An Investigation Into the Use of a Low-Cost NIR Integrated Circuit Spectrometer to Measure Chlorophyll Content Index
Nguyen Minh Trang1, Tran Khac Duy2, Tran Thi Ngoc Huyen3, Luong Vinh Quoc Danh4, Anh Dinh5
1Nguyen Minh Trang, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, College of Engineering, Cantho University, Can Tho, Vietnam, Asia.
2Tran Khac Duy, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, College of Engineering, Cantho University, Can Tho, Vietnam, Asia.
3Tran Thi Ngoc Huyen, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, College of Engineering, Cantho University, Can Tho, Vietnam, Asia.
4Luong Vinh Quoc Danh, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, College of Engineering, Cantho University, Can Tho, Vietnam, Asia.
5Anh Dinh, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Manuscript received on 03 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 15 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 10 July 2019 | PP: 35-38 | Volume-8 Issue-7C2 May 2019 | Retrieval Number: G10090587C219/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: Crop yield is directly affected by the plant macronutrients, mainly Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorous (P) status. Growers must determine when to apply N fertilizer as the nitrogen deficiency leads to lower yield and economic lost. Chlorophyll meter has been used for years to find the correlation between the leaf chlorophyll content and the plant nitrogen status, hence the demand of N in the field during growing cycle. In general, chlorophyll meters are expensive even these handheld devices are built for ease of use. This work investigates the feasibility of the development of a very simple sensor device which uses extremely low-cost, off-the-shelf optical components to measure chlorophyll content in the leaf. The heart of the device is the AS7263 6-Channel Near-Infrared Spectral ID device made by AMS. The sensor prototype was built and tested. Preliminary results show a promising device which is very low cost, simple, low maintenance, and easy to use in the field to support rice growers to measure and monitor CCI and determine the need for nitrogen in the growing cycle.
Keywords: Chlorophyll Content Index Meter, Near-Infrared Spectrometer, Low-Cost Sensor.
Scope of the Article: Adhoc and Sensor Networks