Strawberry Cultivation Using Smart Systems

Abstract

In countries with advanced precision agriculture, IoT-supported monitoring and irrigation systems are widely used in strawberry cultivation. These systems monitor soil moisture, temperature, and humidity, offering remote access via ThingSpeak. Measurement reliability is validated with commercial meters, and user acceptance is high (over 80%) based on TAM surveys and interviews. Cloud-based systems, specifically Farm as a Service (FaaS) integrated systems, have been developed for comprehensive plant disease analysis and accurate prediction. These systems manage IoT devices, collect environmental and growth data, and perform analyses. The IoT-Hub network model ensures reliable data transfer even in harsh environments. This integration promotes widespread technology adoption in agriculture, enabling disease monitoring and prediction for strawberries, which fosters nature-friendly production. The need to preserve the quality of delicate strawberries drives farmers selling directly to consumers to adopt smart systems for product quality and health control. This has led to increased use of cloud-based smart irrigation and automation systems. In greenhouse strawberry cultivation, a new system uses an Arduino microcontroller, GSM module, and sensors to continuously monitor the environment and soil moisture. Users can control parameters via SMS, receiving notifications and activating the water pump when levels are exceeded. These systems provide effective remote greenhouse management. The study aims to enhance strawberry production efficiency, quality, and sustainability, optimize resource use, reduce costs through smart irrigation and climate control, and establish an environmentally friendly, data-driven production model.