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Banu M, Krishnamurthy KS, Srinivasan V, Kandiannan K, Surendran U. Land suitability analysis for turmeric crop for humid tropical Kerala, India, under current and future climate scenarios using advanced geospatial techniques. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:4176-4188. [PMID: 38385763 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Turmeric cultivation primarily thrives in India, followed by Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. India leads globally in both area and production of turmeric. Despite this, there is a recognized gap in research regarding the impact of climate change on site suitability of turmeric. The primary objective of the present study was to evaluate both the present and future suitability of turmeric cultivation within the humid tropical region of Kerala, India, by employing advanced geospatial techniques. The research utilized meteorological data from the Indian Meteorological Department for the period of 1986-2020 as historical data and projected future data from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). Four climatic scenarios of shared socioeconomic pathway (SSP) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change AR6 model of MIROC6 for the year 2050 (SSP 1-2.6, SSP 2-4.5, SSP 3-7.0 and SSP 5-8.5) were used. RESULTS The results showed that suitable area for turmeric cultivation is declining in future scenario and this decline can be primarily attributed to fluctuations in temperature and an anticipated increase in rainfall in the year 2050. Notable changes in the spatial distribution of suitable areas over time were observed through the application of geographic information system (GIS) techniques. Importantly, as per the suitability criteria provided by ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (ICAR-NBSS & LUP), all the districts in Kerala exhibited moderately suitable conditions for turmeric cultivation. With the GIS tools, the study identified highly suitable, moderately suitable, marginally suitable and not suitable areas of turmeric cultivation in Kerala. Presently 28% of area falls under highly suitable, 41% of area falls under moderately suitable and 11% falls under not suitable for turmeric cultivation. However, considering the projected scenarios for 2050 under the SSP framework, there will be a significant decrease in highly suitable area by 19% under SSP 5-8.5. This reduction in area will have an impact on the productivity of the crop as a result of changes in temperature and rainfall patterns. CONCLUSION The outcome of the present research suggests that the state of Kerala needs to implement suitable climate change adaptation and management strategies for sustaining the turmeric cultivation. Additionally, the present study includes a discussion on potential management strategies to address the challenges posed by changing climatic conditions for optimizing turmeric production in the region. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- M Banu
- KSCSTE - Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode, India
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- ICAR - Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, India
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- ICAR - Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, India
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- KSCSTE - Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode, India
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Das P, Behera MD, Abhilash PC. A rapid assessment of stubble burning and air pollutants from satellite observations. Trop Ecol 2023:1-6. [PMID: 37362780 PMCID: PMC10191393 DOI: 10.1007/s42965-022-00291-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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For the last several years, the air quality of India's capital Delhi and surrounding region (NCR) has been degrading to a very poor and severe category during the autumn season. In addition to the various sources of air pollutants within the NCR region, the stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana states contributes to the poor air quality in this region. The current study employs the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) active fire products and TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) products on carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations for spatio-temporal assessment of stubble burning and associated emissions. The analysis performed in the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform indicated a nearly threefold rise in crop residue burning in November than in October, with 92.58% and 7.42% reported from Punjab and the Haryana states in November, respectively. The study highlights the availability of near-real-time remote sensing observations and the utility of the GEE platform for rapid assessment of stubble burning and emissions thereof, having the potential for developing mitigation strategies.
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- P Das
- Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration (SLR), World Resources Institute India, New Delhi, 110016 India
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- Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302 India
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- Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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Prakash AJ, Kumar S, Behera MD, Das P, Kumar A, Srivastava PK. Impact of extreme weather events on cropland inundation over Indian subcontinent. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 195:50. [PMID: 36316488 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10553-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Cyclonic storms and extreme precipitation lead to loss of lives and significant damage to land and property, crop productivity, etc. The "Gulab" cyclonic storm formed on the 24th of September 2021 in the Bay of Bengal (BoB), hit the eastern Indian coasts on the 26th of September and caused massive damage and water inundation. This study used Integrated Multi-satellite Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) satellite precipitation data for daily to monthly scale assessments focusing on the "Gulab" cyclonic event. The Otsu's thresholding approach was applied to Sentinel-1 data to map water inundation. Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was employed to analyze the precipitation deviation compared to the 20 years mean climatology across India from June to November 2021 on a monthly scale. The water-inundated areas were overlaid on a recent publicly available high-resolution land use land cover (LULC) map to demarcate crop area damage in four eastern Indian states such as Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Telangana. The maximum water inundation and crop area damages were observed in Andhra Pradesh (~2700 km2), followed by Telangana (~2040 km2) and Odisha (~1132 km2), and the least in Chhattisgarh (~93.75 km2). This study has potential implications for an emergency response to extreme weather events, such as cyclones, extreme precipitation, and flood. The spatio-temporal data layers and rapid assessment methodology can be helpful to various users such as disaster management authorities, mitigation and response teams, and crop insurance scheme development. The relevant satellite data, products, and cloud-computing facility could operationalize systematic disaster monitoring under the rising threats of extreme weather events in the coming years.
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- A Jaya Prakash
- Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India
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- Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India.
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- Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India
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- World Resources Institute, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Geoinformatics, Central University of Jharkhand, Brambe-835205, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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Khatun M, Garai S, Sharma J, Singh R, Tiwari S, Rahaman SM. Flood mapping and damage assessment due to the super cyclone Yaas using Google Earth Engine in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 194:869. [PMID: 36220911 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10574-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This study maps flood inundation and estimates the damage caused by super cyclone Yaas in Purba Medinipur, India. We used Google Earth Engine (GEE) to create a flood inundation map of the research area using pre and post-cyclone Sentinel-1 SAR data. Using ESRI 2020 land cover data, flood damage was analysed. The flood affected 5% (239.69 km2) of the land of Purba Medinipur. The northern and southern regions were affected the most. 95% and 3% of the total flooded area are comprised of agricultural and vegetation, respectively. Kolaghat (24 km2) and Nandigram-II (1 km2) sustained the greatest damage to both agriculture and vegetation. The areas below 18 m were impacted by flooding, with the worst damage occurring below 5 m. The GEE platform was cost-effective, efficient, and faster at calculating with enhanced precision. The outcomes of this study will aid in the management of cyclone-induced hazards. We advocate planting native and salt-tolerant crops to reduce flood damage.
