Management Of Irrigation Systems Research Articles

IoT-based intelligent irrigation management and monitoring system using arduino

Plants, flowers and crops are living things around us that makes our earth more productive and beautiful. In order to growth healthy, they need water, light and nutrition from the soil in order to effect cleaning air naturally and produce oxygen to the world. Therefore, a technology that manage to brilliantly control plants watering rate according to its soil moisture and user requirement is proposed in this paper. The developed system included an Internet of Things (IoT) in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) environment where it manages and monitors the irrigation system either manually or automatically, depending on the user requirement. This proposed system applied Arduino technology and NRF24L01 as the microprocessor and transceiver for the communication channel, respectively. Smart agriculture and smart lifestyle can be developed by implementing this technology for the future work. It will save the budget for hiring employees and prevent from water wastage in daily necessities.

The Difference in Paddy Production Through Irrigation and No Irrigation: A Survey of Households in Phalelung Rural Municipality

This study was designed to examine the difference in paddy production through irrigation and no irrigation, and to explore the problems faced by the farmers in the study area in Phalelung Rural Municipality, as well as their possible solutions. As for the method, this study used the descriptive tools (tables, percentage, means, and standard deviation) and inferential tools (t test and interval estimates (95% confidence interval) at the ∝ = .05 level. Kilograms were used as a unit of measuring the paddy produced by 50 households in both irrigated and no irrigated farmlands. Concerning the first objective, the study found statistically significant evidence in favor of the alternative hypothesis (H1), at the specified ∝ = .05 level, that population annual-mean-(paddy) production from the irrigated farmland (μ1) became larger than that from the nonirrigated farmland (μ0). Regarding the finding of second objective, on the problems and prospects of farmers, this study found as main problems the lack of irrigation, faulty irrigation management system, lack of technology, monsoon-based agriculture, and low productivity. According to the farmers in the study area, the possible solutions of the problems could be managing irrigation facilities, providing credit, and providing agro-training to farmers.

Norms and Legal Practice in Ancient Egypt: A Case Study of Irrigation System Management

The prosperity of Egyptian civilization has depended on the efficient use of water deriving from the Nile throughout its recorded history. Despite the importance of water and irrigation in ancient Egypt, very little is known of its water regulations. The only known legal source related directly to the maintenance of canals that has been preserved is a section of the Dikaiomata – the Alexandrian city law dealing with the construction and improvement of irrigation channels in the surrounding countryside. However, being Greek in origin, it does not seem to correspond to the legal practice that has been in use in Egypt since the earliest times. How water regulations looked like in practice can therefore only be observed by means of practice documents, i.e. papyri from Ptolemaic period. Such papyri recorded the law in action, both in relation to individuals as well as the whole society in the context of water management. These documents and their similarities and differences to the rules contained in Dikaiomata are the subject of the paper.

Influence of Zeolite and Phosphorus Applications on Water Use, P Uptake and Yield in Rice under Different Irrigation Managements

Phosphorus (P) deficiency often occurs in paddy fields due to its high fixation, and low solubility and mobility in soils, especially under water stress. Available soil P and plant P uptake could be improved through the application of zeolite. However, little is known about the impact of zeolite on P uptake in rice under water stress. A two-year lysimetric experiment using a split-split plot design investigated the effects of zeolite (0 or 15 t ha−1) and P (0 or 60 kg ha−1) applications on water use, P uptake, and grain yield in rice under two irrigation management systems (continuous flooding irrigation (CF) and improved alternate wetting and drying irrigation (IAWD)). Both irrigation systems produced equivalent effective panicles and grain yield. Compared with CF, IAWD reduced water use and aboveground P uptake and improved water-use efficiency (WUE) in rice. The applications of zeolite or P alone increased grain yield, WUE, soil available P, and stem, leaf, and panicle P concentration, and aboveground P uptake, but had no significant effect on water use. The enhanced grain yield induced by zeolite was related to the increase in aboveground P uptake. The zeolite application enhanced NH4+–N retention in the topsoil and prevented NO3−–N from leaching into deeper soil layers. Moreover, Zeolite made lower rates of P fertilizer possible in paddy fields, with benefits for remaining P supplies and mitigating pollution due to excessive P. These results suggest that the combined application of zeolite and P under improved AWD regime reduced water use, improved P uptake and grain yield in rice, and alleviated environment risk.

