ASHEBORO South Asheboro Middle School student Tanush Sriram won first place in the school School Science Fair for his project studying irrigation systems for basil plants. He ll be advancing to the Regional Science Fair on Feb. 25, where he ll be competing in the Technology category for his Arduino-based device.
Tanush discusses his project with the Courier-Tribune:
Describe your project.
Answer: My project is an Arduino-based automatic irrigation system. I compared the effects of localized and drip irrigation methods on the growth and development of basil plants. This project is a continuation of my last year’s project, where I compared Arduino-based automatic localized irrigation to manual irrigation. The automatic irrigation system was a success! This year, I wanted to see if I could improve my project by adding Arduino-based automatic drip irrigation to my setup and compare it to the Arduino-based Localized irrigation system to test which method of irrigation is more effic