Integrated incubator technology to control temperature and humidity based on the internet of things as optimum growth conditions for aglaonema stem cuttings.

Aglaonema is a high-commodity ornamental plant because it has many enthusiasts and has become a trend in recent years in Indonesia. Aglaonema cultivation is conventionally done by stem cuttings. However, conventional cultivation has several drawbacks including the lack of controlled temperature, humidity, and sterility of the cultivation area. In this study, an integrated incubator technology for controlling temperature, humidity, and sterilization was designed as the optimum growth conditions for aglaonema stem cuttings. The primary purpose of designing incubator is to be able to overcome the factors that cause stem cuttings failure with easy and practical control and monitoring. The aglaonema incubator is equipped with the internet of things (IoT) based monitoring using the Blynk platform. The temperature and humidity that will be conditioned in the incubator are 25 °C and 75-80%, respectively. The test results show that the incubator can maintain temperature, humidity, and sterility. The temperature and humidity system compared with the hygro-thermometer had an accuracy of 97.4±2.6% and 97.7±2.3%, respectively. The offline (LCD) and online (Blynk/IoT) monitoring systems have very high accuracy. The success percentage of stem cuttings after the incubator was applied was 93.3%. These results indicate that the incubator can be used to increase the success of aglaonema stem cuttings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]