Use of Tower System in Vertical Farming Technique

Abstract

Vertical agriculture in urban areas is a new phenomenon where interest is needed in order to develop. The objective of the research is to develop the tower system in vertical farming technique. In this research, tower could produce 624 plants. This tower is made using PVC pipe with 26 holes per tower. Each set of towers is equipped with an irrigation system, namely a water pump to drain nutrient water in the pipe. The way this monitoring system works is that the ESP 32 Series is connected to a voltage source so that it will be integrated to turn on and the system will check the ESP 32 Series connection with the internet. Sensors will be active and read data, when the DHT22 sensor detects a temperature of 33° then the fan will turn on, also if humidity <60% then the misting will turn on. The monitoring system works well. Data from temperature and humidity readings can be controlled and known. The average plant height of Bok choy is 8.89 cm, leaf width is 7.40 cm, leaf length is 10.33 cm, and the number of leaves is 10.24 strands. So, this system recommended to increasing the production in urban area.