Remote sensor networks for protected chrysanthemum production

Chrysanthemum is a popular flower in Korea and Japan especially at funerals. Most chrysanthemums are cultivated in indoor facilities. The micro climate such as temperature, humidity, light, water, and nutrient are critical for yield and quality of chrysanthemum. Hence farmers must be present on the chrysanthemum facility to monitor and control growing conditions. To solve these problems and relieve the labour, remote sensor network for monitoring these environmental and operational factors would be a preferable option. In this research, a remote sensor network for protected chrysanthemum production was designed so that farmers could monitor the environmental factors at a distance. Important environmental and operational factors were selected and monitored through wireless sensor network (ZigBee & CDMA). Those factors were provided as control settings for the control of remote systems.