AN IRRIGATION TELECONTROL SYSTEM OPERATED BASED ON HORTICULTURAL CROP (VEGETATIVE AND GENERATIVE) GROWTH AND INDIGENOUS WISDOM
Mahmudi, Sensus Wijonarko, Tatik Maftukhah, Purwowibowo, Jalu Ahmad Prakosa, Dadang Rustandi, Siddiq Wahyu Hidayat, Hari Pratomo

National Research and Innovation Agency

Abstract

Precise watering for horticultural crops is essential. In case it is over-irrigated, the horticultural crops become rotten. On the other hand, the horticultural crop growth and the production yield can not achieve optimum. This study aims to develop an irrigation telecontrol system based on horticultural crop growth and indigenous wisdom. The horticultural crops are watered according to the necessity of the crop growth and many other variables collected as indigenous wisdom. The system was conducted using the research and development method. The laboratory testing result shows that the system can work properly. The watering follows the cropped graphic or the input entered by the operator as a representative of indigenous wisdom.

Keywords: irrigation telecontrol- horticultural crop- indigenous wisdom

Topic: Agriculture engineering