

In this screen you can also assign a previously created nutrigation system by choosing

the Assign nutrigation box or create a new nutrigation system by choosing Create a

new nutrigation system (See Section ‎2.6).

When you have completed creating the new plot choose Save.

2.5 Crop

You can either choose from an existing crop or create a new crop.

2.5.1 Choosing an Existing Crop

Select the Choose crop window. A list of existing plots appears (Figure 20). Choose one

of the crops listed

Figure 20: List of existing crops

Location marker


2.5.2 Creating a New Crop

Choose Create new to enter a new crop. The New crop screen opens (Figure 21)

Figure 21: New crop screen

Enter the New crop name in the Crop name. You can create new crop by editing an

existing crop or creating a completely new crop.

2.5.2.1 From an Existing Crop

To create a crop from an existing choose the Select crop window. A list of existing crops

opens (Figure 22). Choose one and edit accordingly.

Figure 22: Creating a crop from an existing crop

2.5.2.2 Creating a New Crop

To create a new crop choose Create New. The New Crop window opens (Figure 23).

Click on the Choose

button


Figure 23: The New Crop window

Enter the relevant information including the fertigation method. Note that Haifast refers

to a downloadable software, designed to calculate the optimum nutritional solutions for

many soilless-grown crops throughout the various stages of their growth. The Nutrient

Requirement s display will change according to which fertigation you choose after you

select Update.

Figure 24: Choosing fertigation method

Choose the pencil above the Nutrient Requirements are and enter the desired

requirements

Figure 25: Entering nutrient requirements

To insert a picture choose the pencil in the upper right corner of the picture box. The

Explorer opens. Choose a picture (Figure 26).


Figure 26: Inserting a picture

When you have completed filling in the relevant information choose Save.

2.6 Nutrigation System

2.6.1 Choose an Existing Nutrigation System

To choose an existing nutrigation system choose the Nutrigation system box. A list of

previously defined nutrigation systems opens. Choose one.

Figure 27: Previously defined nutrigation systems

2.6.2 Creating a New Nutrigation System

Choose Create New and enter the nutrigation system name where indicated.

Enter the parameters for Tank A where indicated (Figure 28):


Figure 28: Assigning a tank

Enter:

Nutrigation system name

Content

Volume

Injection type (fixed or adjustable)

Injection range (for adjustable injection)

Injection rate (for fixed injection type)

Dissolution rate

When all information has been entered, choose Assign and save.


2.6.3 Adding a Tank

To add a tank choose the plus mark underneath the Add a tank. Another Tank opens

(Figure 29). Fill in the data as described in Section ‎2.6.2

Figure 29: Adding a Tank

You can add additional tanks (up to 10 tanks) by selecting the plus mark again.

2.7 Expected Yield

Use the slider to set your expected yield (Figure 30).

Figure 30: Setting the expected yield


2.8 Fertilization Method

Choose one of the options from the drop down box (Figure 31)

Figure 31: Choosing a fertilization method

Choose one of the options form the drop down box

2.9 Fertilizer Type

Choose between Poly feed and Straights (Figure 32)

Figure 32: Choosing the fertilizer type

Note that using the proportional recalculation method the Multi Feed option is also

available (Figure 33)

Figure 33: Fertilizer options for proportional method

2.10 Irrigation

Enter the Interval (in days) and the volume (in M3/Day/Hectare).

Figure 34: Entering irrigation amount

This step is obligatory only when using the quantitative nutrigation method.

Note that under proportional nutrigation the insertion of the above data will allow the

software to calculate and display the required amount of the different fertilizer per each

growing stage and for the entire crop cycle

Choose one of the options

from the drop down box


2.11 Irrigation Water Type

In the Irrigation Water Type (Figure 35) window you can input the results of water

analyses that you have done

Figure 35: Nutrients in Water

Note that with the exception of the proportional recalculation method this is an optional

step and can be updated at any point during the growing season. When using the

proportional recalculation up to three different irrigation water sources (sum up to

100%) and the drainage water at its usage percentage (%) must be entered (Figure 36).

