Integrating 5G technology into agriculture has led to the development of smart greenhouses, revolutionizing strawberry production. These advanced greenhouses leverage high-speed, low-latency 5G networks to enhance various aspects of cultivation, resulting in improved yields, quality, and sustainability.
What are 5G Smart Greenhouses？
Greenhouse farming is considered one of the precision and sustainable forms of smart agriculture. Traditional greenhouse construction is completed in 8 steps: choose the right location, determine the size and design, build the foundation, use lifting equipment to build load-bearing brackets, install transparent materials, install ventilation equipment, install lamps and heating systems, and build water sources and drainage systems. The 5g smart greenhouse is based on the construction of traditional greenhouses and incorporates artificial intelligence technologies such as 5G communication technology to achieve more accurate and safe monitoring of the growth process of off-season plants.
- The use of 5G communication technology, supported by face recognition, Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence speech recognition technology.
- Through the configuration of a new generation of energy-saving environmental collection, agricultural production image collection, greenhouse water and fertilizer integrated system, roll film ventilation, roll quilt, high-pressure micro-fog cooling, carbon dioxide generating device, space power plant dehumidification, greenhouse air circulation, fill light and other remote intelligent control modules.
- Based on expert control models and real-time monitoring data, processing and computational analysis through cloud computing and big data systems.
- Finally realize the functions of working status collection, remote control, automatic regulation, data analysis, and independent learning of greenhouse intelligent equipment.
- Technical personnel can also use the “cloud platform” to remotely control the greenhouse environment and equipment, and ultimately realize the full automation of environmental control of production facilities, the digitization of the operation process management, and the traceability of the production process of agricultural products.
Applying this technology not only greatly saves labor costs, reduces labor intensity, and improves product quality, but also helps improve the standardization level of production management.
Interpretation of typical cases
The “Sky Strawberry” continuous greenhouse located in the agricultural plantation of Beijing, China, takes advantage of the good opportunity for cooperation between the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Haidian District, relies on existing high-quality fruit and vegetable resources, adopts modern information technology equipment and advanced farming management technology, and creates a modern leisure agricultural park integrating agricultural technology research and development demonstration, tourism and leisure, and popular science education.
This smart greenhouse uses the above-mentioned 5g smart technology to display the latest status of strawberry planting in the shed in real-time：
- Through the glass door, you can see a transfer cart（ intelligent robot）manufactured by DAFANG CRANE that is automatically spraying water and fertilizer, rows of brightly colored strawberries hanging in the air, and the ground is spacious and clean.
- The park strictly implements the relevant requirements of the standardization base, and the quality of the products meets the standards of pollution-free food.
With the blessing of several scientific and technological technologies, the strawberry market period in the shed is more than 20 days in advance, and the fruit sitting period is extended. The yield per acre can reach more than 6,000 kg, an increase of 20%-50%, and the income per acre is more than 60,000 yuan. It has been calculated that the yield of strawberries per acre can reach 3,382.1 kg, which is 35.3% higher than that of ordinary planting, saving about 1,750 yuan in fertilizer costs, and the weight of the first stubble fruit is 28.6-50%, which can save 6,600 yuan in labor per year.
As a forerunner in the practice of elevated soilless strawberry cultivation technology, the plantation is supported by modern information technology, deeply integrates agricultural production and management links, and builds an intelligent strawberry planting technology system and mature model. At present, the model has been exported to Guolin Company, Fenghuangling Road, Sujiatuo Town, Haidian District. The seedlings in each park are growing well, and many other areas are in cooperation negotiations.
In the future, the park will take this as an opportunity to improve the market operation mechanism through information consulting, technology transfer, model output, etc., gradually form a new pattern of marketization and industrialization of agriculture, and constantly explore innovative development models to provide important technical support for the development of modern facility agriculture and digital agriculture.
How to advance the listing period by more than 20 days?
The first is to rely on low-temperature cold storage seedling technology, which uses the cold climate of alpine areas to cultivate high-quality strawberry seedlings, breaking the sleep period of strawberries in advance, so that the fruit-producing period is advanced.
The second is that it depends on the application of the matrix heating system, which can achieve accurate temperature control of the matrix around the clock.
Third, plant LED fill light technology can effectively inhibit strawberry dormancy, promote photosynthesis, shorten the growth cycle, and advance the time to market. The extension of the fruiting period depends on equipment such as spray cooling systems and sunshade nets, which provide the best temperature environment for the late stage of strawberry growth. The improvement of fruit sitting rate and the improvement of quality comes from the application of intelligent greenhouse control system, intelligent water and fertilizer integration technology, and an axial fan temperature equalization system. They provide strawberry plants with an accurate growth environment, nutrients, water and fertilizer, and carbon dioxide concentration.
Conclusion
This brand-new strawberry cultivation concept is not only a brand-new agricultural production model but also broadens the scope of the application of agricultural production. It is a useful experiment and exploration of agricultural versatility. There are still many unexplored areas of digital agriculture. With the deep integration of modern science and technology and agriculture, new ideas for agricultural development have taken shape.
The integration of 5G technology in smart greenhouses is transforming strawberry production, making it more efficient, sustainable, and productive. By harnessing the power of real-time data, automation, and advanced analytics, farmers can achieve higher yields and better-quality crops while minimizing environmental impact. As technology continues to evolve, the future of agriculture looks increasingly promising, with 5G smart greenhouses leading the way toward a more innovative and sustainable farming industry.