Water must be properly utilized as it is a very precious resource. Agriculture is one of those areas which consume a lot of water. Irrigation is a time consuming process and must be done on a timely basis. Our objective is to develop an auto-irrigation system which measures the moisture of the soil and automatically turns on or off the water supply system. Once installed this project requires very less human involvement. The circuit is based on PIC microcontroller and also a soil moisture sensor. Up to 60 percent of water used in irrigation can be saved using proper configured soil moisture sensor. The designed system can be used in turf grass or with small garden plants.Cite the Article Akshay Saini, Saket Kumar, Gautam Chutani. Automatic farming using Soil Moisture Sensor and PIC Microcontroller. Research & Reviews: A Journal of Embedded System & Applications. 2016; 4(3): 1–4p.
