Good nutrient management depends on knowing what is in the soil and the plant right now. In the LignoNANO platform project we develop a probe for real-time monitoring of nitrate concentrations in soils, and with Vahaa we developed an IoT-based soilless growing unit with its mobile application.
At programme level, the lab takes part in TARIM2030 (TÜBİTAK 1833 SAYEM), a digitalization programme for supply security, sustainability, innovation and transparency in food. A student team advised by the lab reached the finals of the TÜBİTAK 1512 programme with an AI-based automation concept for vertical farms.
Where this work stands
The outputs of this line are devices and systems rather than papers so far. The IoT-based soilless growing unit developed with Vahaa under a TÜBİTAK TEYDEB 1501 project became a commercial product in 2022, the Arzum x Vahaa Smart Garden, whose plant science, from nutrient solutions to plant selection, comes from our lab. The nitrate probe is at the prototype stage within the LignoNANO platform, and the smart agriculture automation device developed with MANAKİN has been installed on campus since 2022. Publications on the sensing work will be listed below as they appear.
Projects in this area
All projectsAn IoT-based soilless growing unit and its mobile application
Development of an internet-connected soilless growing unit and the mobile application that controls it, with the industry partner Vahaa.
A probe for real-time monitoring of nitrate concentrations in soils
A portable probe that measures soil nitrate on site and in real time, within the LignoNANO platform.
Dr. İbrahim Bodur Test and Analysis Laboratory for Sustainable and Traceable Agriculture
A test and analysis laboratory for sustainable and traceable agriculture, set up in 2021.
TARIM2030: a digitalization programme for supply security, sustainability, innovation and transparency in food
An industrial excellence programme on the digitalization of agriculture, in which the lab takes part.