GIS based evaluation of land suitability: A case study for major crops in Zanjan University region

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 741-744

  Saremi, Hanieh ^a   Kumar, Lalit ^b   Sarmadian, Fereydoon ^a   Heidari, Ahmad ^a   Shabani, Farzin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geographic information system (GIS); Land assessment; Orchard; Suitability evaluation

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER;

ACCURACY; APPLE; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CROP; FLOODING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND BIOME; MAIZE; ORCHARD; SOCIAL STATUS; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION; SOIL TEXTURE; WHEAT;

HORDEUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80755172335     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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