Development of Smart Seedling Nursery for Organic Cultivation Community Enterprise, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Hat Yai District, Songkhla

Authors

  • Sahapong Somwong Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya
  • Thanwit Naemsai Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya
  • Athirot Mano Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya

Keywords:

Smart seedling nursery, Environment control system, Organic farming, Solar system

Abstract

This research is the development of smart seedling nursery for organic cultivation. It is used to increase the efficiency of seedling nursery and increase the strength and fertility of seedlings before they are transplanted into large plots of the community enterprise group, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province. This smart seedling nursery greenhouse controls the following factors affecting seedling growth: the temperature inside is in the range of 25–30°C, the relative humidity is in the range of 65–90%, soil moisture is moderate (50–70%). This smart seedling nursery has a misting system and a ventilation system that helps to adjust the environment to the specified range at all times. In addition, it also uses light from 430–630 nm LED Grow light at night. It helps seedlings to photosynthesize for an additional 5 hours in the absence of sunlight. This smart seedling nursery can accommodate up to 12 trays of 200 holes seedling trays. From the test of nursery of green oak seedlings in the smart seedling nursery greenhouses for 6 days compared to the original method. It was found that the seedlings were fertile, strong, and growing faster. The length of the trunk was 16.9% greater than the original method.  It can reduce the time of nursery seedlings before planting a large plot by about 33%. Importantly, if seedlings are reared at full efficiency, this smart greenhouse will be able to reduce the area used by about three times that of the traditional nursery of community enterprises.

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2022-09-29

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S. Somwong, T. . Naemsai, and A. . Mano, “Development of Smart Seedling Nursery for Organic Cultivation Community Enterprise, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Hat Yai District, Songkhla ”, Eng. & Technol. Horiz., vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 72–82, Sep. 2022.

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Vol. 39 No. 3 (2022): July-September

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