SEMIAUTOMATIC IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IN TOMATO

The use of new technologies to meet the demands of the agricultural market is increasing; however, technical information on application is scarce for some areas of knowledge, including irrigation management. The objective of this study is to evaluate an automatic irrigation system with capacitance sensors connected to a local wireless network for the semiautomatic management of irrigation in tomato crops compared with a manual control system based on time-domain reflectometry (TDR)-type sensors. The experiments were carried out in a protected environment, and the seedlings were transplanted following surface drip lines. The study adopted a completely randomized block design consisting of two treatments and 12 repetitions, totaling 24 subplots. The evaluated treatments were an irrigation management system with TDR sensors and a manually-programmed controller, and an irrigation management system with capacitance sensors and a semiautomatically-programmed controller connected to a digital assistant. Quantitative and qualitative parameters as well as the green and dry matter production were evaluated in each treatment. The results indicated that both sensors were effective in managing irrigation in tomato crops. Furthermore, both systems were accurate, and the Alexa® digital assistant was efficient in programming the GreenIQ® semiautomatic system by voice commands.

Improving the efficiency of operational measures on reducing the sediment capture in the irrigation system water intake

Introduction. The article considers operational measures of channel process regulation in the headwater of low-pressure front water intake located on rivers with abundant sediment loads. In addition to deep hydraulic flushing, the study proposes the method of task-oriented handling of the watergate screens. It allows reducing the amount of irrigation system channel siltation and significantly reducing the expenses for mechanical cleaning. An analysis of the problems of practical implementation of hydraulic methods to reduce the sediment capture in water intakes and the necessity of moving to the advanced technological level of irrigation system management is given. The international experience of irrigation system management modernization based on the principle of integration and activation of interested parties in the decision-making process is considered.
 Materials and methods. The studies of hydraulic methods of impact on channel processes during the water intake operation were carried out on physical eroded models (large-scale one and fragmented one). When conducting field research, the article analyzed the economic situations in addition to the hydraulic studies.
 Results. The research has developed a schematic diagram for the creation of artificial circulation zones, Based on the results of the research on a large-scale field eroded model of the frontal water intake. This makes it possible to redirect a part of the sediment flow from the water intake to the spillway dam open gates and reduce the channel siltation intensity. The dependences were obtained for the amount of sediment captured in the water intake on the ratio of water flow taken into the main channel and discharged through the bottom flushing galleries, which allow interactive schedule adjustment of water supply to agricultural producers depending on hydrological and climatic conditions.
 Conclusions. The hydraulic methods usage scale and their efficiency depend on applying modern analytical methods and digital technologies in the development of operational patterns as well as on the improvement of the regulatory framework and the organizational and economic mechanism for the irrigation system management.

Decision Support System Based on Queuing Theory to Optimize Canal Management

Uncertainties of groundwater utilization are usually neglected in decision support systems for irrigation system management. In this study, an irrigation water allocation model based on queuing theory was developed and an IOMSD (Irrigation Optimization Management for Shijin irrigation district Decision Support System) was designed. As the core of the system, the model adopts minimum water transportation time as the primary goal, and minimum loss of irrigation as the secondary goal. The developed IOMSD includes four layers: interaction, database, program, and model. Decision makers can obtain a detailed water allocation scheme by operating the IOMSD. To illustrate its application, the Shijin irrigation district was used. An optimal scheme was obtained using the IOMSD, which showed that the system utilization rate was particularly low between day 37 and day 54, and only trunk canal b5 was irrigated independently. To simplify the operation of trunk canals and decrease the whole irrigation period, a hierarchical cluster analysis was adopted. The improved optimal schemes were more concise, and the utilization rates of trunk canals were higher. The asymmetrical coefficient of the main channel decreased to 1.375, and the irrigation system was more stable and more efficient.

Conjunctive Use of Water Resources in Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Terai Nepal

The need of conjunctive use of surface and ground water resources in agricultural sector arises due to the continuous increase in population and its growing demand for the production of food and fiber globally. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2 also targets to double the agricultural productivity to feed the growing population and ensure sustainable food production systems by 2030. The conjunctive uses allow the utilization of ground water and surface water simultaneously as per the demand and supply requirement of available water resources. This paper presents an overview of the conjunctive use practices in the different parts of the world in general and specific issues for conjunctive use of irrigation for sustainable agriculture in the Terai region of Nepal. It covers a synopsis of literatures available regarding the conjunctive use of irrigation system in different irrigation command area of Nepal and unveils some research issues that need to be addressed. The review also covers an overview of different computer based models developed for the management of conjunctive water use for irrigated agriculture. Based on the review conclusions are drawn which could be helpful for further research and for the management of conjunctive irrigation system in the Terai region of Nepal.

