GIS-based assessment of land suitability for alfalfa cultivation: a case study in the dry continental steppes of northern China

GIS-based assessment of land suitability for alfalfa cultivation: a case study in the dry continental steppes of northern China

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is the most valuable perennial forage grass in northern China. We selected 12 ecological criteria and 4 socioeconomic criteria to calculate the suitability of land for alfalfa cultivation in the Xilingol League of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. We combined ecologi...

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Main Authors: Fei Deng, Xiaobing Li, Hong Wang, Meng Zhang, Ruihua Li, Xu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria 2014-03-01
Series:Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
Subjects:
land suitability
GIS
MCDA
Fuzzy analysis
AHP
Medicago sativa
dry continental steppes
Online Access:http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/4672

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