Research Projects

Spatial assessment of soil quality as well as fertility parameters is vital for planning and adoption of various management strategies aimed at more efficient resource utilization for maximizing food production with minimal adverse impact on environment in these times of changing climate. Satellite remote sensing data provides continuous and wide coverage of various agroecosystems, which help in assessment of soil quality parameters. Remote sensing data can provide vital information regarding the various soil forming factors such as vegetation, climate, topography etc that can be used for assessing soil quality/fertility as well as development of various prediction models for spatial mapping of different soil quality indicators. Remote sensing can also aid us in identifying the drivers of soil quality on a long time scale such as land use and cropping system changes, cropping by using various approaches.