A spatial approach to climate-resilient infrastructure in coastal social-ecological systems: The case of dumbeong in Goseong County, South Korea

Sustainable landscape planning and management of coastal habitats has become an integral part of the global agenda due to anthroprogenic pressures and climate change-induced events. As an example of human-engineered infrastructure that enhances the sustainability and resilience of coastal social-ecological systems (SES), we have presented the dumbeong system, a farmer-engineered and managed irrigation system based on Korean traditional ecological knowledge. We analyzed the spatial relationship of dumbeongs with coastal landscape attributes and droughts in Goseong County in South Korea. We used generalized linear models (GLMs) to examine the effects of land cover and recent (2001–2010) standardized precipitation index (SPI) on the abundance of dumbeongs. Then, we projected near future (2020–2050) changes in the SPI-based drought risk for the dumbeong system using representative concentration pathway (RCP) climate scenarios. We found that forest and marine water areas have positive relations with dumbeong abundance, whereas SPI has a negative relation, indicating that the dumbeongs are more abundant in areas close to sea water and forests, and with higher incidences of drought. Derived climate change scenarios show that the study region will experience higher incidence of drought. Our findings provide empirical evidence for the dumbeong system as an effective community designed and driven adaptive response to local hydrological processes and climatic conditions, and as climate-resilient infrastructure that strengthens sustainability and resilience of coastal SES. Based on our findings, we provide recommendations for sustainable landscape management and optimal use of the dumbeong system in coastal regions.

POTENTIAL OF C-BAND HYBRID POLARIMETRIC RISAT-1 SAR DATA FOR WHEAT CROP HEIGHT ESTIMATION

Abstract. The advancement of hybrid polarimetry and the launch of Radar Imaging SATellite-1 (RISAT-1), the first Earth observing satellite with capability to acquire hybrid polarimetric SAR data, have given opportunity to explore the potentials of this data for various geo-spatial applications. Among these, crop growth monitoring and soil moisture estimation is one of the important application for proper irrigation management, yield forecasting and crop insurance systems. The objective of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the sensitivity of RISAT-1 hybrid polarimetric SAR data for wheat height. However, backscattering coefficients have shown less sensitive towards wheat height, polarimetric parameters such as Stokes parameters and scattering decomposition parameters have shown higher sensitivity. The analysis observed the highest correlation coefficient (|r|) and lowest RMSE (in m) for g3 with 0.61 and 0.18 respectively followed by odd bounce with 0.59 and 0.2 respectively.

ANALISIS KERENTANAN SISTEM IRIGASI AKIBAT PERUBAHAN IKLIM DENGAN TOLOK UKUR INDEKS KELENTINGAN DI EMPAT DAERAH IRIGASI WILAYAH DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI BRANTAS

Climate change which mainly affected by the increase of climate variability from time to time is highly impacted to the vulnerability of irrigation system, in a way that by the increase of water demand can not be fulfilled by water availability (the decrease of capacity). While, basic measure of conducting irrigation system management currently is solely based on comparison value between demand and irrigation water availability (K-factor) without considering the increase of climate variability. Resilience Index (Ik) as one of basic measures in water resource management can be used as a limitation in irrigation system operational management. The results of the study show that Molek, Jatikulon, Menturus and Konto irrigation areas (DI) are impacted by climate change with different scales of resilience. The resilience index of 100% for Molek Irrigation area, 80% for Jatikulon irrigation area, 50% for Menturus irrigation area, and 33% for Konto irrigation area. Climate change is predicted causing the decrease of harvested area, in such a way that in the condition of El Niño around 48% in Konto Irrigation Area, 34% in the Menturus Irrigation Area, 28% at the Jatikulon Irrigation Area, and 15% in the Molek Irrigation areas. Nevertheless, in the La-Nina condition, there was no the increase of harvested area in the entire of irrigation area studied, even, there was a decreased of harvested area of 28% in Konto irrigation area, and 6% in Menturus irrigation area. The most powerful threat toward irrigation system sustainability is the environment, followed by physical, social, and economic aspects respectively. The results of this study implicate to the imprevement of irrigation management policy, namely to the operational pattern of irrigation system, which use resilience index (Ik) as basic measure of irrigation system management out of the K-factor.

