• Joshua Siby Paul
• Dr. Balaji Vijayan
• Gokul S
• Hesham Iftekhar
• Ibrahim Mohamed Aneesulla

Hydroponics is a form of gardening that uses no soil, but instead grows plants in a solution of water and nutrients. A hydroponic system can grow plants and vegetables faster and year-round with an efficient use of resources. Plants grown this way usually yield more, require less space, and conserve soil and water. This system is an ideal solution if you are an apartment dweller who does not have an outdoor gardening plot. Throughout the growing process, one needs to control several factors such as lighting, water quality, air circulation, and more. Here we use Deep water culture (DWC) which is a hydroponic method of plant production by means of suspending the plant roots in a solution of nutrient-rich, oxygenated water. This method uses floating rafts to suspend plant roots into a pond of water . Since there is a relatively large reservoir of nutrient rich water for each plant, there is buffering for pH and temperature, which means these elements of the system won’t fluctuate undesirably. For oxygenation of the hydroponic solution, an air stone is added. This air stone is then connected to an airline that runs to an air pump. Sunlight is usually required for the growth of the plants but in hydroponics, it is supplemented with artificial lighting. The lighting has to be according to the plant’s type and requirement.

Hydroponics, Deep Water Culture, Internet of Things

"Automated Hydroponic Set-Up using IOT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no.a469-a473, July-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207057.pdf

"Automated Hydroponic Set-Up using IOT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no. ppa469-a473, July-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207057.pdf