Eminent Says ....
" The device developed by Open Spectrum Ai Private Limited seems to be the promising device for saving in irrigation water by farmers. however sometimes more than one device is needed to be installed in the field because soil texture and structure, and slope is less or more not homogeneous. Crop effective root zone depth varies so installation depth and depilation level is to be needed. "
Dr. C. K. Patel -
Research Scientist
Centre for Natural Resources Management
S. D. Agricultural University Sardarkrushinagar-385506
Pioneering the Future of Farming.
Soil water potential measures the force roots use to extract water from the soil, helping estimate soil moisture levels and prevent leaching. This makes it ideal for optimizing irrigation schedules, as over-irrigation often causes water and fertilizers to leach below the effective root zone.
Conventional soil moisture sensors consume more battery and offer less accurate information about soil water holding capacity. Soil water potential is measured in centibars (cb) or kilopascals (kPa).
Irrigation scheduling hinges on field capacity and the efficient root zone. Field capacity is the soil moisture level at 0.3 cb soil water potential, beyond which leaching occurs, varying by soil texture. The efficient root zone is the soil region where roots are most concentrated and absorb the most nutrients. As crops mature, this zone deepens, making crop stage crucial for irrigation planning.
We divide stage into 3 parts depending on the type of crop:
1. Vegetative Stage: Efficient Root Zone @ 6-9 inches below ground
2. Flowering Stage: Efficient Root Zone @ 9-12 inches below ground
3. Fruiting Stage: Efficient Root Zone @ 12-15 inches below ground
The device works on a licensed IoT spectrum which is managed by Jio and provides good signal strength in 90% of the pincodes. The data captured is sent via LTE network to Mobile ISP Towers and then to our database, where our Proprietary AI algorithms analyze the data and inform about water requirements in different stages. This analysis is pushed to our application where farmers in real time can see the results of their irrigative actions.
US based Irrometer’s WM200 sensor has solved this problem to a greater extent. These sensors used gypsum blocks enclosed in hydrophilic materials which act as a root and measure Available Moisture Content. These sensors, when buried inside the soil, come in equilibrium with soil after absorbing all the available moisture and then generate a reading. They do not depend on pointy electrodes which can only measure instantaneous VWC in soil.
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