Automated System for Farming with Hydroponic Style

Belhekar, Priyanka; Thakare, Anuradha; Budhe, Payal; Shinde, U. S.; Waghmode, Vaishnavi

doi:10.1109/iccubea.2018.8697884

Cited by 10 publications

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“…The method developed by Belhekar et al (2018) and Jaimes et al (2019) measures the system’s relative humidity, temperature, electrical conductivity, pH, and water level. Farmers are alerted to situations like systemic nutrient imbalances by the data submitted to a database.…”

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Automatic nutrient estimator: distributing nutrient solution in hydroponic plants based on plant growth

Sangeetha,

Periyathambi

2024

PeerJ Computer Science

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Background The primary objective is to address the specific needs of plants at different growth stages by delivering precise nutrient concentrations tailored to their developmental requirements. Challenges such as uneven nutrient distribution, fluctuations in pH and electrical conductivity, and inadequate nutrient delivery pose potential hindrances to achieving optimal plant health and yield in hydroponic systems. By overcoming these challenges, the hydroponic farming community aims to enhance the accuracy of nutrient dosing, streamline automation processes, and minimize resource wastage. Hydroponics, a cultivation technique without soil, facilitates the growth of organic vegetation while concurrently minimizing water use and eliminating the necessity for pesticides. In order to achieve effective cultivation of hydroponic plants, it is essential to maintain a controlled environment that encompasses essential factors such as temperature, carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, oxygen availability, and appropriate lighting conditions. Additionally, it is crucial to ensure the provision of vital nutrients to maximize output and productivity. Due to the demanding nature of a hydroponic farmer’s schedule, it is necessary to minimize the amount of time dedicated to nutrient management, as well as pH and EC adjustments. Methods In order to determine and deliver the proper amount of vital nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, based on the plant growth stage, we presented an automatic hydroponic nutrient estimator in this system. We noticed that the plant’s nutrient consumption varies depending on its stage of growth according to plant psychology. Four peristaltic pumps with the necessary sensors are controlled by an Arduino board in the suggested system. Both filling and draining the water are done using each pump. To identify the plant stage, we apply the Plant Growth Stage Identification algorithm to encompass the seedling, vegetative, flowers, and fruit stages. Results The experimental results reveal that the Growth Stage Identification algorithm obtains 97.5% accuracy for the first 5 weeks with 1,715 ppm of nutrition ingestion, identifying the vegetative state. The flowering stage is identified with 97.5% accuracy in the 6–9th week with 2,380 ppm of nutrition consumption, and the fruiting location is determined with 99.4% accuracy in the last 10–15th week with 2,730 ppm of nutrition consumption.

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Section: Related Surveymentioning

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“…Monitoring the hydroponic atmosphere is the only function of the system. Therefore, the system is without actuators and depends on the farmer to control occurrences ( Belhekar et al, 2018 ). While Jaimes et al (2019) can add rainwater to the design and regulate pH levels.…”

Section: Related Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

Automatic nutrient estimator: distributing nutrient solution in hydroponic plants based on plant growth

Sangeetha,

Periyathambi

2024

PeerJ Computer Science

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“…The system can be monitored through a smartphone. Authors in [46,47], developed a system that measures water level, pH, electrical conductivity, water temperature, and relative humidity of the system. The data is sent to a database and farmers are notified of events such as the imbalance of nutrients in the system.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The system is only designed to monitor the hydroponic environment. Therefore, the system has no actuators and rely on the farmer to manage events [46]. While [47] can control the pH level, as well as supply water it harvested from rain to the system.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Survey of Smart Hydroponic Systems

Modu¹,

Adam²,

Aliyu³

et al. 2020

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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The explosion in human population has left researchers scrambling for solutions on how to feed the world. Furthermore, rural-urban immigration has on the one hand left the farms in the rural areas devoid of farmers and on the other hand has left the urban areas over-populated. Hydroponics is a form of agriculture where crops are grown without soil. This technique allows the farms to follow the farmers to the urban area. In addition, the fact that no soil is needed, allows hydroponic system to be stacked vertically (also known as vertical farming) to save space. The final frontier in hydroponics is automation. It will allow one farmer to work more than one job and cultivate more than one farm simultaneously. This paper provides a comprehensive survey on smart hydroponic system developed to date.

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“…[17] developed a remote monitoring system for hydroponics. Next as reported in [18], an automated system for hydroponic farming using various sensor networks was proposed. The researchers claimed that the system was able to assist in monitoring and controlling water pH level, EC, water temperature and humidity but upon reviewing their article, only monitoring data was discussed and not about the control part.…”

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Automated monitoring and controlling pH levels for hydroponics cultivation technique

Saaid

Yassin

Tahir

2020

IJEECS

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<span>A hydroponics plant can grow healthily with sufficient nutrient, temperature, light, humidity as well as pH level that is indeed vital in ensuring the plants will absorb maximum nutrient elements required. This paper presents automated monitoring and controlling pH levels for the hydroponic cultivation technique. In this study, automated monitoring and controlling of pH levels are developed specifically for the hydroponic cultivation technique. There are three main methods that involved in the development of the system namely hardware, programming and functionality test. Firstly, users need to set the maximum and minimum pH levels as required by the plant. Then, the pH sensor will monitor the real-time pH level of the water. A syringe pump that contains a pH up solution (alkaline) and a pH down solution (acid) will drip the solutions to neutralize the water content if the water pH level is not within the stated ranges as set by the user. Results showed that the automated monitoring and controlling pH levels were successfully developed and functionality was tested and confirmed as desired. The syringe pumps responded perfectly upon changes of the water pH value based on the validation done that showed 100% accuracy of the syringe pump responds. </span>

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Automated System for Farming with Hydroponic Style

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Automatic nutrient estimator: distributing nutrient solution in hydroponic plants based on plant growth

Automatic nutrient estimator: distributing nutrient solution in hydroponic plants based on plant growth

A Survey of Smart Hydroponic Systems

Automated monitoring and controlling pH levels for hydroponics cultivation technique

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