Open AccessDevelopment of Simple Software for Irrigation Scheduling of a Crop
Author(s) -
S. Chandrasekaran,
Ms Ponmalar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of recent technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-3878
DOI - 10.35940/ijrte.d1002.1284s219
Subject(s) - agricultural engineering , irrigation scheduling , agriculture , environmental science , production (economics) , irrigation , water scarcity , crop , farm water , scarcity , water resource management , water conservation , engineering , economics , agronomy , geography , macroeconomics , archaeology , microeconomics , biology
Availability of fresh water is becoming scare throughout the world and is of great concern to everyone. It is believed that scarcity of water will affect the agricultural production significantly. While alternative approaches for saving water is necessary, it is equally important to use the available water judiciously. For a given crop, during its entire growth period, the water requirements vary. If estimation can be made on the quantity of water required for the growth of a plant and the frequency interval of watering the crop, it is possible for the farmers to judiciously use water without affecting the quality of the production. This project will design a software system wherein for a given crop and location of the land, the farmers will be able to estimate the water requirement and frequency of watering. And this system also incorporates the facility for forecasting the temperature during the crop growth period.