In the future , German jackpot plant growers will pick up a notification on their PC , smartphone , or tablet when the quite a little flora require water . That signal comes from sensor in the stool in combining with artificial intelligence . The warning system is one of the results of the ' Nursery Stock Growing Support System ' undertaking at the experimental station in Straelen , Germany . The Business Unit Greenhouse Horticulture and Flower Bulbs of Wageningen University & Research are involved in the projection as an adviser because of its cognition and experience with sensors .
In North Rhine - Westphalia , many agriculturalist grow potted plant in the exposed air . They find , among other things , on the basis of experience when the plant need H2O . This can sometimes lead to excessive tearing . The cultivator then has to spend more money on irrigation ( which takes place with fix sprinkler or irrigation booms ) for water , vim , and Department of Labor . In addition , valuable fertilizers can then leach into the dirt , which is also restricted by environmental regulations . water too little is also possible and leads to quality problems and less production .
SensorsThe project uses sensors from the Dutch company Quantified , which pass on wirelessly with a gateway connected to the cloud via the cyberspace or a 4 G connexion . Three moisture sensors are used per valve section , which , to keep costs low , all work via the same transmitter . The raiser can supervise the wet depicted object of the plants in the relevant incision on a website . In addition , the detector also cater other relevant information , such as the EC content and the temperature in the pot , but atmosphere temperature , relative humidity , and the position of the detector are also monitor .
Some German nurseries have now been outfit with this system . The next step is a word of advice system ground on artificial intelligence operation . The aim is that a grower receives a sign if the organization expects the moisture content in the plant ( in an time of day , for example ) to descend below a threshold value . In accession , the data-based station is working on a method to calibrate the sensing element for dissimilar types of turn media .
The Nursery Stock Growing Support System ' project is funded through the Project Promotion Program under the European Innovation Partnership " Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability " ( EIP Agrar ) , which is an built-in part of the Nordrhein - Westfalen program for rural areas 2014 - 2020 and jointly fund by the EU and North Rhine - Westphalia .
More selective information about the task can be get on thewebsite of the Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein - Westfalen(in German ) and thewebsite of WUR(in Dutch ) .
For more information : Wageningen University & Researchwww.wur.nl
