Smart-Hydroponic-Based Framework for Saffron Cultivation: A Precision Smart Agriculture Perspective

Kanwalpreet Kour, Deepali Gupta, Kamali Gupta, Gaurav Dhiman, Sapna Juneja, Wattana Viriyasitavat, Hamidreza Mohafez and Mohammad Aminul Islam
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Kanwalpreet Kour: Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, India
Deepali Gupta: Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, India
Kamali Gupta: Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, India
Gaurav Dhiman: Department of Computer Science, Government Bikram College of Commerce, Patiala 147001, India
Sapna Juneja: KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi NCR Campus, Ghaziabad 201206, India
Wattana Viriyasitavat: Department of Statistics, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Hamidreza Mohafez: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Mohammad Aminul Islam: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-19

Abstract: Saffron, one of the most expensive crops on earth, having a vast domain of applications, has the potential to boost the economy of India. The cultivation of saffron has been immensely affected in the past few years due to the changing climate. Despite the use of different artificial methods for cultivation, hydroponic approaches using the IoT prove to give the best results. The presented study consists of potential artificial approaches used for cultivation and the selection of hydroponics as the best approach out of these based on different parameters. This paper also provides a comparative analysis of six present hydroponic approaches. The research work on different factors of saffron, such as the parameters responsible for growth, reasons for the decline in growth, and different agronomical variables, has been shown graphically. A smart hydroponic system for saffron cultivation has been proposed using the NFT (nutrient film technique) and renewable sources of energy.

Keywords: IoT; saffron; NFT; hydroponics; WSN (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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