MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641049898 A) filed by Easwari Engineering College; and Srm Institute Of Science And Technology, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on April 20, for 'ai-powered irrigation advisory system enhanced by smart hydrogels and iot based soil sensing.'
Inventor(s) include K Saranya; L Durga; and Dr. S. Vanaja.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Water scarcity affects 40% of global arable land, with irrigation efficiency below 75%. This study developed a machine learning-based hydrogel application system using real-time IoT sensor data to optimize irrigation timing and improve crop performance. Conducted over 120 days (Aug-Nov 2024) at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University using green gram, the experiment included 24 plots under four treatments: control (T1), conventional hydrogel (T2), AI-timed application (T3), and farmer practice (T4). Soil and environmental data were collected every 15 minutes. Random Forest and XGBoost models were trained, with Random Forest performing best (R = 0.959). AI-based timing (T3) significantly improved results, increasing crop growth rate, root biomass, root length, and nodule count compared to other treatments. The system achieved 23% higher yield and 31% improved water efficiency. With scalable implementation costs, this approach supports sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture."
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