Analysis of the need for soil moisture, salinity and temperature sensing in agriculture: a case study in Poland

Abstract Efficient use of scarce water resources is both a marketing objective and an environmental obligation for sustainable agriculture. In modern agricultural production, which is intensive and should at the same time be environmentally friendly, there is a need to monitor soil moisture, salinit...

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Autores principales:	Lech Gałęzewski, Iwona Jaskulska, Dariusz Jaskulski, Arkadiusz Lewandowski, Agnieszka Szypłowska, Andrzej Wilczek, Maciej Szczepańczyk
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e26b3bf571ba453495d445c9842857ec2021-12-02T16:45:41ZAnalysis of the need for soil moisture, salinity and temperature sensing in agriculture: a case study in Poland10.1038/s41598-021-96182-12045-2322https://doaj.org/article/e26b3bf571ba453495d445c9842857ec2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96182-1https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Efficient use of scarce water resources is both a marketing objective and an environmental obligation for sustainable agriculture. In modern agricultural production, which is intensive and should at the same time be environmentally friendly, there is a need to monitor soil moisture, salinity and temperature. The aim of the study was to determine the demand of producers of agricultural and horticultural plants for equipment and systems for monitoring soil properties at an individual farm level in regions with highly developed agriculture. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 1087 respondents, also direct interviews in Poland were undertaken. According to the producers' responses, it is important to know soil moisture, salinity and temperature, although currently only about 4% of the surveyed farmers have the equipment to evaluate these soil parameters. In their view cost is not the most important obstacle to the purchase of the necessary probes. More important is that the devices should be easy to install and use, and have an easy to use application for data collection, processing and transfer. The current market does not offer solutions that meet these producers expectations. The demand for suitable probes is very high as over 80% of the farmers declared their willingness to purchase such probes. Technical problems related to the operation and servicing of such equipment were the most frequently mentioned impediments in their use. However, farmers and horticulturists believe that knowledge of their soil properties would allow them to optimize the elements of cultivation technology, including the use of plant irrigation systems, the use of mineral fertilizers and plant protection products.Lech GałęzewskiIwona JaskulskaDariusz JaskulskiArkadiusz LewandowskiAgnieszka SzypłowskaAndrzej WilczekMaciej SzczepańczykNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
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description	Abstract Efficient use of scarce water resources is both a marketing objective and an environmental obligation for sustainable agriculture. In modern agricultural production, which is intensive and should at the same time be environmentally friendly, there is a need to monitor soil moisture, salinity and temperature. The aim of the study was to determine the demand of producers of agricultural and horticultural plants for equipment and systems for monitoring soil properties at an individual farm level in regions with highly developed agriculture. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 1087 respondents, also direct interviews in Poland were undertaken. According to the producers' responses, it is important to know soil moisture, salinity and temperature, although currently only about 4% of the surveyed farmers have the equipment to evaluate these soil parameters. In their view cost is not the most important obstacle to the purchase of the necessary probes. More important is that the devices should be easy to install and use, and have an easy to use application for data collection, processing and transfer. The current market does not offer solutions that meet these producers expectations. The demand for suitable probes is very high as over 80% of the farmers declared their willingness to purchase such probes. Technical problems related to the operation and servicing of such equipment were the most frequently mentioned impediments in their use. However, farmers and horticulturists believe that knowledge of their soil properties would allow them to optimize the elements of cultivation technology, including the use of plant irrigation systems, the use of mineral fertilizers and plant protection products.
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author	Lech Gałęzewski Iwona Jaskulska Dariusz Jaskulski Arkadiusz Lewandowski Agnieszka Szypłowska Andrzej Wilczek Maciej Szczepańczyk
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title	Analysis of the need for soil moisture, salinity and temperature sensing in agriculture: a case study in Poland
title_short	Analysis of the need for soil moisture, salinity and temperature sensing in agriculture: a case study in Poland
title_full	Analysis of the need for soil moisture, salinity and temperature sensing in agriculture: a case study in Poland
title_fullStr	Analysis of the need for soil moisture, salinity and temperature sensing in agriculture: a case study in Poland
title_full_unstemmed	Analysis of the need for soil moisture, salinity and temperature sensing in agriculture: a case study in Poland
title_sort	analysis of the need for soil moisture, salinity and temperature sensing in agriculture: a case study in poland
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Analysis of the need for soil moisture, salinity and temperature sensing in agriculture: a case study in Poland

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