Overview
The study site is situated in Siyana Tehsil of Bulandsahar district of Uttar Pradesh, and partly in Hapur District. The site has wide variety of cropping pattern. The district has more than 100% cropping intensity. The site has been chosen basically for the study of spectral signatures to identify the crop types and to precisely estimate the acreage in all-weather condition. The major emphasis will be improving horticultural crop classification and horticultural production estimation. This would be done with the help of in-situ observations as well as data acquired from satellite / UAV remote sensing techniques. Maps would be generated to understand the crop water stress, changing situation of soil nutrition and pH, growth of plant biomass and leaf condition during weather extremes. The study will promote precision agriculture by boosting better management of required micro-nutrients via applying adequate fertilizers and will also promote the optimal use of water for irrigation.
Project Objectives
Estimating Crop Area
Operational Implementation Plan
- Complete enumeration of the site (Covering all orchards and vegetable crops)
- Technique development for Area assessment and production forecasting of the various horticulture crops
Field size measurement
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Measuring Phenological Events
Phenological Events
- Vegetative Growth
- Flowering
- Fruit Development
- Maturity
- Phenology of Fruit Orchards
- Age of Orchard
Estimation of Biophysical Variables
Operational Implementation Plan
Biophysical Variables
- Vegetation Indices (NDVI, EVI, SAVI, etc.)
- LAI (Leaf Area Index)
- Plant height
- Spectral Signature
- UAV based signature
Forecasting Agricultural Variables
Operational Implementation Plan
Agricultural Variables (large scale)
- Yield
Site Description
| Landscape Topography | Upper Gangetic Plain Region |
|---|---|
| Typical Field Size | 0.86 |
| Climatic Zone | Tropics, warm |
| Major Crops and Calendars | Rice: Wheat: Mangoes: |
| Soil Type & Texture | Inorganic:
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| Soil Drainage Class | |
| Irrigation Infrastructure | |
| Other Site Details | Tropics, Hot Sub-humid Climate, Annual precipitation (720mm approx.) |
In Situ Observations
Ground Truth
- Crop Type(s):
- Collection Protocol:
- For orchards: in situ data of approximately 25 locations for each crop in the area. Ground truth will include: year of establishment, crop variety, stem diameter, canopy size, number Bearing and non-bearing branches, historical yield, SPAD Chlorophyll, LAI, Spectral signatures, planting method and distancing, canopy cover, soil moisture and other soil condition)
- For Vegetable crops: Coordinates, field photo graphs, field size, crop cover, date of sowing/transplanting, LAI, spectral signature, SPAD Chlorophyll, soil condition (Moisture and Temperature, irrigation, infestation of disease and pests, management practices
- Frequency:
EO Data
Optical Data Requirements
SAR Data Requirements
Passive Microwave Data Requirements
Thermal Data Requirements
Results
Documents and Files
Bulandsahar_JECAM_Dec2020.pdfLinks to paper
Results: Expected Outputs
- Technique development for Crop area and production estimates of major crops
- Crop area and yield assessment
- Correlation of Hyperspectral signatures of crops with satellite data
- Methodology development for other new crops
- Horticultural crop signature library
- Development of Yield models and yield forecasting of horticultural crops
Project Reports
Study Team
Team Leader
Other Team Members