As summer arrives, the Wanmu modern agriculture base in Dabu village in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region welcomes a steady stream of visitors seeking a connection to the land. Inside a sprawling greenhouse of Qicai Manor, part of the base in Yanshan district in Guilin, students watched workers methodically tend to newly planted tomato seedlings in early May. Their rhythmic movements painted a scene of spring cultivation.
At the heart of this operation, digital numbers dance across a soil sensor display, intriguing many students.
"This soil sensor acts as the greenhouse's nervous system," explains Li Yongfa, technical director of the agricultural base.
"We can monitor real-time temperature data transmitted to the screens by embedding it into the soil. When temperatures rise, we open the vents; when they drop, we seal them to maintain precise climate control," Li says.
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