Global Patterns of Cropland Use Intensity

Global Patterns of Cropland Use Intensity

This study presents a global scale analysis of cropping intensity, crop duration and fallow land extent computed by using the global dataset on monthly irrigated and rainfed crop areas MIRCA2000. MIRCA2000 was mainly derived from census data and crop calendars from literature. Global cropland extent...

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Main Authors: Stefan Siebert, Felix T. Portmann, Petra Döll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-06-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
cropland
cropping intensity
agriculture
land use
productivity
global scale
fallow
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/2/7/1625/

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