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Communication

Biosci. Biotech. Res. Comm. 10(4): 802-804 (2017)

A novel methodofcultivation of different varieties of

tomato without using soil

B. Kiran Bala and R. Sasi Kumar

Department of Computer Science and Engineering K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Trichy, Tamil

Nadu, India

ABSTRACT

In our proposed system we have taken various varieties of tomatoes like Brandywine, Mortgage Lifter, Super Sweet

100 and Tiny Tim for cultivation by using the hydroponics technology. Closed hydroponic systems provide the same

nutrient solution which is re-circulatedand the nutrientconcentrationsare monitored and adjusted accordingly. In

open hydroponic systems a fresh nutrient solution was introduced for each irrigation cycle. The big challenge behind

the hydroponics technique was to maintain the nutrient levels in water periodically, for which sensors were used to

monitor and ensure that water level and minerals level were in correct propositions as the sensor is very important

criteria in hydroponics technique to grow the plants.

KEY WORDS: MINERALS, SENSORS, GERMINATION, COCO PEAT, SEEDS, NUTRIENT

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ARTICLE INFORMATION:

*Corresponding Author: kiranit2010@gmail.com

Received 21

Oct, 2017

Accepted after revision 28

Dec, 2017

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INTRODUCTION

Day by dayour environment is getting polluted not only

air, noise, water even soil also is getting polluted due

to real estate issues so many agriculture landhas been

convertedinto plots(Nguyenet al. 2016). Due to nuclear

waste has been mixed in soil example in Japan still

cultivating the plants in soil that particular vegetables,

fruits those who are eating they still get affected by

diseases (Alaeldinet al. 2017). There are several plants

which can begrown in the hydroponics technique even

single plant has several types of seeds and variety will

be there. In our proposed system we have taken tomato

plant to cultivate by using the hydroponics technology

(El-Kazzaz et al. 2017).

To cultivate the tomato in different types of varieties

but without soil to grow the plant due to the pollution in

soil to overcome the problem and also to analyze differ-

ent type of proposition of minerals added to plant and

to see the variation in plant grows and taste as well as

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FIGURE 1. Diagram for the system

FIGURE 2. Showing yields of various tomato varieties in different days with their weight

to analyze any side effect will come in this type of plant

or not, (Charumathi et al. 2017).

Day by day our environment is getting polluted both

insoilas wellas water.Insoilthere are twotypesofprob-

lems rstly, most of the rural cultivationlands are convert-

ing into real estate plots and the second is pollution of left

over soil with waste dumping of agrochemicals, pesticides,

and other pollutants which are mixing in thesoildestroy-

ing the agriculture, as plants donot grow properly and

will produce the less fruits as well as vegetables, along

with several diseases and toxicological manifestations.

To overcome these problems recent focus is oncultiva-

tionofplantswithoutsoilwhichgivesbettersolution to

theproblems, (Bala et al. 2017a). In this proposal there is

no simulation required togrowtheplants, within a room

making green house effect usingdifferentseeds indiffer-

entproposition and there bygrowingplants (Bala et al.

2017b).

The basic need for the seeds are nutrients as we have

directly added the nutrients to water by recycling the

process and less water with more yield is the concept in

the entire process. To identify the nutrient is very dif -

cult task in the entire process. There are 7 sensors, which

have been used to identify the level of the nutrients in

the water level as per the ratio indication is available in

the sensor itself.

Selecting a room for growing plants. Selecting best

seeds for cultivation and to design a sensor for imple-

mentation of this project. Using sensor concentration of

the nutrient is identi ed; monitored and required feed

is given for improving yield. By changing the variety

of seeds as well as minerals/nutrient supplement for

achieving result. There is a need of sensor to monitor

the nutrient level in water so setup the minerals sensor

is a major issue and to make automation of capturing

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the image is also a necessary think available and want

to buy different types of seeds and in different envi-

ronment along with necessary things. For establishing

the experimental setup and to make the system automa-

tion there is a need of camera. To measure the minerals

level there is a need for sensor which checks the nutrient

level in the water to be pumped for growing the plants,

also green house effect and electricity back up is manda-

tory for implementing this project. In the implementa-

tionpart theentireprocesstaken95 days tocultivatethe

vegetables as per the proposed system. We have tried

different types of seeds and total time taken for the

yield was 95 days. In the closed system 10X10 SQ.M

53.33 Kg oftomatohas been cultivated.

Growing the plants without soil as well as with low

amount of water by recycling the same water and add-

ing the nutrients directly to water and monitoring the

nutrients level in water through sensor has been quite

successful in the present study. In the proposed system

same thing has been implemented but 7 sensors as well

s different variety of tomato has been used for the cul-

tivation.

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