Development of soursop treeshaker using mobile application

Azhar, Amirul Syafiq (2021) Development of soursop treeshaker using mobile application. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Engineers are creating modern technology widely nowadays, and new technologies will be launched around the world every day that will make human life faster and more efficient. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the greatest discoveries ever made by engineers around the world. The wireless automation system is one of the Internet of Things (IoT) applications that allows the control and monitoring of any item such as a tree for example. The soursop tree has its uniqueness in that it is what we called hermaphrodite, the male and female reproductive organs are found in the same flower. The maturity of the flower through two phases, the female phase and the male phase occurs at different times. The female phase starts as early as 4 to 5 pm while the male phase is 8 to 9 pm. The Malaysian Department of Agriculture has created a device called the 'muricata shaker' to help growers to produce a bigger fruit in short time. This technology has been proven to increase the percentage of fruit formation up to 90% compared to natural pollination. The goal of this project was created to assist in the transfer of pollen to the stigma by the method of shaking. When the shake is made, the available pollen will be transferred to the still sticky stigma (in the case of the flower petals still closed). This activity will produce perfect pollination to the entire stigma, will give a more beautiful fruit shape with an average weight of 2-3 kg/seed. Looking at this problem I have created a shaking device by connecting the device to a phone. Users of this tool do not need to go to the tree when the female flower is maturing, which is at 8 pm-10pm, they only need to activate this tool using a mobile phone only and this shaking tool will vibrate. This project makes it easier for those who own soursop tree to get fruit faster as well as a larger fruit size compared to natural pollination.

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