Author : Khushal G. Katara 1
Date of Publication :22nd March 2017
Abstract: Irrigation part in farming has always been an important part for farmers. Manual attempts for the irrigation, such as water supply and keeping the records are quite tedious .In order to make it simple and connected to technology, Soil moisture can be detected by soil moisture sensor. This sensor can detect the moisture level of the soil. This can be done automatic with microcontroller, so that whenever moisture level of soil gets low or soil gets dry, Water can be supplied automatically. The android app will store the records and can control the sensor and water pump. This can cut the manual attempts regarding the irrigation and simplify the efforts for farming with technology. Connecting the irrigation with technology makes it to the “smart irrigationâ€.
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