Land suitability study for precision agriculture using GIS technique in northeast of Thailand | |
| Author | Swain, Kishore Chandra |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AE-03-02 |
| Subject(s) | Land capability for agriculture -- Thailand, Northeastern Geographic information systems -- Thailand, Northeastern |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. AE-03-02 |
| Abstract | Attempts were made to develop land suitability evaluation criteria for precision agriculture application in developing countries. A pilot study was carried out for precision agriculture application for soybean cultivation in Khon Kaen province of Northeast Thailand with moderate productivity performance. The parameters affecting crop productivity was divided into four classes based on physical factor considerations and were again compared with the economic return of the farmland to select the final suitable maps for precision agriculture application. GIS maps were created for individual parameters as well as to visualize the combine effects. Eighty six percent of total area is found to be suitable for precision agriculture application in the study area for soybean crop. Site specific management zones were identified based on the role of individual parameters and in terms of their total amount available for the crop. Recommendations for input parameter combinations and practices were made for the area under precision agriculture application. A Land suitability evaluation criterion with ranked parameters was found to be more suitable as compared to the parameters with equal importance for soybean cultivation in the study area. Eighty to ninety percent of the total study area was fallen under suitable class for soybean crop based on both suitability evaluation criteria. Around 80 % of the area found suitable for peanut crop as an alternative based on the criterion of parameters with equal importance. The land suitability classification proposed by F AO (1993) was used for the study. This study emphasized on the field level precision agriculture for small size farmlands (0.5 to 1 ha) in the developing countries. The feasibility of grid-based and small-farmland-based precision agriculture application was evaluated on the basis of average farmland size. This study also compared the suitability of the crops like soybean and peanut as the available alternative for growing in the study area. |
| Year | 2003 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. AE-03-02 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Jayasuriya, H.P. W.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Salokhe, V. M. ;Nitin Tripathi ;Chaiyaphol Kaewprakaisaengkul; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Royal Government of Netherlands; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2003 |