Korean Journal of Agricultural Science (농업과학연구)

Institute of Agricultural Science, CNU (충남대학교 농업과학연구소)
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Construction and basic performance test of an ICT-based irrigation monitoring system for rice cultivation in UAE desert soil

  • Mohammod, Ali (Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, Graduate School, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Md Nasim, Reza (Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, Graduate School, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Shafik, Kiraga (Department of Smart Agricultural Systems, Graduate School, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Md Nafiul, Islam (Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, Graduate School, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Milon, Chowdhury (Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, Graduate School, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Jae-Hyeok, Jeong (National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Sun-Ok, Chung (Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, Graduate School, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2021.08.06
  • Accepted : 2021.09.23
  • Published : 2021.12.01
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Abstract

An irrigation monitoring system is an efficient approach to save water and to provide effective irrigation scheduling for rice cultivation in desert soils. This research aimed to design, fabricate, and evaluate the basic performance of an irrigation monitoring system based on information and communication technology (ICT) for rice cultivation under drip and micro-sprinkler irrigation in desert soils using a Raspberry Pi. A data acquisition system was installed and tested inside a rice cultivating net house at the United Arab Emirates University, Al-Foah, Al-Ain. The Raspberry Pi operating system was used to control the irrigation and to monitor the soil water content, ambient temperature, humidity, and light intensity inside the net house. Soil water content sensors were placed in the desert soil at depths of 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 cm. A sensor-based automatic irrigation logic circuit was used to control the actuators and to manage the crop irrigation operations depending on the soil water content requirements. A developed webserver was used to store the sensor data and update the actuator status by communicating via the Pi-embedded Wi-Fi network. The maximum and minimum average soil water contents, ambient temperatures, humidity levels, and light intensity values were monitored as 33.91 ± 2 to 26.95 ± 1%, 45 ± 3 to 24 ± 3℃, 58 ± 2 to 50 ± 4%, and 7160-90 lx, respectively, during the experimental period. The ICT-based monitoring system ensured precise irrigation scheduling and better performance to provide an adequate water supply and information about the ambient environment.

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Acknowledgement

This work was carried out with the support of the "Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science and Technology Development (Project No. PJ014538022020)" Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.

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