A fuzzy logic-based spatial suitability model for drought-tolerant switchgrass in the United States

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 39-47

  Lewis, Sarah M ^a   Fitts, Gary ^b   Kelly, Maggi ^a   Dale, Larry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Drought; Fuzzy modeling; GIS; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CROPS; DROUGHT; FUZZY LOGIC; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS; RAIN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL AREAS; BIO-ENERGY; ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY; ECONOMIC VARIABLES; FUZZY MODELING; OVERLAY TECHNIQUES; SWITCHGRASS; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOENERGY; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CROP; ESTIMATION METHOD; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; NICHE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

GREAT PLAINS; KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84895744819     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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