Influence of organic mulching on drip irrigation management of cabbage cultivation

Irrigation has been pointed out in recent decades as the major consumer of water. Considering the need for a rational use of water resources and the importance of mulching for planting, this study evaluated the effect of organic mulching (sugarcane straw) under soil water storage for cabbage crop development. This research was conducted at CCA/UFSCar, and the experimental design was a completely randomized design with four replications and two treatments with and without sugarcane straw. Water application was performed by a drip irrigation system and irrigation management was determined from data collected by TDR. The use of organic mulching did not interfere with cabbage productivity under greenhouse conditions. The straw presents efficiency for reduction of soil evaporation and, consequently, increases water-use efficiency. The soil cover made it possible to save up to 28.1 mm (14.5%) of the water depth.

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A prototype of a real-time closed loop automatic control system has been successfully developed to suit trickle irrigation systems management. The control system was designed to manage the irrigation system based on collecting data through soil moisture sensors located at three different locations acting each third of the lateral to put the effect of emitters’ flow rate variation along laterals on soil moisture content distribution in consideration. Soil moisture content which will be used to start and stop the irrigation process will be based on the average of three sensors’ readings. Required inputs to manage the irrigation system were soil field capacity (FC), permanent wilting point (WP), and percentage of moisture allowed depletion (MAD). Irrigation process will begin when the soil moisture content equals the desired percentage of available water and it will stop after reaching soil field capacity. The system was provided with ability to check some defects that are related to the irrigation system like clogging, poor uniformity, and water pumping failure. Laboratory assessment showed that the control system has applied the design considerations and is expected to save irrigation time if implemented with low or poor uniformity trickle irrigation networks when compared to high uniformity networks. The study recommended evaluating the effect of this control system implementation in field especially with trickle irrigation networks which show poor uniformity to use the potentials of the control system to predict emitter clogging, and poor uniformity which are mostly appear in such irrigation systems. Key words: Automatic control, closed loop, flow rate variation, modern irrigation systems, real time. &nbsp

INTRODUCTION PRINCIPLES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT INTO THE WATER SECTOR IN UKRAINE

Develop scientific justification principles and areas of implementation of environmental management and audit system of water management Ukraine for its sustainable operation and future development. The methodology of the investigation based on the use of the modern scientific methods, viz.: analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction, mathematical statistics, systematic approach, and analysis. Involvement of significant volumes of water resources of the Southern region are led to a change in the hydrological regime in the water catchment areas, disturbance of natural equilibrium, sharp decrease in the quality of water resources potential, the predominance of degradation processes on self-sustaining and self-cleaning ability of aquatic ecosystems in economic circulation for the development of the branches of the economy: industry, recreation, agriculture, including irrigation. Today it is urgently necessary to solve the problems of integrated water management as an integral ecological-economic system of the region with the possibility of taking into account the needs of ensuring the protection and rational use of all natural resources, modern changes in the nature management and strategies of social development of the region. The functioning of the water management complex is ineffective by the imperfection of the modern water management system, the lack of funding and the imperfection of the mechanisms for attracting extra budgetary funds, as well as the absence of a system of public-private partnership in the water sector. In addition, the lack of a powerful legislative framework for ecologization of water management activities is led to environmental problems and ecological-economic, organizational and technological risks. There are necessary to conduct environmental audits and identification of new technological opportunities irrigation systems and waterworks, development directions and stages of modernization of irrigation systems to ensure integrated water management and adaptation of irrigation systems and irrigation modes of crops in connection with climate change to ensure ecologically balanced development of water systems. It is also necessary to create conditions for sustainable socio-economic development of the agricultural sector in the area of irrigation and rural areas. The issues of efficient functioning of the water industry are closely linked not only with the introduction of environmental audits, but also the introduction of environmental management as a water management system at the national level, as well as at the regional and local levels, remain unresolved. The basic condition for improving the efficiency of the water industry is the development and scientific substantiation of the principles of the implementation of the environmental management system and audit in order to develop the directions of recovery and development of the industry in the context of environmental safety and on the basis of ecologization of its activities. Environmental audit and its results as water and hydraulic engineering objects, irrigated agricultural lands, are the basis for implementation of engineering, reclamation and ecological measures in the system of ecological management and audit. Improvement of the management system is impossible without substantiation of the main stages of modernization and restoration of the industry, which envisages a gradual and tolerant distribution of functions of water resources management and exploitation of water management and reclamation systems between the State Agency of Water Management and regional authorities. Strengthening the role of the State Agency for Water Management in water resources management will enable ecologically safe and balanced use of them on the basis the principles of comprehensiveness and integration.

