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Automatic Soil Moisture Monitor: Empowering Precision Irrigation in Agriculture

Article source:Weather station   time:2025-07-03 09:32:37    viewed:1times

The automatic soil moisture monitor, like a professional doctor, "takes the pulse" for agricultural production, enabling precise mastery of soil moisture information. It achieves multi-point measurement of soil moisture by arranging multiple soil moisture sensors at different positions and depths. These sensors can real-time detect the moisture content in the soil and accurately transmit the data. In a farmland, multiple monitoring points can be evenly distributed according to the size of the field and topographic characteristics, and each monitoring point can set sensors at different depths such as the soil surface and root layer, so as to comprehensively obtain the moisture distribution of the soil profile.

This multi-point measurement method has significant advantages. On the one hand, compared with single-point measurement, it can reflect the differences in soil moisture in different areas of the farmland. Because even in the same farmland, due to factors such as soil texture, topographic undulation, and irrigation uniformity, the soil moisture distribution is not completely uniform. Multi-point measurement can avoid overgeneralization and provide a more accurate understanding of the overall moisture status of the farmland. On the other hand, through the measurement of soil moisture at different depths, the vertical distribution and movement law of moisture in the soil can be understood. Crop roots have different absorption and utilization of soil moisture at different depths in different growth stages. Mastering this information helps farmers scientifically arrange irrigation.

So how does the automatic soil moisture monitor "take the pulse" for agricultural production? The system will summarize a large amount of collected soil moisture data to the data processing center. Here, professional software analyzes and processes the data to generate detailed soil moisture status reports. Based on the reports, farmers can clearly know whether the soil moisture is within the range suitable for crop growth. If the soil moisture content in a certain area is too low, the system will issue a timely warning, and farmers can irrigate in time to avoid the impact of water shortage on crop growth; if the soil moisture is too high, it may indicate problems such as poor drainage, and farmers can take corresponding measures to improve the soil drainage conditions to prevent crop roots from rotting due to waterlogging and oxygen deficiency.

In some large farms, with the help of this system, precise irrigation has long been realized, which has greatly improved water resource utilization and also enhanced crop yield and quality. Because precise control of irrigation volume can avoid fertilizer loss and soil compaction caused by over-irrigation, creating a good soil environment for crop growth.

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