Using remote sensing technologies to enhance resource conservation and agricultural productivity in underutilized lands of South Asia

• Published in: Applied geography (Sevenoaks) Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 757 - 765
• Main Authors: Chandna, Parvesh, Ladha, J.K., Singh, U.P., Punia, Milap, Gupta, Raj, Sidhu, B.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2012
• Subjects: Income; Land; Oryza sativa; Remote sensing; Resource-conserving technologies; Rice; Rice fallow; Rice–wheat; Salt effected; Seasons; Soils; Targeting; Triticum aestivum; Waterlogged; Wheat; Winter; Asia; India, Uttar Pradesh; Rice–wheat; Waterlogged; Salt effected; Targeting; Resource-conserving technologies; Rice fallow

Satisfying the food demands of an ever-increasing population, preserving the natural resource base, and improving livelihoods are major challenges for South Asia. A large area of land in the Middle and Lower Gangetic Plains of South Asia remains either uncultivated or underused following the rice ha...