Irrigation Practices as Alternative Means of Supporting Rain-fed Agriculture: A Case Study of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

Estimation of evapotranspiration is important for study, design, determining crop water requirement and management of irrigation systems. Also it’s important for determining irrigation water requirement during dry spell and water shortage i.e. when the evapotranspiration is greater than effective rainfall. Based on this, the study was conducted in Cheha district, Gurage Zone with determine crop water requirement of potato. In line to this, ten years climatological recorded data (2008-2017) for Indibir station on (sunshine duration hr /day), maximum and minimum temperature ( O C), humidity (%) and wind speed (km/day) at 2 meters height were used to determine ET o using Penman combination method. Secondary data were used to collect important soil parameters required for determination of crop water requirement. Lengths of growing periods, planting date and crop varieties data were received from the validation value of the local farmers and CDAO. Crop coefficients (kc), rooting depth, critical depletion fractions, yield response factors and crop height were obtained from food and agriculture organization of the United Nations guidelines (No. 56). The analyzed data indicated that reference crop evapotranspiration ranged from 2.40 to 4.73 mm with a mean of 3.56mm. The assessment has showed that the water requirement of potato is 63.2, 84.1, 145.8 and 77.2mm during initial, development, mid and late growth stages, respectively. The effective rainfall contribution throughout the growing stage of potato in the area is 8.5, 23, 187.2 and 158.1mm all through initial, development, mid and late growth stages, whereas the net irrigation requirement of potato throughout the dry spell period is 52.9, 61.3, 14.9 and 0mm in initial, development, mid and late growth stages, respectively. Soil and water conservation management practice, water harvesting technology and agronomic practices should be applied, principally mulching is very important to save soil moisture during high heat stress and dry spell or water shortage. Key terms: reference evapotranspiration, crop water requirement, potato DOI : 10.7176/JAAS/55-03 Publication date :May 31 st 2019

PENYEMPURNAAN SISTEM PENGELOLAAN AIR IRIGASI MENGHADAPI IRIGASI MODERN DI INDONESIA

Damage to irrigation areas in Indonesia covering an area of 0.37 million hectares for severe damage and an area of 1.25 million hectares for moderate and mild damage, has an impact on Indonesia's ability in rice production; rice imports were almost half a century, and only the adequacy of rice was 2 X, i.e. 1984 and 2009. This was due to low irrigation services which resulted in less optimal carrying capacity of food security. The deterioration in the function of irrigation services can be grouped into 5 causes of low irrigation pillars, namely: vulnerability of water sources, lack of irrigation infrastructure, low irrigationwater management, weak management institutions, and low human resources. The cause will be eliminated by the irrigation modernization program by working on these five pillars. One of the pillars in the modernization of irrigation that needs to be improved is the irrigation management system. The purpose ofthis paper is to contribute ideas in improving the irrigation management system in Indonesia. The author has conducted observations and research on several irrigation areas, both the authority of the Central, Provincial and District Governments, especially visits to DI Wadaslintang, Central Java and DI Bondoyudo, East Java concerning irrigation water management systems. What stands out is the low level of irrigation services due to the inefficient irrigation water management system in Indonesia, in addition to the nature of service-based provision and not service-oriented based on farmers' needs. Identification wascarried out on the DI to find out the reasons for the low irrigation water management system, namely: orientation to water supply, calculation of irrigation requirements, water allocation method, irrigationwater distribution schedule, irrigation water loss, irrigation operational steps, irrigation water productivity measurement This study analyzes the factors causing the low irrigation water management system while making a formula for the improvement proposal in the form of 7 steps.

