Implementation of an Irrigation System to Estimate Water in Hydroponic Crops through Evapotranspiration

[摘要] Hydroponic crops are a special type of crop because it tries to reduce space and water use for certain plants. Normally, the estimation of the water of the crops in underdeveloped countries is madein a manual way generating waste of water. In the water estimation, ideal factors can be consideredin which the crops carry out their biological process with a high yield. The hydric estimation can bemeasured as a function of the soil, the ambient temperature, the diameters of the roots, and the interspace between the plants. We consider carrying out the water estimation by checking each plantto reach the correct progress of plants in the crop. We show an approach to integrating hardwareand software components. The prototype is capable of calculating the evapotranspiration of cropsand making a water estimation according to the several factors in each plant and the measured datafrom electronic sensors in order to reduce water in each irrigation. Additionally, the system allowsthe farmers to schedule the irrigation.

[学科分类] 环境工程

[关键词] Water Estimation;Crop Irrigation;Irrigation scheduling;Evapotranspiration