Review of IoT and electronics enabled smart agriculture
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Keywords: IoT, smart agriculture, microcontroller, sensor, SigFox, LoRa, ZigBee
DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20241705.8496
Citation: Gatkal N R, Nalawade S M, Sahni R K, Bhanage G B, Walunj A A, Kadam P B, et al. Review of IoT and electronics enabled smart agriculture. Int J Agric & Bio Eng, 2024; 17(5): 44-57.
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