Automated Irrigation System and Detection of Nutrient Content in the Soil

Agriculture is considered to be the backbone of India but it is facing exploitation. India's population depends only on agriculture. Nowadays the concept of automation goes on developing to a peak. It could playa vital role in the field of agriculture. To introduce a smart irrigation system using Arduino for water management with the nutrient monitor. Irrigation is the supply of an appropriate amount of water to the plants at a precise time. The main objective of this project is to make irrigation activities for the farmers easier and also not wasting a huge amount of water. This automatic irrigation system based on sensor-based systems has been designed and implemented as one of the most widely used and advantageous automatic systems. The sensors used are moisture sensors it is used to detect the moisture level of the soil and the water is pumped to the soil or field automatically. This can also be done manually by switching ON/OFF in the mobile app. First, the system checks the moisture level, temperature level, and humidity level and it will check the level for the corresponding crops based upon the level. If the levels are on the moderate state or with the required level no action takes place. If the levels are below the required amount the system operates and the motor pumps the water to the soil. Thus, it makes the work easier for farmers, and time consumption is also less. Along with this irrigation process, the soil's nutrient content is also monitored. If the soil's nutrient content is below the required amount the app will send a notification to the farmer through the app and the farmer can feed the crops with essential nutrients. To make the process manually the app connected to the system through WIFI has an ON/OFF button to operate it. The proj ect is useful for the farmers to make the irrigation process without doing hard work, and also it is helpful to provide the essential nutrients.