Fuzzy knowledge-based model for soil condition assessment in Argentinean cropping systems

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-370

  Ferraro, Diego O ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Fuzzy assessment; Knowledge based systems; Soil indicators; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; FORESTRY; FUZZY LOGIC; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; SECURITY OF DATA; SOILS; STEEL BRIDGES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEOREM PROVING;

AGRO ECOSYSTEMS; ARGENTINA; CROP FIELDS; CROP MANAGEMENTS; CROPPING SYSTEMS; EXPERT OPINIONS; EXPERT PANELS; FUZZY ASSESSMENT; FUZZY IF-THEN RULES; FUZZY KNOWLEDGES; INDICATOR VALUES; INPUT VARIABLES; MODELING TOOLS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; PHYSICAL DOMAINS; SCIENTIFIC DATUMS; SOIL CARBONS; SOIL CONDITION ASSESSMENTS; SOIL CONDITIONS; SOIL DEGRADATIONS; SOIL HEALTHS; SOIL INDICATORS; SOIL NITROGENS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIONS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CEREAL; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOYBEAN;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 56749133312     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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