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Combining electromagnetic induction and satellite-based NDVI data for improved determination of management zones for sustainable crop production

Salar Saeed Dogar, Cosimo Brogi, Dave O’Leary, Ixchel M. Hernández-Ochoa, Marco Donat, Harry Vereecken, Johan Alexander Huisman

SOIL · 2025

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Abstract. Accurate delineation of management zones is essential for optimizing resource use and improving yield in precision agriculture. Electromagnetic induction (EMI) provides a rapid, non-invasive method to map soil variability, while the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) obtained with remote sensing captures aboveground crop dynamics. Integrating these datasets may enhance management zone delineation but presents challenges in data harmonization and analysis. This study presents a workflow combining unsupervised classification (clustering) and statistical validation to delineate management zones using EMI and NDVI data in a single 70 ha field of the patchCROP experiment in Tempelberg, Germany. Three datasets were investigated: (1) EMI maps, (2) NDVI maps, and (3) a combine

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.5194/soil-11-655-2025
Catalogue ID
SNmohxvlpp-0z10jq
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