scholarly journals Characterization and Land Suitability Evaluation for Cocoyam in Southern Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-47
Author(s):  
M.E. Nsor ◽  
A.E. Akpan
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Erosion Control ◽  
Land Suitability ◽  
Base Saturation ◽  
Water Control ◽  
Flood Plains ◽  
Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Land Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Acid Ph ◽  
Southern Nigeria

The soils on diverse landforms in Ikot Esidem, Southern Nigeria were characterized and their suitability evaluated for three varieties of cocoyam. The study area was stratified into flood plains, inland valleys, gentle slopes and crest. The results indicate that sand (30-78%) dominated pedons of gentle slopes and crest while silt (25-55%) and clay (19-51%) dominated the pedons of flood plains and inland valleys. The soils of flood plains and inland valleys were moderately acid (pH 5.0-5.7), medium to high in organic carbon (6.3-20.5 g/kg) and medium to high in base saturation (BS) (46-90%). The gentle slopes and crest units were strongly acid (pH 4.0-5.1), low in organic carbon (4.0-11.3 g/kg) and base saturation (20.5-34.7%). The land suitability evaluated the flood plains and inland valleys as moderately suitable and the gentle slopes and crest as not suitable for Dasheen Type Taro. The flood plains and inland valleys were also evaluated moderately suitable, whereas gentle slopes and crest were marginally suitable for Eddoe Type Taro. Efficient water control drainage and erosion control will enhance cocoyam cultivation depending on terrain type.

scholarly journals The land suitability evaluation of upland rice in the low dryland of Bengkulu Province

2021 ◽  
Vol 807 (3) ◽  
pp. 032091
Author(s):  
Nurmegawati ◽  
Yartiwi ◽  
I C Siagian ◽  
Yesmawati ◽  
S Yuliasari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Upland Rice ◽  
Land Suitability ◽  
Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Land Suitability Evaluation

scholarly journals Developing a User Friendly Decision Tool for Agricultural Land Use Allocation at a Regional Scale

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumbangan Baja ◽  
Samsu Arif ◽  
Risma Neswati
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Suitability ◽  
Soil Survey ◽  
Agricultural Land Use ◽  
Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Land Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Land Use Allocation ◽  
User Friendly

Agricultural land use planning should always be guided by a reliable tool to ensure effective decision making in the allocation of land use and activities. The primary aim of this study is to develop a user friendly system on a spatial basis for agricultural land suitability evaluation of four groups of agriculture commodities, including food crops, horticultural crops, perennial (plantation) crops, grazing, and tambak (fish ponds) to guide land use planning. The procedure used is as follows: (i) conducting soil survey based on generated land mapping units; (ii) developing soil database in GIS; and (iii) designing a user friendly system. The data bases of the study were derived from satellite imagery, digital topographic map, soil characteristics at reconnaissance scale, as well as climate data. Land suitability evaluation in this study uses the FAO method. The study produces a spatial based decision support tool called SUFIG-Wilkom that can give decision makers sets of information interactively for land use allocation purposes.This user friendly system is also amenable to various operations in a vector GIS, so that the system may accommodate possible additional assessment of other land use types.

scholarly journals Land suitability evaluation of abandoned tin-mining areas for agricultural development in Bangka Island, Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 907-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Asmarhansyah ◽  
◽  
Rodrigo B Badayos ◽  
Pearl B Sanchez ◽  
Pompe C Sta Cruz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Land Suitability ◽  
Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
Land Suitability Evaluation

Method and Research Development of Constructive Land Suitability Evaluation Based on GIS

2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 5818-5821
Author(s):  
Wen Hui Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Land Suitability ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
Land Resource ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Land Suitability Evaluation

Constructive land suitability evaluation is the premise of effectively disposing land resource. China is in the historical period that urbanization develops fleetly; the demand of construction land grows rapidly; carrying on the research about method of constructive land suitability evaluation presents strong practical significance and broad application prospect. The paper summarizes basic analysis method of constructive land suitability evaluation based on GIS from five basic links which cohere each other, and then introduces the research development of constructive land suitability evaluation from angles of ensuring evaluation factor and factor weight, evaluation factor classification, land classification. Finally, the paper analyses research direction of this work from angles of consummating the evaluation method and using new mathematical method, releasing the related criteria by government department, and the combination between urban extended model, area development strategy, and GIS.

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