Affordable field environmental monitoring and plant growth measurement system for smart agriculture

Abstract

Nowadays, various affordable sensors and devices have been developed and utilized in a wide area of sectors. Needless to say, agriculture sector is no exception. They have already been applied to improve agricultural production in terms of advancing the knowledge and techniques of farming, reducing production costs, and improving the quality of agricultural produce. This paper introduces the current situation and example of the affordable sensors and devices for field environment monitoring and plant growth measurement in smart agriculture.