Application of dynamic programming and Markov Chain in soil fertility management
Date
4-1993
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
College
College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Myrna C. Belarmino
Abstract
Policies on fertilizer application during dry and wet season were evaluated using rainfall as a decision variable.
A first-order Markov chain was fitted to seasonal rainfall distribution in Maligaya Rice Research Experimental Station in Nueva Ecija. Two transition probability matrices were produced using Pegram model from the fifteen-year historical rainfall data. The model is on the form P = pI+(1-p)p1. Each transition matrix for dry and wet season described three states namely: very dry, dry and wet.
Return and reward matrices were also produced using the average yield response of IR 6 to manage fertilizer inputs. Each reward structure corresponded to each classified state.
Results using the policy iteration method for finding the optimal policy showed that the rate 140-60-0 and 70-60-0 for dry season and wet season were optimal, respectively.
The method used should be applied to other data to fully illustrate its power
Language
English
Location
UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)
Call Number
Thesis
Recommended Citation
De Chavez, Criselda M., "Application of dynamic programming and Markov Chain in soil fertility management" (1993). Undergraduate Theses. 9814.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/9814
Document Type
Thesis