Development Of Chilli Growth Control System Using An Artificial Neural Network

Abstract

Clully plant growth rate depends on availability of water and nutrients on growth media. Shortage of the water and nutrients on growth media may cause the growth rate of chilli become slower, smaller leaf area, and worse chilli taste. however, overdoses of the water and nutrients also will cause the cost production become more expensive. The amount of water and fertilizer, wluch have to provide during the chilli plant growth, are depends on the plant conditions. The neural network was used to deterntine the amount of water and fertilizer based on the plant conditions. The plant conditions were obtained by analysing the image of the plant. The results shows that tile neural network predicted well the amount of supplied water and fertilizer. : Copyright ©200I IFAC