Pilotage de l’irrigation par aspersion à l’aide de capteurs Intel-Irris sur une culture de blé tendre(Triticum aestivumL.), variété : Aïn Abid.

Abstract

In thefaceofincreasingwaterscarcityandthegrowingdemandforagriculturalproduction,efficient irrigation managementhasbecomeakeychallenge—particularlyinAlgeria,wheretheclimateispredomi- nantly aridandsemi-arid.ThisthesisfocusesonoptimizingsprinklerirrigationthroughtheuseofIntel- IrriS soilmoisturesensors,appliedtothecultivationofsoftwheat. The mainobjectiveofthisworkistoevaluatetheeffectivenessofasensor-controlledirrigationsystem comparedtoconventionalmethods.Thefirstpartofthestudyreviewsthedifferentirrigationtechniques and theassociatedwaterlosses.Italsoprovidesadetailedanalysisofsoilmoisturesensors—especially capacitive andresistivetypes—withaspecificfocusontheIntel-IrriSsystem. The experimentalsectionwascarriedoutontwoplots:oneequippedwithIntel-IrriSsensorsandone without. Theresultsdemonstratedasignificantreductioninwateruseandimprovedsoilmoisturemana- gement inthesensor-equippedplot.Sensor-basedirrigationenabledprecisewateringonlywhennecessary, therebyenhancingirrigationefficiencyandsupportingoptimalcropdevelopment. This thesisconcludesthatintegratingsmartsensorsintoirrigationsystemsoffersapromisingsolu- tion forsustainableagriculture—reducingwaterconsumptionandadaptingbettertocurrentclimaticchal- lenges.