Abstract
In this cyber era, novelty plays a prime role in the field of agriculture that majorly depends on computer-based measurements and control. Herein before, it was totally controlled and performed by the agriculturists. One of the technological innovative methods to measure and monitor the turmeric finger growth characteristics is the embedded system that is based on sensor array module such as flex sensor, temperature sensor and pH sensor. The experimental work has been designed and tested with five set of nodes and the growth of turmeric finger is tenuously monitored by measuring the change in flex resistance. Out of five nodes, two nodes were diseased. Deliberately, one node was left as such and the other node was treated with natural pesticides (pseudomonas and viride) to restrict the rhizome rot disease attack. After cultivation, it was found that the rhizome rot disease attack on the node which was treated with pesticides was comparatively lesser than the other node. The five different nodes have been used in the experimental work with an average flex sensor resistance of 3.962 cm/kΩ. In a nutshell, this proposed method manifests the farmers to detect the rhizome rot disease at its earlier stage and to prevent it as well by screening the growth of the turmeric fingers when it is under the soil.
Highlights
Agriculture is acquiring more importance in the ongoing modern era with the incorporation of computer integrated technology and application of advanced control systems [1]
The existing wireless sensor networks like ZigBee, Bluetooth and WiFi are operated with 2.4 GHz Industrial Specific and Medical (ISM) band which are applicable for modern precision agriculture [6] [7]
The five different nodes have been used in the experimental work with an average flex sensor resistance of 3.962 cm/kΩ
Summary
Agriculture is acquiring more importance in the ongoing modern era with the incorporation of computer integrated technology and application of advanced control systems [1]. Precision agriculture is very much useful in improving the efficiency of performance of agricultural land and increases the quality and reliability in spite of the ruggedness in the environment [4]. The existing wireless sensor networks like ZigBee, Bluetooth and WiFi are operated with 2.4 GHz Industrial Specific and Medical (ISM) band which are applicable for modern precision agriculture [6] [7]. All these wireless networks provide license free operation, huge spectrum allocation and worldwide compatibility [8]. Miranda [9] evaluated the irrigation amount based on distributed soil water measurements using closed loop systems
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