MyGreen: An IoT-Enabled Smart Greenhouse for Sustainable Agriculture

Abstract

Internet-of-Things (IoT) has reshaped the smart agriculture. It has not only given a boost to the productivity and optimized the resources, but has also increased the efficiency and has minimized the cost of production. This article highlights the potential of sensors and IoT in the field of greenhouse farming and presents the future of automation. The different parameters such as humidity, water nutrients solution level, pH and EC value, temperature, UV light intensity, $CO_2$ level, mist, and amount of insecticides or pesticides are monitored through various sensors so that significant knowledge can be captured and early fault detection and diagnosis can be done. A Decision Support System (DSS) presented in this article acts as the central operating system which governs and coordinates all the activities. Furthermore, the article also accounts for the different challenges of greenhouse Rose farming and highlights a new IoT based solution which is smart and sustainable. The model presented in this article is well adapted to the changing environment, thereby redefining the terms of sustainability.