IoT based smart irrigation system.

Agriculture plays a significant role in any country's GDP, and it also plays a significant role in India's economy. According to reports, agriculture provides income to 85 percent of India's population. There are plurality of issues in agriculture, such as determining the moisture content of the soil and the characteristics of the soil in the region. The Internet of Things (IOT) assists farmers in overcoming the majority of agricultural issues. To overcome the excess flow of water into agricultural land, a smart irrigation system based on IOT was developed. An IOT based smart irrigation system will be used for various purposes like water management and various soil parameters such as soil moisture, pH, humidity are measured and the nutrition of crop, weather forecasting and the observed values are collected by microprocessor and further sent to the user mobile. The GSM module used to establish a transmission link between the agricultural field and the farmer. The present status of field will be sent to the farmer via short notification. The farmer can access the server about the field condition anytime, anywhere thereby reducing the manpower and time. This whole system will work towards in providing the information of the red, black and the laterite soil's moisture content for the Thus the farmer can access the field condition server anytime, anywhere, thus reducing the workforce and time which will save time and the money. This system can also be used to ensure the proper amount of water for the irrigation of the crops. This research will also be helpful in determining the proportionate quantity of the chemical fertilizers and the pesticides for particular crops based on the output of the sensors thus minimizing the toxicity of the crops. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]