Muhammad Khairie Idham Abd Rahman
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Development of Automatic Mixing Process for Fertigation System in Rock Melon Cultivation Muhammad Khairie Idham Abd Rahman; Salinda Buyamin; M. S. Zainal Abidin; Musa Mohd Mokji
International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) Vol 8, No 3: June 2018
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (414.674 KB) | DOI: 10.11591/ijece.v8i3.pp1913-1919

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This work proposed an automatic mixing system of nutrient solution for rock melon fertigation according to the required electrical conductivity (EC) level. Compared to the manual practice, this automatic system will ensure continuous supply of mixed nutrient solution without the need to daily check and mix new nutrient. Thus, this easy to use and low cost automatic system will reduce the burden of the farmers. This system uses an EC sensor to automatically check the concentration level of the mixed nutrient solution. Other than that, the system only consists of electronic pumps for mixing process and an Arduino board as the controller. The controller will monitor the EC level and run the mixing process when the EC level is below the required level. By calibrating the EC sensors, the test shows that the automatic mixing system is able to accurately keep the mixed nutrient solution concentration in a 400 L mixing reservoir at several required levels.
Enhanced Fertigation Control System towards Higher Water Saving Irrigation Muhammad Khairie Idham Abd Rahman; Mohamad Shukri Zainal Abidin; Salinda Buyamin; Mohd Saiful Azimi Mahmud
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Vol 10, No 3: June 2018
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v10.i3.pp859-866

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Water saving in agriculture is increasingly important due to critical issues of water and climatic crisis. The focus of agricultural researches nowadays is to minimize the water consumption and at the same time increasing the agricultural yield.   This paper presents the three-types of automatic fertigation controller for irrigation system with different application tools. A weather station, soil moisture and timer based system were used to determine the volume of water supply needed by plants to calculate an accurate irrigation operation timing. The experiment was conducted by supplying water for capsicum annum test crop located in a greenhouse. The plant water demand parameter was calculated and compared for each application tools and the best application tool was chosen to be implemented in controlling the irrigation system.