Design and Development of Smart Farming Technology for Sweet Charlie Strawberry Using Atmega2560 Microcontroller Board
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Rooted in antiquity and grounded upon time-honored traditions, traditional farming is an indispensable pillar supporting sustainable communities across generations. Yet, while lauded for its enduring virtues, it confronts reproach for its labor-intensive methodologies and the challenge of effectively navigating environmental variables, pestilence, and diseases. Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa), revered as one of the world’s most popular fruits, grapples with comparable difficulties aggravated by its innate susceptibility to water. Enter Smart Farming Technology, an automated greenhouse paradigm, poised as a promising solution in ameliorating the manifold obstacles afflicting both traditional agriculture and the cultivation of strawberries. Utilizing advanced techniques such as the subirrigation method from Taiwan, the automated greenhouse offers a solution to combat issues related to water sensitivity and water wastage in strawberry cultivation. This study demonstrates the successful integration of sensors, modules, and actuators, resulting in the development of an automated greenhouse system. Every device employed within the greenhouse has passed strict functionality tests, while every sensor has commendable accuracy rates, culminating in a rate of 97.22%. As a testament to the efficacy of Smart Farming Technology, strides have been achieved in urban strawberry cultivation, marked by the growth of strawberries, their larger size, and their resplendent crimson color. With Smart Farming Technology, a substantial advancement in cultivating strawberries within urban environments is made, significantly contributing to modernizing agriculture, promoting sustainability, and precise farming practices.
Keywords:
Smart Farming Technology, Strawberry, Automated Greenhouse, Subirrigation method, Quezon City UniversityReferences
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