FUTURE OF THE DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM: A PROPOSED APPROACH

Abstract

Rain has never been a reliable source of water for agriculture. Drip irrigation allows water to drip slowly to the roots of plants, through a network of valves, pipes, and emitters. The major challenge in front of researchers is to make drip irrigation system completely automatic and free from manual intervention. This paper presents a smart drip irrigation system that uses a low cost temperature and soil moisture sensors to manage and control water supply in water deficient areas. Data acquired from a sensor node is sent through ADC Controller to a centralized cloud server that controls water supply. Moreover, the proposed system has the ability to check the availability of necessary resources like water tank, pesticides storage tank etc. and based on that, it takes decisions. Use of this system will result in overall cost effective, scalable and robust implementation of drip irrigation.