Designing and Implementing a Wireless Sensor Node-Based Intelligent Management System for Agricultural Product Irrigation Scheduling and Timing

Agriculture consumes the majority of the country's water. The control of irrigation time and the use of suitable irrigation technology are extremely crucial due to the restricted quantity and quality of water resources in IRAN for plant development in desert regions. This paper's goal is to create and develop a sensor node-based control system that will provide an ideal intelligent drip irrigation system for agricultural products. Using the hardware components as a foundation, the software component of the project is developed and produced. The hardware component includes the control box, which is utilized to collect soil moisture data via soil moisture sensors to monitor the planting environment. The second component is a C++ application that is used to analyze soil moisture data for better management and to select the best drip irrigation plan. This technology was implemented and tested as a pilot in the Saravan Higher Education Complex Innovation Center in Sistan and Baluchistan province. The findings revealed that, in addition to lowering water consumption costs, timely irrigation management boosts agricultural product productivity.