Characterization and development of horticulture greenroom
Date
2009-06-20Author
Wong, Wei Yeap
Wong, Yan Chiew
Ranjit Singh, Sarban Singh
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Plantation of horticulture crop in
Malaysia is growing restricted locally at the
highland. This is due to the climate necessary of
horticulture crop. Thus, plantation of those crops in
the lowland tropic is a difficult task. However, the
horticulture plant can be cultivated in lowland
unless there is a huge investment in term of
environment facility, space and modal. Besides that,
greenroom equipment on current market is
unaffordable for people who do have interest in
cultivate small scale horticulture plant in home or
office. One solution to this is by designing a
horticulture greenroom suitable for small spaces,
low cost and intelligence climate control. By using
the humidity, temperature, water level and light
sensor, this system can automatically control and
monitor heating, cooling, humidity, ventilating, and
intensity of light according to the necessary
condition of the crops. An integrated Liquid Crystal
Display is also used for real time display of data
acquired from various sensors and the status of the
devices. Aside, the use of easily available
components reduces the manufacturing and
maintenance costs. The design is flexible as the
software can be customized to meet the specific
requirements of the user. The validation of the
system is proved by conducting experiments on a
10-inch diameter rounding greenroom design. By
using the recycle material, the greenroom is low cost and friendly to the environment. Hence, the
design of horticulture greenroom system is
economical, low maintenance, and able to utilize a
limited space in a residential unit for the plantation
and no longer limited to any place and time.
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