Solar Based Hydroponics Cultivation

Abstract

The main aim of the project is to grow a plant without a soil by using solar supply. It uses the
90% of water efficiently. As compared to soil cultivation, the production increases by 3 to 10
times. Hydroponics is the method of growing plants without soil by using mineral nutrients
solution in water solvents usually an inorganic substrate with rock wool to be the most
common worldwide. Agriculture in the growing countries faces some serious challenges in
the coming decades that include: competition for water, energy resources, rising costs,
increased world population, competition for international markets, changes in climate,
environmental impact and uncertainties in the effectiveness of the current European policies
as regards adaptation strategies. Controlled environments become an important tool in
agriculture production and study chains. Hydroponics is a promising technology and
becomes very popular in the area of agriculture, specifically in urban farming. Hydroponic
systems have found a rapid development and widespread use in recent years. In hydroponics
cultivation, the recording of several parameters helps cultivators to develop optimal
conditions for the growth of plants. In this paper, we present a low-cost, high-reliability
prototype for real-time measurements in hydroponics cultivation.