Agricultural Yield AY PASE
Description
This dataset contains experimental measurements collected in the Experimental Agrivoltaic Solar Plot (PASE) located in San Miguel Topilejo, Mexico City, Mexico. The database includes crop performance under two experimental treatments: T1, agrivoltaic system (AVS) beneath a photovoltaic canopy, and T2, open-field cultivation (control). The dataset comprises fresh biomass and yield-related measurements for several vegetable crops, including romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. longifolia), red leaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. crispa), and broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica). Each record includes sowing date, harvest date, days after sowing, treatment, experimental plot (microplot), planting row, plant position, total fresh weight, marketable fresh weight, and harvest index (HI). Descriptive statistics at plant, microplot, and treatment levels are also provided. These data were used to validate an agrivoltaic system simulation model and to evaluate the effects of photovoltaic shading on agricultural productivity.
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Steps to reproduce
Establish two experimental treatments: (i) an agrivoltaic system (AVS) under a photovoltaic canopy (T1) and (ii) an open-field control (T2). Prepare experimental microplots with identical dimensions (2.5 × 2.5 m) and the same soil mixture and irrigation management. Transplant vegetable seedlings at a spacing of 0.50 × 0.50 m, corresponding to approximately 2.6 plants m⁻². Maintain identical agronomic practices for both treatments throughout the growing cycle. Harvest crops at commercial maturity according to each species. Lettuce was harvested 69 days after sowing, while broccoli was harvested at different stages between 112 and 143 days after sowing. For each harvested plant, record sowing date, harvest date, treatment, microplot (box), planting row, plant position, total fresh weight, marketable fresh weight, and harvest index (HI). Organize the data by plant, calculate descriptive statistics at the microplot level (mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation), and then calculate treatment-level statistics. Use the processed dataset to compare crop performance between the agrivoltaic system and the open-field control and to validate agrivoltaic crop growth models.
Institutions
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico City, Mexico City