Performance comparison of experimental IoT based drip and fibrous capillary irrigation systems in the cultivation of cantaloupe plants

Mohd Saiful Azimi Mahmud, . and Mohammad Shukri Zainal Abidin, . and Mohamad Hafis Izran Ishak, . and Muhammad Khairie Idham Abd Rahman, . and Emmanuel Abioye Abiodun, . and Zangina Umar, . and Salinda Buyamin, . Performance comparison of experimental IoT based drip and fibrous capillary irrigation systems in the cultivation of cantaloupe plants. pp. 1-12. ISSN 2735-1084

The demand for freshwater and food is on the increase due to the rapid growth in the worlds population while the effect of global warming and climate change poses a severe threat on water use and food security. Conventional irrigation system suffers due to an inefficient management of water and energy while insufficient supply of water to plant increases their stress which often affects its growth and development. Hence there is a need to increase research focus on water use efficiency in irrigation agriculture. This paper is aimed at investigating the performance of smart drip and subsurface fibrous capillary irrigation experiment for the cultivation of cantaloupe plant to increase the yield and quality of fruit while decreasing the water and energy usage. To achieve enhancement of subsurface fibrous capillary and drip irrigation system an Internet of Things (IoT) approach was used to improve monitoring of soil weather plant and control of water application. The performance comparisons of both methods was evaluated in terms of water-saving in greenhouse cultivation experiment. The results obtained shows that the smart fibrous capillary irrigation has water use efficiency of 19 g/Litre with average fruit sweetness of 13.5 Brix. While drip irrigation has 4.85 g/Litre and average sweetness of 10 Brix on the harvested fruit after 90 days of cantaloupe plant cultivation experiment. These have shown that precision irrigation through enhanced smart fibrous capillary irrigation can be used to achieve high water-saving and a good quality yield. It is expected that the research output will help to improve water-saving agriculture towards achieving food security.

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Abstract

The demand for freshwater and food is on the increase due to the rapid growth in the worlds population while the effect of global warming and climate change poses a severe threat on water use and food security. Conventional irrigation system suffers due to an inefficient management of water and energy while insufficient supply of water to plant increases their stress which often affects its growth and development. Hence there is a need to increase research focus on water use efficiency in irrigation agriculture. This paper is aimed at investigating the performance of smart drip and subsurface fibrous capillary irrigation experiment for the cultivation of cantaloupe plant to increase the yield and quality of fruit while decreasing the water and energy usage. To achieve enhancement of subsurface fibrous capillary and drip irrigation system an Internet of Things (IoT) approach was used to improve monitoring of soil weather plant and control of water application. The performance comparisons of both methods was evaluated in terms of water-saving in greenhouse cultivation experiment. The results obtained shows that the smart fibrous capillary irrigation has water use efficiency of 19 g/Litre with average fruit sweetness of 13.5 Brix. While drip irrigation has 4.85 g/Litre and average sweetness of 10 Brix on the harvested fruit after 90 days of cantaloupe plant cultivation experiment. These have shown that precision irrigation through enhanced smart fibrous capillary irrigation can be used to achieve high water-saving and a good quality yield. It is expected that the research output will help to improve water-saving agriculture towards achieving food security.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Cantaloupes
AGROVOC Term:	Tropical fruits
AGROVOC Term:	Cultivation
AGROVOC Term:	Irrigation systems
AGROVOC Term:	Drip fertigation
AGROVOC Term:	Capillary irrigation
AGROVOC Term:	Application of technology
AGROVOC Term:	Greenhouses
AGROVOC Term:	Water saving
AGROVOC Term:	Water use efficiency
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9681

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