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dc.contributor.authorSaremi, Haniehen
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Laliten
dc.contributor.authorSarmadian, Fereydoonen
dc.contributor.authorHeidari, Ahmaden
dc.contributor.authorShabani, Farzinen
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-29T12:07:00Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, 9(1), p. 741-744en
dc.identifier.issn1459-0263en
dc.identifier.issn1459-0255en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8254-
dc.description.abstractThe knowledge of land resources is an essential need, especially in developing countries, where resources are often scarce. To reduce the human influence on natural resources and to identify an appropriate land use, it is essential to carry out scientific land evaluations. A land suitability assessment was carried out in Zanjan University region for three major crops and apple orchards. In this area crops such as wheat, barley and maize take a special role in economical status of the area. For this study, a historical and a recent remote sensing-derived map was homogenized to increase accuracy. Also, GIS has been used to match the suitability for main crops based on the requirements of the crops and the quality and characteristics of land. Different land quality parameters, viz. soil texture, depth, erosion, slope, flooding and coarse fragments under various land units were evaluated for the crops. Only about 27% of the area was found to be highly suitable for wheat. The percentage of first class suitability of wheat was much higher than that of barley (13.9%). More than 90% of the total area was classified moderately suitable for maize. The present orchard area is not in accordance with the land qualities. Land units with severe limitations are due to organic matter (OM), gravel and carbonates. Implementation of this procedure should help achieve suitable use of land resources and prevent land degradation in the area. Hence, there is an urgent need for a good land suitability assessment so that the appropriate crops can be grown on these marginal areas of steep highlands. It was also found that with the help of GIS, it is easy to develop a framework for the optimum use of land area.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherWorld Food RD Ltden
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Food, Agriculture and Environmenten
dc.titleGIS based evaluation of land suitability: A case study for major crops in Zanjan University regionen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Monitoringen
local.contributor.firstnameHaniehen
local.contributor.firstnameLaliten
local.contributor.firstnameFereydoonen
local.contributor.firstnameAhmaden
local.contributor.firstnameFarzinen
local.subject.for2008050206 Environmental Monitoringen
local.subject.seo2008960501 Ecosystem Assessment and Management at Regional or Larger Scalesen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.emailhsaremi@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emaillkumar@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailfsarmad@ut.ac.iren
local.profile.emailahaidari@ut.ac.iren
local.profile.emailf.shabani1984@gmail.comen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordune-20110505-152350en
local.publisher.placeFinlanden
local.format.startpage741en
local.format.endpage744en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume9en
local.identifier.issue1en
local.title.subtitleA case study for major crops in Zanjan University regionen
local.contributor.lastnameSaremien
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local.contributor.lastnameSarmadianen
local.contributor.lastnameHeidarien
local.contributor.lastnameShabanien
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local.title.maintitleGIS based evaluation of land suitabilityen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.relation.urlhttp://www.world-food.net/scientficjournal/2011/issue1/abstracts/abstract145.phpen
local.search.authorSaremi, Haniehen
local.search.authorKumar, Laliten
local.search.authorSarmadian, Fereydoonen
local.search.authorHeidari, Ahmaden
local.search.authorShabani, Farzinen
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local.year.published2011en
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