Irrigation management system with micro-controller application

This paper presents optimized irrigation scheme using automatic water control for performing crop specific irrigation activities. Level of irrigation depends on soil moisture content and type of crop considered. Different crops need different soil moisture for optimum crop yield. For optimum crop yield, smart irrigation, knowledge of soil condition, and water requirement of crop is essential. Optimal usage of water reduces overall power consumption and optimizes usage of water reserves. Smart usage of irrigation system optimizes land area productivity and conserves nature by reducing overall involved emission & losses in conversion components. Low cost microcontroller like Arduino based interfacing unit, has been used in this paper to obtain low cost smart irrigation solution.