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ÇOMÜ ZIRAAT FAKÜLTESI DERGISI, vol.12, no.1, pp.1-10, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
In recent years, the limited availability of irrigation water has made the optimal use of water a necessity.
Successful irrigation practices in agriculture reduce excessive water usage and increase water use efficiency.
Economical use of water can be made possible through modern irrigation systems. Nowadays, automatic control
systems in agriculture have made significant progress and offer important advantages.
In this study, a mini evaporation pan consisting of nested two cylinders was used (outer cylinder
diameter 32 cm, inner cylinder diameter 27 cm, and both with a height of 20 cm) and the water remained at a
constant level in both cylinders due to the notch beneath the inner cylinder. A water level sensor was placed
inside the inner cylinder, and irrigation was activated based on the signal received from the sensor. The data
from the sensor was processed by the microcontroller on the Arduino Uno, and three different irrigation
applications were implemented by activating pumps connected to relays at 07:00, 14:00, and 21:00 o’clock, and
then the mini-evaporation pan was refilled, and the system waited for the next irrigation period.
The automation drip irrigation system-maintained irrigation as a closed loop throughout the entire
growth period of the lettuce plants using this approach. The addition of a fertilization unit to this system could
make it more effective in plant production. The performance of the system will be significantly enhanced by
enabling hardware that provides irrigation and fertilization to the plant according to its specific needs in terms of
timing and quantity, along with appropriate software integration.