Smart Irrigation System based on the Type of Crop using IoT

In India, agriculture is of utmost importance because it provides the main means of support for a sizeable segment of the people, particularly in rural areas. It ensures food security, boosts the nation's economy, and aids in the country's general socioeconomic development. Irrigation is very important to agriculture and has several important benefits. Irrigation provides crops with a managed and consistent water supply, especially in regions with little or variable rainfall. In spite of how efficient controlled irrigation is, it also necessitates constant human monitoring, which in some situations may seem impossible. This study aims to overcome this limitation by developing a straightforward but effective circuit that can track multiple parameters and determine how much water the plant needs. Three different sensors are used to measure the vitals from the soil and send it to the Arduino board. The user is also allowed to enter the type of plant to pick the perfect value range of the parameters. The Arduino then analyses the values from the sensors and finalizes the amount of water that had to be sent to the plants. The sent data is also shared with the user via the cloud console of the Arduino. The user can also view the flow of the water through the console. This design is tested using three different circumstances for three plant types. The circumstances include normal range, dry range, and extremely dry. The performance of the system is then analyzed to find that the model is able to change the water flow according to the circumstance on its own.