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Efficient agricultural drip irrigation inspired by fig leaf morphology

Irrigation is limited by water scarcity. Here, we show how a drip irrigation system inspired by the leaf of the fig tree Ficus religiosa (also known as the bodhi tree) can improve irrigation efficiency. The reverse curvature of the leaf regulates the convergence process of multiple water streams, wh...

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Autores principales: Liu, Shijie, Zhang, Chengqi, Shen, Tao, Zhan, Zidong, Peng, Jia, Yu, Cunlong, Jiang, Lei, Dong, Zhichao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10518012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37741843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41673-0