Mapping agroecosystem management practices from space and quantifying their impacts on crop productivity
Research Advisor: Dr. Kaiyu Guan
Agriculture in the United States, one of the most productive regions in the world, faces challenges to be economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable. Effective agricultural management is essential for sustaining crop production under variable climate conditions and informing sound policy decisions. However, information on field-level agricultural management practices, including cover cropping and crop planting dates, is very limited. We utilized recent advances in satellite remote sensing to map field-level, long-term, and large-scale cover cropping and crop planting dates in the United States and quantified their impacts on crop yields for sustainable agriculture. This study contributes to understanding dynamics in agricultural management practices from satellite remote sensing and providing observation-based evidence to inform agricultural management and policies for sustainable crop productivity.
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