AGRICULTURAL LAND SUITABILITY OF AQ-QALA TOWNSHIP (GOLESTAN PROVINCE) FOR BARLEY PRODUCTION IN RAINFED CONDITION BY GIS

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NASROLLAHI N.; KAZEMI H.; KAMKAR B.

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Journal: Crop Production Year:2015 | Volume:8 | Issue:3 Page(s): 159-181

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AGRICULTURAL LAND SUITABILITY OF AQ-QALA TOWNSHIP (GOLESTAN PROVINCE) FOR BARLEY PRODUCTION IN RAINFED CONDITION BY GIS

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NASROLLAHI N. | KAZEMI H. | KAMKAR B. | Issue Writer Certificate

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LAND SUITABILITYQ2

RAINFED BARLEYQ2

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)Q2

AQ-QALAQ2

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Background and objectives: Unsuitable pattern of land use and changes of land use causes different environmental crisis such as pollution and deterioration of water and soil resources, expanding of desertification, soil erosion, and biological diversity reduction. LAND SUITABILITY analysis can be used to identify environmental potential in different regions for achievement maximum utilization. In this research, geographical information system (GIS) and analytical hierarchy process (AHP) were applied to agricultural LAND SUITABILITY of AQ-QALA township for barley cultivation in rainfed condition.Materials and methods: For this purpose, environmental requirements of barley were identified according to scientific resources. Studied environmental–components were slope, elevation, precipitation, average, minimum and maximum temperatures and some of micro and macro elements. The analytical hierarchy process (AHP) was applied to determine the weight of criteria. The digital environmental layers overlaid and integrated in GIS media in respect to AHP weights and then zoning of lands carried out in four classes (high suitable, suitable, semi-suitable and non-suitable).Results: The results showed that 27.5% and 32.1% of these area were high suitable and suitable for barley cropping, respectively. These zones had enough rainfall and high fertility. The semi-suitable and non-suitable regions were located from the center to the northern of AQ-QALA township. In these areas, limiting factors were low precipitation, some soil variables (high pH and salinity, non-suitable texture classes, high potassium and calcium contents, low phosphate, iron, and organic matter contents) and non-suitable slope aspects.Conclusion: The results of this research showed that 59.6% of area is suitable for barley cropping. In general, high salinity soils (>16 dSm-1), low levels of precipitation and low soil fertility were introduced as limiting factors to barley cultivation in this region. Also, this research provides information at local level that could be used by farmers to select cropping patterns in accordance with suitability results.

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NASROLLAHI, N., & KAMKAR, B.. (2015). AGRICULTURAL LAND SUITABILITY OF AQ-QALA TOWNSHIP (GOLESTAN PROVINCE) FOR BARLEY PRODUCTION IN RAINFED CONDITION BY GIS. ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF CROP PRODUCTION, 8(3), 159-181. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/135160/en

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NASROLLAHI N., KAMKAR B.. AGRICULTURAL LAND SUITABILITY OF AQ-QALA TOWNSHIP (GOLESTAN PROVINCE) FOR BARLEY PRODUCTION IN RAINFED CONDITION BY GIS. ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF CROP PRODUCTION[Internet]. 2015;8(3):159-181. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/135160/en

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N. NASROLLAHI, and B. KAMKAR, “AGRICULTURAL LAND SUITABILITY OF AQ-QALA TOWNSHIP (GOLESTAN PROVINCE) FOR BARLEY PRODUCTION IN RAINFED CONDITION BY GIS,” ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF CROP PRODUCTION, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 159–181, 2015, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/135160/en

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