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- Masjuda Khatun
- Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi, 835303, Jharkhand, India
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- Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi, 835303, Jharkhand, India
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- Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi, 835303, Jharkhand, India
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- Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi, 835303, Jharkhand, India
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- Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi, 835303, Jharkhand, India
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Multi-Decadal Mapping and Climate Modelling Indicates Eastward Rubber Plantation Expansion in India. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14137923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Automated long-term mapping and climate niche modeling are important for developing adaptation and management strategies for rubber plantations (RP). Landsat imageries at the defoliation and refoliation stages were employed for RP mapping in the Indian state of Tripura. A decision tree classifier was applied to Landsat image-derived vegetation indices (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and Difference Vegetation Index) for mapping RPs at two-three years intervals from 1990 to 2017. A comparison with actual plantation data indicated more than 91% mapping accuracy, with most RPs able to be identified within six years of plantation, while several patches were detected after six years of plantations. The RP patches identified in 1990 and before 2000 were used for training the Maxent species distribution model, wherein bioclimatic variables for 1960–1990 and 1970–2000 were used as predictor variables, respectively. The model-estimated suitability maps were validated using the successive plantation sites. Moreover, the RPs identified before 2017 and the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP) climate projections (SSP126 and SSP245) were used to predict the habitat suitability for 2041–2060. The past climatic changes (decrease in temperature and a minor reduction in precipitation) and identified RP patches indicated an eastward expansion in the Indian state of Tripura. The projected increase in temperature and a minor reduction in the driest quarter precipitation will contribute to more energy and sufficient water availability, which may facilitate the further eastward expansion of RPs. Systematic multi-temporal stand age mapping would help to identify less productive RP patches, and accurate monitoring could help to develop improved management practices. In addition, the existing RP patches, their expansion, and the projected habitat suitability maps could benefit resource managers in adapting climate change measures and better landscape management.
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Shimrah T, Lungleng P, Devi AR, Sarma K, Varah F, Khuman YS. Spatio-temporal assessment on land use and land cover (LULC) and forest fragmentation in shifting agroecosystem landscape in Ukhrul district of Manipur, Northeast India. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2021; 194:14. [PMID: 34881410 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09548-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The information on land use and land cover (LULC) plays a critical role in understanding the interactions between human activities and the natural environment. The changes in LULC have a significant impact on the ecological integrity of forests, biodiversity, and natural resources, which in turn trigger global environmental change. Forest fragmentation is an important conservation challenge that includes interdependent forest loss components and spatial shift patterns. Over the years, Northeast India has experienced major changes in LULC and forest fragmentation. There are limited information and data regarding the change in LULC patterns and causes of forest fragmentation. The present study was carried out with an attempt to analyze the change in LULC and forest fragmentation using satellite data of three different time series: 1991, 2005, and 2020 for Ukhrul district, Manipur, Northeast India. Different LULC classes were classified using the supervised method, viz., maximum likelihood algorithm in ERDAS Imagine 2014 and generated thematic maps in ArcGIS 10.4 software. Considering the classified forest class, fragmentation in the forest area was grouped into different categories of fragmentation using the Landscape Fragmentation Tool (LFT v 2.0). The distribution of the perforated category has tremendously increased in 2020 from 1991. The outcome of the present study will help to understand the inherent forest vulnerability and to adopt sustainable management strategies for forest and agriculture ecosystems in the hill landscape.
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- Tuisem Shimrah
- University School of Environment Management, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka 16 C, 110078, New Delhi, India.
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- University School of Environment Management, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka 16 C, 110078, New Delhi, India
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- University School of Environment Management, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka 16 C, 110078, New Delhi, India
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- University School of Environment Management, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka 16 C, 110078, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Science, Delhi University, New Delhi, India
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- School of Inter-Disciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India
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Quantification of Resilience Considering Different Migration Biographies: A Case Study of Pune, India. LAND 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/land10111134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Urbanization proceeds globally and is often driven by migration. Simultaneously, cities face severe exposure to environmental hazards such as floods and heatwaves posing threats to millions of urban households. Consequently, fostering urban households’ resilience is imperative, yet often impeded by the lack of its accurate assessment. We developed a structural equation model to quantify households’ resilience, considering their assets, housing, and health properties. Based on a household survey (n = 1872), we calculate the resilience of households in Pune, India with and without migration biography and compare different sub-groups. We further analyze how households are exposed to and affected by floods and heatwaves. Our results show that not migration as such but the type of migration, particularly, the residence zone at the migration destination (formal urban or slum) and migration origin (urban or rural) provide insights into households’ resilience and affectedness by extreme weather events. While on average, migrants in our study have higher resilience than non-migrants, the sub-group of rural migrants living in slums score significantly lower than the respective non-migrant cohort. Further characteristics of the migration biography such as migration distance, time since arrival at the destination, and the reasons for migration contribute to households’ resilience. Consequently, the opposing generalized notions in literature of migrants either as the least resilient group or as high performers, need to be overcome as our study shows that within one city, migrants are found both at the top and the bottom of the resilience range. Thus, we recommend that policymakers include migrants’ biographies when assessing their resilience and when designing resilience improvement interventions to help the least resilient migrant groups more effectively.
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