Solution Overview
The smart greenhouse solution covers glasshouses, multi-span houses, and Chinese solar greenhouses. It watches temperature, humidity, light, CO2, and soil EC, and it adjusts them automatically. Roller screens, ventilation, irrigation, and supplemental lighting run from the same control loop. Protected cropping already makes off-season, higher-grade production possible. Doing it by hand is slow, and the crop feels every delay.
Sensors for temperature, humidity, light, CO2, and soil temperature, moisture, and EC feed an IoT platform and a crop model. From the growth stage and the target setpoints, the system drives roller screens, vents, fans, wet pads, grow lights, and heaters so temperature, light, humidity, and air stay where the crop needs them. A fertigation module ties drip lines, sprinklers, and the fertilizer injector together for irrigation and feeding on demand. Growth records, yield estimates, and planting notes support the next decision. It fits vegetables, flowers, and fruit under cover, and factory-style seedling and tissue-culture rooms that need higher yield, better quality, lower labor, and production through the year.
Facility Agriculture and Efficiency Analysis
China's facility agriculture covers more than 4 million hectares, with greenhouses and tunnels being the main means for off-season vegetables and flower production. Traditional manual control relies on experience, and fluctuations in temperature and humidity affect crop growth. Low temperatures at night and high temperatures in summer are common issues. Smart greenhouses automatically control the environment, keeping temperature and humidity fluctuations within the target range, significantly improving yield and quality.
Typical benefits: For a tomato greenhouse (10-mu multi-span greenhouse), after deployment, manual control labor hours were reduced by about 70%; yield increased by approximately 15%-20%; and water and fertilizer utilization improved, saving about 25% of water and fertilizer. The investment for a single greenhouse is about 20,000–50,000 yuan (including sensors, controllers, platform), and for large-scale growers or agricultural parks, the payback period is usually 1–2 years. Seedling factories and tissue culture rooms have stricter environmental requirements, making smart control a necessity.
