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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
st
Oct, 2017
Accepted after revision 28
th
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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