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To optimize water use for agricultural crops while also verifying water scarcity in the field, an automated irrigation system was developed. Weed management and control are critical for high-yielding, high-quality crops, and developments in weed control technologies have had a significant impact on agricultural output. Any weed control method that...
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The technologies on automation in cultivation have seen great advancements in recent times. However, the lack of adoption of available technologies poses serious concerns about their suitability, efficacy, and economic benefits. One of the impediments for implementation of IoT system is the lack of internet coverage in the remote areas where the agricultural land is located. One way to implement wireless control of irrigation and fertigation is using the nonconventional method of data transfer. The wireless network can be established using the communication network of the amateur radio to transfer data that has access to frequency allocations through the Radio Frequency spectrum. Amateur radio connectivity can be used to establish communication to any location irrespective of distance. Another means of establishing wireless connectivity without internet is the WiMax Hopping process that is reminiscent of the Wi-Fi system, but the range can be as large as 50 km in the former. This paper provides detailed specifications and diagrams for implementing wireless control of micro-irrigation and fertigation in the remotely located fields using these technologies. The paper also presents the detailed comparative costs of implementation of such a system using IoT, Amateur Radio, and the WiMax network system. The benefits of the IoT-based control system can be easily derived without access to the internet. This opens new vistas of opportunities for the farmers of our country and a new stream of research.
