Chapter 12

A complete automated solution for farm field and garden nurturing using Internet of Things

S. Siva Kumar, A. M. Senthil Kumar, T. Rajesh Kumar, N. Sree Ram, V. Krishna Reddy and P. Sivakumar

Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation

12.1 Introduction

In developing countries like India, irrigation of crops and plants with the required amount of water is the fundamental problem. The main economy of the country depends on agriculture. Due to isotropic climatic conditions of the country, different regions need varied amount of water. Most of the lands in the country are dry and due to lack of rain a lot of lands are changing slowly into the unirrigated part. Unplanned use of water in irrigation may lead to a significant waste of water. ...

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