Land Degradation Issues in Kazakhstan and Measures to Address Them: Research and Adoption

Most intensive land degradation processes in Kazakhstan have been developed on rangelands. Although land degradation of rangelands is partly associated with sandy soils and dry climate in deserts, poor rangeland management aggravated during the process of land privatization is a major factor. Land degradation of cropland in rainfed agriculture occurs mostly through soil erosion by both wind and water. Although wind erosion is prominent, much land degradation has been caused by erosion by water as well. Research has shown that one of the major means of addressing the issues of soil erosion on cropland in rainfed agriculture is the elimination of the summer fallow practice on black soils and the adoption of chemical summer fallow concept in dry steppe regions. In the last three years, the area under summer fallow was reduced by 1 million ha. The other measure is No-Till and minimum tillage, which are currently adopted practices on 11.2 million ha of cropland. Degradation of cropland in irrigated agriculture occurs even more intensively because of poor management of soil drainage and irrigation systems. Saline seepage in particular is a major problem in these soils. Therefore, policies should be directed towards rebuilding of all irrigation and drainage constructions.

EVALUATION OF SOME TURF IRRIGATION SPRINKLERS UNDER DEFICIT IRRIGATION LEVELS

Several types of turf irrigation equipment are available to best meet the landscape requirements: from long range sprinklers that throw water for more than twenty meters to a small sprayer that splash water for 2-5 meters or less. So, selecting the right equipment is an important part of landscape irrigation. Uniformity of water distribution, water use rationalization and total costs are the major concerns for design and management of turf irrigation systems in Egypt. Therefore, the aim of this research was to evaluate the performance of Spray sprinklers PS and Rotator sprinklers MP on the distribution pattern uniformity of soil moisture content and water use efficiency of turf grass (Paspalum 10), under deficit irrigation management.

Performance Assessment of an Irrigation System in Tamil Nadu, India

Tamil Nadu in India has 7% of country’s population but 3% of surface water resource. About 40% of population lives below poverty line live in rural areas depending directly on agricultural activities during the year 2004–05. The state receives most of the rainfall during October to December. Hence, it is vital to conserve water when available. Most of the irrigation and power projects in Tamil Nadu came up before 1980 as a consequence of 5 years plans of Government of India. These projects were designed in such a way to suit the conditions prevailed during the years of implementation. As it is a fact that the water requirements and water availability change from time to time, the assessment of the present irrigation systems becomes necessary through which we get new strategies to implement, thereby satisfying the future demands. Hence, a study on the performance of the Palar–Porunthalar irrigation system in Tamil Nadu was taken up. The performances of the system since inception were studied. The crop water requirement for this irrigation system has been arrived based on duty area approach and followed till date from the year of inception. In this study, crop water requirement for the entire system was assessed using CROPWAT software. It is observed that twenty percent of water is saved by adopting this model. Also, for many years the water obtained during monsoons was either not sufficient or discharged as flood due to heavy intensity. The possibility of increasing the storage capacity of the dam was assessed using geographical information system (GIS) as it can make the system function more appropriate at times of flood. From this study, we come to know that the CROPWAT model has been more optimistic than the conventional method and the increase in dam height by 1.65 m is possible which in turn increases the storage capacity by 20 percent. It is observed that GIS serves as an effective tool for the management of irrigation system. The details of the data collected, analyses, methodology and strategies to be adopted are presented in this paper.

IoT based intelligent irrigation support system for smart farming applications

India is an agricultural country with an ample amount of arable land that produces wide variety of crops. Growing population and urbanization puts up challenges: more and quality yield in limited area, effective utilization of water resources, inculcating technology with traditional mechanisms, to be faced. A crop irrigation management system with sensor data fetch, transfer and operate functionalities is proposed to meet the expectations. The system comprises of: sensing, data processing and actuator sections, with a network of ambient temperature and humidity at a height and, soil moisture sensor placed at the root zone of the subject. The sensor generated data is compressed and then sent to an FTP server for processing. At the server, a 2-layer Neural Network with 4-Inputs, plant growth, temperature, humidity and soil moisture is used for decision making that controls water supply, fertilizer spray, etc. and a plant is used as the test object. Results show that there is tolerable error in the reconstructed data and 62.5% and 67.5% compression is achieved for ambient temperature, humidity and soil moisture respectively. The decisions are only 2% erroneous when done using Neural Networks using this data. Thus, due to its good data handling, decision making capabilities for precise water usage, being portable and user-friendly, this system proves beneficial in home gardens, greenhouses.