| Author | Guruge, Yasasvie Varunaka |
| Call Number | AIT Caps. Proj. no.BSE-18-01 |
| Note | A capstone project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Biosystems Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Caps. Proj. ; no. BSE-18-01 |
| Abstract | Hydroponic is a trending method to cultivate plants without the support of soil. These systems
are water based systems and there are on-going researches based on this. We know that light is
an essential factor to grow plants. In present world growers are facing problems regarding about
the limitation of natural light. Countries which are receiving a limiting amount of light have
this problem. Their agricultural production is lower than the countries which are receiving
plenty of sun light. There are on-going researches to overcome this issue.
In this project we developed two hydroponic systems with two different light treatments. One
hydroponic system kept in greenhouse condition which has the natural sun light treatment.
Other one was kept in a dark room which have LED Red and Blue lights. The wavelengths of
Red and blue are more effective to the growth of plant. We cultivated lettuce as our test plant
in both hydroponic systems. Lettuce have short growth cycle and easy to handle.
Lettuce were grown hydroponically for 42days and we measured growth parameters, weather
parameters and other factors which are affect to the growth of the lettuce. From the data we
obtained during this experiment we got to know that LED light treatment is good for the lettuce
plantation. |
| Year | 2018 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Caps. Proj. ; no. BSE-18-01 |
| Type | Capstone Project |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Bachelor of Science in Engineering Biosystems Engineering (BSE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Soni, Peeyush; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Salin, Krishna R.;Loc Thai Nguyen; |
| Degree | Capstone Project (B.Sc.)-Asian Institute of Technology, 2018 |