wind, soil type, soil moisture, humidity, pollution,snow, and winter sunshine affect plants' survival. The manner these plants are placed in an area, how they are planted, and their size and health can also influence their survival.
This decade has been a boon for farming enhancement tools, such as the LandPKS app, which helps farmers monitor their soil and crop conditions to make better decisions about irrigating, weeding, and fertilizing crops. 2014 Developed a new version of the Plant Hardiness Zone Map released in a...
As part of its effort to map the nation's farms and fields, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has set out to establish the Common Land Unit (CLU) as a standardized GIS data layer that will allow mapping to be integrated easily on a nationwide basis. Along with its partn...
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In most cases, rhizobia are a group of Gram-negative soil bacteria within the family Rhizobiaceae. They can colonize roots of legumes, establish symbiotic relationship with them and perform nitrogen fixation. This kind of symbiotic nitrogen-fixing (SNF) system can convert inorganic nitrogen to orga...
The microwave frequency range is highly sensitive to water due to its absorption/emission bands falling in this range and thus presents an excellent tool for monitoring water dynamics such as soil moisture [15]. Its wavelength also makes radar less sensitive to atmospheric effects, allowing reliable...
Figure 8. Grass/pasture and crop covers persistency map is a false color composite of CDL time series where: Red color plane was assigned to the maximum percentage of cover, Green to the average percentage of cover, Blue to the range of coverage (max %–min %). Interpretation: Yellow →...