Open AccessIrrigation control and image acquisition for rice cultivation in UAE desert soil
Author(s) -
Mohammod Ali,
M. A. H. Chowdhury,
Nafiul Islam,
Saidul Islam,
Shafik Kiraga,
Jin-Yong Jeong,
Soo Young Chung
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/924/1/012018
Subject(s) - solenoid valve , irrigation , soil water , environmental science , water content , upload , agricultural engineering , remote sensing , real time computing , hydrology (agriculture) , engineering , computer science , geography , agronomy , soil science , operating system , geotechnical engineering , electrical engineering , biology
Precision water management and crop growth monitoring are essential where water is a scarce, especially in desert soils. The purpose of the study was to control the irrigation and real-time image acquisition for monitoring the rice cultivation inside the net house under the UAE desert soil. An automated data acquisition system was constructed, installed, and tested in the experimental site at Al-Foah, Al-Ain. Soil water content sensors were placed in the different depths of desert soils, and an automatic irrigation logic was implemented to maintain the average of 30% desired water content level in desert soils. The irrigation rate was controlled based on the sensor data and the on/off of the pump and valves. When the average soil water content percentage level exceeds 30%, the pump and solenoid valve automatically turned off and vice versa. A Raspberry Pi operating system was used to control the irrigation, and a Raspberry Pi camera system was used to capture the real-time images for monitoring the rice growth and development. A web server was developed to upload and display the sensor values and images using python programing language through the embedded Wi-Fi network service. The web-based monitoring system was allowed to monitor the rice field situation from anywhere and download data from the site. The existing irrigation technique would help to grow the rice in UAE desert soil environments.