Document Type : Articles
Authors
Department of Agriculture Technology, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
Abstract
The integration of IoT technology in smart greenhouses enables real-time monitoring of the microclimate, empowering farmers to remotely manage their plants. This capability proves invaluable to farmers, as the data collected by the smart greenhouse is automatically processed and seamlessly transmitted to the control system through the internet. These innovative systems enable the vertical cultivation of crops, maximizing space utilization a particularly valuable feature in densely populated urban areas where arable land is scarce and costly. The objective of this research is to develop a real-time, internet-based monitoring and control system tailored for smart greenhouses. The core concept in this research is precision, particularly in the monitoring and regulation of greenhouse temperature and humidity. By achieving optimal environmental conditions for cultivated crops, this system aims to significantly increase crop yield. Tower farming systems allowing for the cultivation of up to 144 plants per square meter—contrasting sharply with the limited yield of 5 to 10 plants in traditional farming methods. Moreover, this tower farming system offers several benefits: it enhances crop quality, reduces resource consumption, and fosters sustainability and efficiency in agriculture. The results showed that the average of the smart greenhouse plant height, the number of leaves, the length of the leaf, the width of the leaf, and the total weight of without roots was 22.34 cm, 12 leaves, 9.72 cm, 1.70 cm, and 18.96 grams. The results prove that water spinach in the smart greenhouse is better than control.
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