The sensor’s performance is validated through controlled soil moisture experiments, where capacitance readings are correlated with reference measurements from the commercial TEROS 10 soil moisture ...

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The sensors can be integrated into precision irrigation systems. This study aimed to assess the water balance in a drainage lysimeter, integrated with a low-cost soil moisture monitoring system using ...

The sensors include a capacitive soil moisture sensor, a temperature sensor, and a light-dependent resistor.

Monitoring soil moisture is an essential aspect of comprehending the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. However, the cost of commercial sensors often challenges their acquisition. In response to ...

The Plant Bot is an open-source, Internet-enabled plant monitor powered by the ESP32-C3 microcontroller and integrating a corrosion-resistant capacitive moisture soil sensor and a pump driver on a ...

Engineering researcher developing a less expensive soil moisture sensor that uses radio waves.

Recently, 2-frame interdigital fringe-field (ID-FF)-based capacitive sensors have been widely employed for soil moisture measurement. The present challenge with this design is to achieve both ...