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http://dx.doi.org/10.5338/KJEA.2018.37.4.38

Design of Cloud-Based Data Analysis System for Culture Medium Management in Smart Greenhouses  

Heo, Jeong-Wook (Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Institue of Agricultural Science, Rural Development of Administration)
Park, Kyeong-Hun (Ginseng Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development of Administration)
Lee, Jae-Su (Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Institue of Agricultural Science, Rural Development of Administration)
Hong, Seung-Gil (Department of Agricultural Environment, National Institue of Agricultural Science, Rural Development of Administration)
Lee, Gong-In (Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Institue of Agricultural Science, Rural Development of Administration)
Baek, Jeong-Hyun (Department of Agricultural Engineering, National Institue of Agricultural Science, Rural Development of Administration)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture / v.37, no.4, 2018 , pp. 251-259 More about this Journal
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Various culture media have been used for hydroponic cultures of horticultural plants under the smart greenhouses with natural and artificial light types. Management of the culture medium for the control of medium amounts and/or necessary components absorbed by plants during the cultivation period is performed with ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and/or IoT (Internet of Things) in a smart farm system. This study was conducted to develop the cloud-based data analysis system for effective management of culture medium applying to hydroponic culture and plant growth in smart greenhouses. METHODS AND RESULTS: Conventional inorganic Yamazaki and organic media derived from agricultural byproducts such as a immature fruit, leaf, or stem were used for hydroponic culture media. Component changes of the solutions according to the growth stage were monitored and plant growth was observed. Red and green lettuce seedlings (Lactuca sativa L.) which developed 2~3 true leaves were considered as plant materials. The seedlings were hydroponically grown in the smart greenhouse with fluorescent and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) lights of $150{\mu}mol/m^2/s$ light intensity for 35 days. Growth data of the seedlings were classified and stored to develop the relational database in the virtual machine which was generated from an open stack cloud system on the base of growth parameter. Relation of the plant growth and nutrient absorption pattern of 9 inorganic components inside the media during the cultivation period was investigated. The stored data associated with component changes and growth parameters were visualized on the web through the web framework and Node JS. CONCLUSION: Time-series changes of inorganic components in the culture media were observed. The increases of the unfolded leaves or fresh weight of the seedlings were mainly dependent on the macroelements such as a $NO_3-N$, and affected by the different inorganic and organic media. Though the data analysis system was developed, actual measurement data were offered by using the user smart device, and analysis and comparison of the data were visualized graphically in time series based on the cloud database. Agricultural management in data visualization and/or plant growth can be implemented by the data analysis system under whole agricultural sites regardless of various culture environmental changes.
Keywords
Hydroponic Culture medium; Greenhouse culture; Monitoring; Web virtual machine;
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