Applications of Internet of Things in Mushroom Farm Management

Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) based monitoring and control systems are widely used in a controlled environment to manage agriculture farms including mushroom farms. IoT can help to improve agricultural and farming industries by reducing labour cost through automation and increase the yield by providing optimum conditions for growth. The temperature, humidity, light intensity and CO <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> are some of the important parameters need to manage in a mushroom farm and these data are collected through wireless sensors. The implementation of this smart mushroom system have optimized the usage of resources such as water and fertilizer and also maximized the quality and productivity of the mushroom. In this project, the mushroom yield have increased almost twice (192.6%) compared to mushroom cultivation using conventional methods.