A preliminary study of celery (Apium graveolens L.) growing in an automated aeroponics system

Abstract

The objective of this research was to study the feasibility of celery (Apium graveolens L.) growing in an automated aeroponics system. The control system was microcontroller Arduino uno R3. Temperature and relative humidity in the automated aeroponics cabinet was controlled for forty-nine days. Celery was cultivated inside and outside of the cabinet. The length and amount of leave were recorded every seven days. The average of length and amount of leave were analyzed with paired sample t-test. The averages of length and amount of leave between inside and outside of the cabinet were statistically significant. Therefore, this research could be concluded that celery could feasibly grow in automated aeroponics system. However, the suitability of growing such as temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, and fertilizer need to be studied to increase the quantity of celery.