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Department of Computer Science and Business systems

Name of the Faculty: Dr. M. Ananthi

Subject Name & Code : AI3021 -IT in Agricultural System

Branch & Department : B.Tech & CSBS

Year & Semester : IV / VII

Academic Year :2024-2025 (ODD)

AI3021 / ITAS/ IV CSBS/ VII SEM/ KG-KITE


Objective:
❑ To introduce the students to areas of agricultural systems in which IT and
computers play a major role.

❑ To also expose the students to IT applications in precision farming,


environmental control systems, agricultural systems management and
weather prediction models.

AI3021 / ITAS/ IV CSBS/ VII SEM/ KG-KITE


COURSE OUTCOME:

❑ CO1:The students shall be able to understand the applications of IT in remote sensing


applications such as Drones etc.
❑ CO2:The students will be able to get a clear understanding of how a greenhouse can be
automated and its advantages.
❑ CO3:The students will be able to apply IT principles and concepts for management of field
operations.
❑ CO4:The students will get an understanding about weather models, their inputs and applications.
❑ CO5:The students will get an understanding of how IT can be used for e-governance in
agriculture.

AI3021 / ITAS/ IV CSBS/ VII SEM/ KG-KITE


UNIT I - PRECISION FARMING 9

Precision agriculture and agricultural management – Ground based sensors,

Remote sensing, GPS, GIS and mapping software, Yield mapping systems, Crop

production modeling.

AI3021 / ITAS/ IV CSBS/ VII SEM/ KG-KITE


UNIT II - ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS 9

Artificial light systems, management of crop growth in greenhouses, simulation of

CO2 consumption in greenhouses, on-line measurement of plant growth in the

greenhouse, models of plant production and expert systems in horticulture.

AI3021 / ITAS/ IV CSBS/ VII SEM/ KG-KITE


UNIT III - AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 9

Agricultural systems - managerial overview, Reliability of agricultural systems,

Simulation of crop growth and field operations, Optimizing the use of resources,

Linear programming, Project scheduling, Artificial intelligence and decision support

systems.

AI3021 / ITAS/ IV CSBS/ VII SEM/ KG-KITE


UNIT IV - WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS 9

Importance of climate variability and seasonal forecasting, Understanding and

predicting world’s climate system, Global climatic models and their potential for

seasonal climate forecasting, General systems approach to applying seasonal

climate forecasts.

AI3021 / ITAS/ IV CSBS/ VII SEM/ KG-KITE


UNIT V - E-GOVERNANCE IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS 9

Expert systems, decision support systems, Agricultural and biological databases,

e-commerce, e-business systems & applications, Technology enhanced learning

systems and solutions, e-learning, Rural development and information society.

AI3021 / ITAS/ IV CSBS/ VII SEM/ KG-KITE


TEXTBOOKS:

1. National Research Council, “Precision Agriculture in the 21st Century”, National Academies Press,
Canada, 1997.

2. H. Krug, Liebig, H.P. “International Symposium on Models for Plant Growth, Environmental
Control and Farm Management in Protected Cultivation”, 1989.

REFERENCES:

1. Peart, R.M., and Shoup, W. D., “Agricultural Systems Management”, Marcel Dekker, New 211 York,
2004.

2. Hammer, G.L., Nicholls, N., and Mitchell, C., “Applications of Seasonal Climate”, Springer,
Germany, 2000.
AI3021 / ITAS/ IV CSBS/ VII SEM/ KG-KITE

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