Digital Agriculture: Remote Crop Growth Monitoring

This monograph presents methods for developing automated control systems for remotely monitoring the growth of agricultural crops, with a focus on greenhouse farming in Uzbekistan. It analyzes global experience in smart agriculture from leading countries such as the USA, Netherlands, Israel, and Japan, and reviews the development of protected-land farming in Uzbekistan. The book examines sensors and measuring instruments used in plant growth monitoring, including soil moisture, temperature, humidity, and light sensors, as well as data exchange platforms such as the NodeMCU ESP8266 and Raspberry Pi. It describes the design and operating principles of a smart greenhouse control system covering automatic ventilation, irrigation, heating, and lighting. The final part presents the practical implementation using Arduino-based microcontrollers, IoT protocols such as MQTT and HTTP, and a web-based dashboard for real-time remote monitoring. The book concludes that smart greenhouse automation reduces labor costs, improves crop yields, and enables farmers to monitor growing conditions remotely, making it a practical and cost-effective solution for modernizing agriculture.