Smart rHydroponic rFarming: rA rSurvey ron rTomato r& rChilli
Abstract
Hydroponically rrequires rsimilar rneeds rfrom rtheir renvironment rfor rgood ryields.
rHowever, rwith rhydroponics rwe rhave rcontrol rover rmany rof rthe rlimiting rfactors rthat rplants
rencounter rin rsoil. rNutrient rsolution rformulations rand rtheir rpreparation rare rbasic rto
rsuccessful rhydroponics. rMost rof rus rgrowing rvegetables rin rour rbackyard rgardens rface rlots rof
rchallenges rwith rthe rsoil rstructure, rfertility, rwatering, rpests, rand rdiseases. rThe rability rto
rproduce rhigher ryields rthan rtraditional, rsoil- rbased ragriculture. rAllowing rfood rto rbe rgrown
rand rconsumed rin rareas rof rthe rworld rthat rcannot rsupport rcrops rin rthe rsoil. rIn rcase rof
rseasonal rplants, rthe ryield rdoes rnot rsatisfy rthe rcustomer rneeds rand rthe rexpectation rof
rfarmers rin rproductivity. rFor rthese rreasons, ra rfarming rmethod rwhich rneeds rlesser
rrequirements rin rcost rfactor rand ralso rit reasy rto rmaintain rand rcontrol rthe rimportant rfactors
rsuch ras rlight, rwater rlevel rtemperature, rand rhumidity rthroughout rthe ryear ris rneeded.
rManagement rof rresources rin ra rhydroponics rset-up rwould rbecome reasier rand rmore refficient
rbased ron rthe rsuccess rand rresults rof rthis rstudy