A new automated drip irrigation and fertigation system for sugarcane crops

• Main Authors: Rivera, Diana Rose, Paduman, Sharaful Ilmi, Uon, Leapheng, Chua, Alvin
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2020
• Subjects: Microirrigation—Automation; Sugarcane—Irrigation—Automation; Mechanical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3719; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4721/type/native/viewcontent/012089.html
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper presents a new automation system specifically design for sugarcane crops to optimize the irrigation and fertigation process against resource shortage and climate change. The system uses a programmable logic controller, sensors, actuators, and other mechanical equipment to control and mana...