Figure 36: Four obligatory water analysis fields for the recalculation proportional method

Choose the Submit button to submit the questionnaire and generate a report (Figure 37).


Figure 37: Choose the Submit button


3 Analysis Management Use the Analysis Management functions (Figure 38) to input results of soil, tissue water

and drainage analysis that you have performed. You can input these results at several

time points during the growing season.

Figure 38: Analysis management screen

To input a new analysis choose the type of analysis you wish to input (Soil, Tissue,

Water or Drainage), then chose Add a new___ (depending on type of report you

selected) report.

Note that this is an optional step.


4 Understanding the Sections of Your Program

4.1 Program Page

Three types of analyses are presented (Figure 39)

Nutrient requirements

Fertilization recommendations

Nutrigation

Figure 39: Display of program page

The top part of the screen (red box) allows you to manage the Fertilization program

including the ability to duplicate, archive or delete the program. In addition you can

add a soil water or tissue analysis by choosing Add in the Analysis section of the screen.

4.2 Nutrient Requirements

The Nutrient Requirements Table (Figure 40), displays the nutrients that your crop

requires at each growth stage. To change these requirements and receive updated

recommendations:

1. Choose the pencil in the upper right hand corner

2. Make the desired changes

3. Choose the pencil again

4. Choose Update Nutrient Requirements


Figure 40: Nutrient Requirements

4.2.1 Display Modes

Note that parameters can be displayed in either graph or table format. In addition you

can choose which type of units you wish to use.

Figure 41: Parameters displayed in graph form

To change the display mode between table and graph choose Display (Figure 41).

To set what stage of the growth cycle you view, choose one the stages in the Select a

growth stage bar (Figure 42).

Figure 42: Selecting growth stage

4.3 Fertilizer Requirements

Below the Fertilizer Requirements table (Figure 43) the recommended fertilizers are

displayed.


Figure 43: Fertilizer Recommendations

The following display (Figure 44) appears only when the proportional recalculation

method was chosen. This display allows the insertion of two different phosphorus and

iron sources and the ability to adjust the proportions between them.

Figure 44: Display for recalculation proportional method

Note that you can either accept the default recommended fertilizers and then to move to

the Nutrigation section (below) or to modified the recommended fertilizers by choosing

the Edit Fertilizers button.

4.3.1 Edit Fertilizers

Choose Edit Fertilizers to allow editing of the fertilizers (Figure 45).


Figure 45: Edit Fertilizers

4.3.2 Deleting a Fertilizer

To delete a fertilizer choose the X in the upper right hand corner (Figure 46).

Figure 46 Choose X to delete Fertilizer

The list of fertilizers will update appropriately.


4.4 Nutrigation

The Nutrigation recommendations page displays the recommended nutrigation

parameters in terms of type and quantity of fertilizer per tank (Figure 47).

Figure 47: Nutrigation Recommendations

4.5 Export Recommendation

Choose Export Recommendation to generate a .pdf that contains all the

recommendations.

4.6 Current Nutrient Fulfillment

Current nutrient fulfillment shows the required, current and % for each nutrient (Figure

48)


Figure 48: Current Nutrient Fulfillment

For details on what specific fertilizers are recommended see Section ‎4.8 Recommended

Fertilizers.

4.7 Add/Change Fertilizers

To change a fertilizer choose Add/Change Fertilizers (Figure 49)

Figure 49: Add/Change Fertilizers Screen

1. Choose Create new. The fertilizer components can now be edited (Figure 50)


Figure 50: Editing fertilizer content

2. Enter a name for your new fertilizer.

3. Enter the desired numbers

4. Choose Save new fertilizer

5. Choose Add to recommended fertilizers

4.8 Recommended Fertilizers

The recommended fertilizers can be displayed in either elemental or oxide form (Figure

51).

Note that the bottom row displays the percentage of the recommended nutrients

actually supplied by the recommended fertilizers.

Figure 51: Recommended fertilizers

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