Open AccessMAPPING OF PEDOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF SOILS FOR CULTIVATION OF THE SUGAR CANE (Saccharum spp) IN PARAÍBA STATE USING GEOTECHNOLOGIES
Author(s) -
Paulo Roberto Megna Francisco,
Djail Santos,
Eduardo Rodrigues Viana de Lima,
João Miguel de Moraes Neto,
Homero Catão Moribondo da Trindade
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of hyperspectral remote sensing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2237-2202
DOI - 10.29150/jhrs.v7.5.p306-314
Subject(s) - geoprocessing , zoning , soil water , soil map , agriculture , geography , soil survey , saccharum officinarum , environmental science , environmental protection , agroforestry , soil science , agronomy , engineering , civil engineering , cartography , biology , archaeology
Agricultural planning, as a precept of environmental policy, is an instrument of great importance in the process of managing the rural space and agricultural activity. This work aimed to identify and map the soil information of the lands of the State of Paraíba for the sugar cane cultivation, aiming to recognize the potential of the physical environment. In the methodology, the Agricultural Zoning of the State of Paraíba and the digital map of soils were used in a data base elaborated in the software SPRING 5.2.2, extracted the pedological information of the soils and elaborated the pedological potential. The results showed that with the use of geoprocessing techniques it was possible the spatialization of the areas and the definition of the favorable environments of potential of the culture contributing to the reduction of the risks of degradation of the environment; The State of Paraíba presents a greater pedological potential for the cultivation of sugarcane in 10.04% of its total area; The areas identified as Very Low Potential correspond to 54.52% of the total area distributed throughout the State; The Argisols present the smallest and the Neosols the greatest impediments to the development of the culture; It was not possible to map smaller areas due to the scale of work, with the possibility of cultivating the sugar cane cultivation in small areas not identified in this study.