Conventional manual fertigation practices are generally limited by low control precision, considerable water and fertilizer waste, and poor adaptability to varied horticultural cultivation conditions. These limitations create particularly prominent challenges for high-value cash crops that are highly sensitive to root-zone substrate electrical conductivity (EC) and pH dynamics. To address these gaps, this study developed a digitally intelligent integrated fertigation system that integrates multi-sensor autonomous sensing, precise nutrient ratio regulation, and full-cycle operational monitoring modules. Systematic validation of both equipment performance and field production benefits was carr... More >

As a pivotal tropical fruit crop in China, the mango (Mangifera indica L.) industry plays a strategic role in advancing agricultural modernization and augmenting rural incomes. However, the traditional mango value chain faces bottlenecks such as resource inefficiency, information asymmetry, and weak market resilience. Driven by the rapid evolution of next-generation information technologies—specifically the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain—smart agricultural technologies are profoundly reshaping the production, processing, and marketing paradigms of the industry. This paper systematically investigates the application patterns and challenges... More >