Application of SAW, TOPSIS and fuzzy TOPSIS models in cultivation priority planning for maize, rapeseed and soybean crops

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 310; pp. 178 - 190
• Main Authors: Seyedmohammadi, Javad, Sarmadian, Fereydoon, Jafarzadeh, Ali Asghar, Ghorbani, Mohammad Ali, Shahbazi, Farzin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.01.2018
• Subjects: agricultural land; Aridisols; augers; Brassica napus; calcium carbonate; climate; climate change; corn; crops; Cultivation priority; developing countries; electrical conductivity; environmental impact; equations; exchangeable sodium; food production; food security; Fuzzy AHP; fuzzy logic; Fuzzy TOPSIS; geographic information systems; gypsum; income; Iran; issues and policy; land use planning; multi-criteria decision making; principal component analysis; prioritization; probability; SAW; soil depth; soil profiles; soil sampling; soybeans; system optimization; TOPSIS; urban areas; variance; Iran; SAW; Fuzzy AHP; TOPSIS; Cultivation priority; Fuzzy TOPSIS

Cultivation priority planning is a very important and vital step in suitable and sustainable revenue of agricultural land. The growth of urban areas and industrial intensification has contributed to a reduction in valuable agricultural lands and to various environmental impacts including climate cha...