Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)
Published: April 23, 2025
Water scarcity and inefficient irrigation practices pose significant challenges to modern agriculture, particularly in semi-arid regions. Traditional methods often lead excessive water consumption uneven distribution, reducing overall efficiency sustainability. Effective management irrigated agriculture is crucial for maintaining high crop productivity alleviating scarcity. To improve techniques, the integration of drip systems with wireless sensor networks (WSNs) was investigated herein. In proposed system, valve control soil moisture monitoring nodes were added obtain real-time data on volume (IWV), flowrate, pipe inlet pressure, within WSN. The hardware software designs created, including selection components, specific functionalities algorithms, communication protocols used transmission. A field test performed an olive orchard assess performance system during season. results showed that content varied between 42.0% 24.4%, 44.6% 25.9%, 46.7% 30.2% at different depths, validating system's capability optimize scheduling. automated enabled precise application 2,209 m3 throughout Flowrate stabilization approximately 2.8 m3/h pressure early detection anomalies such as clogging or low supply, enhancing efficiency. this study highlight potential WSNs improving irrigation. By providing remote-control capabilities, integrated offers a tool optimizing usage conserving resources.
Language: Английский