Establishment of coconut vulnerability to drought in Quezon, Philippines using GIS and remote sensing

Date

6-2015

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Moises A. Dorado

Abstract

Coconut is a high value crop and is one of the top agricultural exports of the country. Coconut being perennial makes it highly susceptible to climate fluctuations that threatens the production of nature nuts. the potential application of remote sensing and GIS to establish the vulnerability of coconut plantations to drought in Quezon province the Philippines was Studied. The study covered the years 2003 to 2010 using available AMSR-E Soil Moisture from NASA. Relationship of coconut production with rainfall, maximum and minimum temperatures, and soil moisture were studied. Maps on rainfall deficiencies, hotness moisture availability index and vulnerability map were generated. Results showed that the western part of the province was the most vulnerable to drought. The correlation coefficient tested at a significance of a =0.05 showed that the remotely sensed soil moisture and the moisture availability index (MAI) had significant influences on the coconut production. No significant direct relationship with production was observed for rainfall and temperature. Overall, a large part of Quezon Province is vulnerable to drought with the western part having the highest vulnerability.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2015 A2 /G85

Document Type

Thesis

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