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An autonomous plant watering and growth enhancement apparatus for arid climatic regions may include a solar powered Peltier unit or absorption cycle atmospheric vapor condensation module, to deliver a supply of water to a storage module. The stored water is supplied to a subsurface, site-specific de

An autonomous plant watering and growth enhancement apparatus for arid climatic regions may include a solar powered Peltier unit or absorption cycle atmospheric vapor condensation module, to deliver a supply of water to a storage module. The stored water is supplied to a subsurface, site-specific delivery system located intimately with a target plant. The apparatus preferably utilizes fuzzy logic supervision provided with local sensing means and historical vapor pressure maps to control and predict water usage while controllably supplementing the delivered water with nutrients and anti-transpirants as needed.

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A plant watering and root growth enhancement apparatus for use in arid soils, said apparatus comprising: a storage receptacle for receiving and storing water; an elongate water delivery tube having a closed lower end and an open upper end, the tube being insertable into the soil adjacent a plant, an

A plant watering and root growth enhancement apparatus for use in arid soils, said apparatus comprising: a storage receptacle for receiving and storing water; an elongate water delivery tube having a closed lower end and an open upper end, the tube being insertable into the soil adjacent a plant, and the open end being in flow communication with the storage receptacle, the delivery tube having a plurality of openings spaced along its length to enable the release of water from the storage receptacle into the soil proximate the roots of the plant; and control means coacting with the openings spaced along the delivery tube for regulating the quantity of water released from the delivery tube to the roots of the plant at addressable depths, said control means comprising an elongate gating member slidably affixed to the delivery tube and disposed in sealing relation over the openings along its length, whereby sliding of the gating member allows the release of water from one opening at a time; and markings on the delivery tube which align with indicators spaced along the gating member to identify the opening from which water is flowing and its relative depth.