Authors :
Ch. Sudarshan Reddy; Amulya Dasari; Grace Meghna; S. Lekhana; S. Shriya
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 6 - June
Google Scholar :
https://bit.ly/3TmGbDi
Scribd :
https://tinyurl.com/4pf55u5e
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8354471
Abstract :
Soil is crucial for economic and social
development as it provides the foundation for plant growth
and life cycle. Agriculture heavily relies on resources like
land and fertilizer to produce food. However, the National
Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) reports that the
annual soil loss rate in India is about 15.35 tonnes per
hectare, which leads to the loss of 5.37 to 8.4 million tonnes
of nutrients. This is due to intensive agricultural practices
that cause nutrient imbalance and soil depletion,
exacerbated by a lack of awareness about soil health. The
declining soil health is one of the reasons for stagnant or
decreasing crop yields, which will likely worsen in the
future.
To address this issue, this project aims to use IoT
technology to test different types of soil and determine their
macronutrient (NPK) and micronutrient values. The
measured nutrient values are compared to a dataset of
healthy soil samples' ideal nutrient values using an easy-to-
use interface that displays pictorial representations. The
farmer receives a detailed soil report that compares the
soil's micro and macro nutrient values to the ideal values,
much like a soil health report card.
Keywords :
Agriculture, Arduino UNO, Internet Of Things[IOT], Macronutrient, Micronutrient, Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium [NPK], Soil Health, Soil HealthReport Card.
Soil is crucial for economic and social
development as it provides the foundation for plant growth
and life cycle. Agriculture heavily relies on resources like
land and fertilizer to produce food. However, the National
Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) reports that the
annual soil loss rate in India is about 15.35 tonnes per
hectare, which leads to the loss of 5.37 to 8.4 million tonnes
of nutrients. This is due to intensive agricultural practices
that cause nutrient imbalance and soil depletion,
exacerbated by a lack of awareness about soil health. The
declining soil health is one of the reasons for stagnant or
decreasing crop yields, which will likely worsen in the
future.
To address this issue, this project aims to use IoT
technology to test different types of soil and determine their
macronutrient (NPK) and micronutrient values. The
measured nutrient values are compared to a dataset of
healthy soil samples' ideal nutrient values using an easy-to-
use interface that displays pictorial representations. The
farmer receives a detailed soil report that compares the
soil's micro and macro nutrient values to the ideal values,
much like a soil health report card.
Keywords :
Agriculture, Arduino UNO, Internet Of Things[IOT], Macronutrient, Micronutrient, Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium [NPK], Soil Health, Soil HealthReport Card.
