Filling the agronomic data gap through a minimum data collection approach.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Agronomic data such as applied inputs, management practices, and crop yields are needed for assessing productivity, nutrient balances, resource use efficiency, as well as other aspects of environmental and economic performance of cropping systems. In many instances, however, these data are only available at a coarse level of aggregation or simply do not exist.

Objectives

Here we developed an approach that identifies sites for agronomic data collection for a given crop and country, seeking a balance between minimizing data collection efforts and proper representation of the main crop producing areas.

Methods

The developed approach followed a stratified sampling method based on a spatial framework that delineates major climate zones and crop area distribution ma

SUBMITTER: Tenorio FAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10933791 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature