Real-time tree physiology monitoring system

Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, 185910, Russia

^* Corresponding author: alexkabonen@mail.ru

Abstract

Electronic devices have been developed to operate in real time with an alarm on the streets of Diptychs. The devices are IoT-platforms based on the ESP-32 microprocessor, equipped with a LoRa transceiver to transmit data to a module that collects tree data and sends it to the cloud using GSM/GPRS. Pilot implementation will take place in 2023 on the territory of the Botanical Garden of Petrozavodsk State University (Republic of Karelia, Russia). The work was carried out with the aim of studying the seasonal dynamics of Malus domestica under growing conditions in the extreme territories of Northern Russia. The research results show that on May 16-18, during the characteristic phenological phase «The beginning of reddening of leaves» (ВВСН 11) at an average daily air temperature of +5.7°C, a sum of temperatures of 487°C and an average daily temperature of 325°C. The phenophase «Beginning of flowering» (ВВСН 61) was noted on May 28 at an air temperature of +13.3 °C. The phenophase «Beginning of fruit ripening» (ВВСН 81-86) was noted on August 16. The beginning of the increase in trunk diameter, according to the distant number, was noted on June 15-20, the growth lasted until July 20-25 and amounted to about 3 mm. The research results showed that the species Malus Domestica may be preferable for introduction into the culture of northern fruit growing.