pic8051We live in a world where everything can be controlled and operated

automatically, but there are still a few important sectors in our country where

automation has not been adopted or not been put to a full-fledged use, perhaps because

of several reasons one such reason is cost. One such field is that of agriculture.

Agriculture has been one of the primary occupations of man since early civilizations and

even today manual interventions in farming are inevitable. Greenhouses form an

important part of the agriculture and horticulture sectors in our country as they can be

used to grow plants under controlled climatic conditions for optimum produce.

Automating a greenhouse envisages monitoring and controlling of the climatic

parameters which directly or indirectly govern the plant growth and hence their produce.

Automation is process control of industrial machinery and processes, thereby replacing

human operators.