Smart Irrigation

Abstract

Irrigation is the method in which water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of distributed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall. Additionally, irrigation also has a few other uses in crop production, which include protecting plants against frost, suppressing weed growth in grain fields and preventing soil consolidation. In contrast, agriculture that relies only on direct rainfall is referred to as rain-fed or dry land farming. There is an urgent need for a system that makes the agricultural process easier and burden free from the farmer’s side. With the recent advancement of technology it has become necessary to increase the annual crop production output entirely agro-centric economy. To save farmer’s effort, water and time, Irrigation management is used. It is a complex decision making process to determine when and how much water to apply to a growing crop to meet specific management objectives. If the farmer is far from the agricultural land he will not be noticed of the current conditions. So, efficient water management plays an important role in the irrigated agricultural cropping systems. By developing a Smart Wireless Sensor and Arduino-controller, we have developed an app and solar mechanical system for switching on/off of a pump. By using upcoming techniques a farmer can increase his profit by solving different problems faced by the farmer in his routine life. The primary applications for this project are for farmers and gardeners who do not have enough time to water their crops/plants. It also covers those farmers who are wasteful of water during irrigation.