Environmental and Agricultural Informatics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

1771 Pages·2019·68.712 MB·English

by  Information Resources Management Association

Environmental and
Agricultural Informatics:
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools,
and Applications
Information Resources Management Association
USA
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Names: Information Resources Management Association, editor.
Title: Environmental and agricultural informatics : concepts,
methodologies, tools, and applications / Information Resources
Management Association, editor.
Description: Hershey, PA : Engineering Science Reference, an imprint of IGI
Global, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary: “This book examines the design, development, and implementation
of complex agricultural and environmental information systems to quickly
process and access environmental data in order to make informed
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Identifiers: LCCN 2019006765 | ISBN 9781522596219 (hardcover) | ISBN
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Subjects: LCSH: Environmental sciences--Data processing. | Environmental
monitoring. | Agricultural informatics.
Classification: LCC GE45.D37 E5384 2020 | DDC 333.70285--dc23
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Editor-in-Chief
MehdiKhosrow-Pour,DBA
Information Resources Management Association, USA
Associate Editors
SteveClarke,University of Hull, UK
MurrayE.Jennex,San Diego State University, USA
Ari-VeikkoAnttiroiko,University of Tampere, Finland
Editorial Advisory Board
SherifKamel,American University in Cairo, Egypt
InLee,Western Illinois University, USA
JerzyKisielnicki,Warsaw University, Poland
AmarGupta,Arizona University, USA
CraigvanSlyke,University of Central Florida, USA
JohnWang,Montclair State University, USA
VishanthWeerakkody,Brunel University, UK

List of Contributors
Abbott, Eric /Iowa State University, USA........................................................................................716
Aderibigbe, Adekunle /Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria......................................................405
Adesoji, S. A./Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria......................................................................133
Adewojo, Akinade Adebowale/Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Nigeria................1418
Adnan, Nadia /Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia..............................................................1623
Ahmad, Noor Hazlina/Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia..........................................................157
Akande, Femi Titus/Librarian, Nigeria........................................................................................1418
Akroush, Samia Nadeem/National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, Jordan....1709
Alarcon, Vladimir J./Universidad Diego Portales, Chile.............................................................1469
Alecu, Alexandra /Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania................................................967
Alexandri, Cecilia /Institute of Agricultural Economics, Romania.................................................792
Anastasiadis, Foivos /Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece................................................485
Antonaras, Alexandros /University of Nicosia, Cyprus..................................................................258
Areendran, G. /WWF, India..........................................................................................................1605
Arora, Rakhi /Jaipur National University, India..........................................................................1335
Asoğlu, Veysel /Harran Unıversıty, Turkey........................................................................................17
Aw-Hassan, Aden /International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Area, Jordan............1709
Ay, Sema /Uludag University, Turkey............................................................................................1649
Bakshi, Bhavik R./The Ohio State University, USA........................................................................536
Bansode, Sheelratan S./Solapur University, India..........................................................................347
Bebeley, Jenneh F./Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, Sierra Leone............................855
Bekele, Frances /The University of the West Indies – St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago..........1299
Bekele, Isaac /The University of the West Indies – St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago...............1299
Bello, Julia /University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA......................................................716
Besalti, Metin /University of South Florida, USA...........................................................................991
Bett, Bernard /International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya................................................1496
Bhaskar, Avantika /Care Earth Trust, India.................................................................................1536
Borràs, Susana /Rovira i Virgili University, Spain............................................................................38
Buyya, Rajkumar /University of Melbourne, Australia..................................................................438
Caraiani, Chirața /Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania.......................................562
Chachra, Kartik /Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India.......................................66
Chakraborty, Anusheema /TERI University, India........................................................................805
Chana, Inderveer /Thapar University, India...................................................................................438
Chelcea, Silvia /National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, Romania......................590
Clouse, Carey /University of Massachusetts – Amherst, USA.........................................................388



Coats, Cala /Stephen F. Austin State University, USA...................................................................1233
Colceag, Florian /Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania.........................................562
Confalonieri, Ulisses /René Rachou Research Center - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil.........1395
Dascălu, Cornelia /Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania......................................562
Deshmukt, Preeti /Vasandada Sugar Institute, India....................................................................1040
Dhar, Anil /Regional Sericulture Research Station, Jammu, India.................................................687
Dhehibi, Boubaker /International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Area, Jordan..........1709
Dissanayeke, Uvasara /University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka..........................................................829
Doleček, Vlatko /Academy of Sciences and Arts, Bosnia and Herzegovina....................................630
Dua, V. K./Central Potato Research Institute, India......................................................................1482
Ele, Ideba /University of Calabar, Nigeria....................................................................................1358
Essien, Essien D./University of Uyo, Nigeria................................................................................1589
Famuyiwa, B. S./Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Nigeria..........................................133
Feldman, Allan /University of South Florida, USA.........................................................................991
Furtado, André Tosi/University of Campinas, Brazil...................................................................1216
Garg, Shivani /Kurukshetra University, India...............................................................................1517
Gboku, Matthew L. S./Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, Sierra Leone......................855
Ghafoor, Abdul /University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.................................................1181
Ghanshyam, Chirravoori /CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, India......................79
Gill, Sukhpal Singh/University of Melbourne, Australia................................................................438
Govindakrishnan, P. M./Central Potato Research Institute, India...............................................1482
Grace, Delia /International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya..................................................1496
Halim, Hasliza Abdul/Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia..........................................................157
Hammas, Lamine /University of Sousse, Tunisia................................................................................1
Haug, Ruth /Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Norway..........................................661
Hiremath, Rahul /SCMHRD, Symbiosis International University, India.......................................347
Hrestic, Maria Luiza/Valahia University of Târgovişte, Romania.................................................108
Inogwabini, Bila-Isia /Saint Pierre Canisius Institute of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
(ISAV), Congo & Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden....................................1452
Ionita, Monica /Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research,
Germany.......................................................................................................................................590
Ishaq, Muhammad /Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Pakistan......................................1287
Ismyrlis, Vasileios /Greek Statistical Authority, Greece................................................................1127
Jain, Ankush /Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India.............................................66
Jain, Anshul /Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India..............................................66
Jain, Lokesh /UIET, Panjab University, India.................................................................................516
Jain, Saloni /National Law University Delhi, India.......................................................................1378
Jatav, M. K./Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, India...........................................................1482
Jean-Vasile, Andrei /Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania............................................967
Joshi, P K/Jawaharlal Nehru University, India...............................................................................805
Joshi, Rohit /IIM Shillong, India...................................................................................................1570
Joshi, Sudhanshu /Doon University, India....................................................................................1570
Kaphaliya, Bhumija /Kurukshetra University, India....................................................................1724
Karabegović, Isak /University of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina.................................................630
Kasemsap, Kijpokin /Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand.........................................1669
Keser, Hilal Yildirir/Uludag University, Turkey...........................................................................1649

Khaled, Rachida /University of Sousse, Tunisia..........................................................................1,316
Khan, Khalid /Higher Education Department Peshawar, Pakistan..............................................1287
Khan, Zia Ullah/University of Swabi, Pakistan.............................................................................1287
Kiberiti, Boaz Stanslaus/Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania..........................................661
Kittilaksanawong, Wiboon /Saitama University, Japan...............................................................1556
Kljajić, Nataša Ž./Institute of Agricultural Economics, Serbia.......................................................925
Kocadağlı, Aylin Yaman/Istanbul University, Turkey...................................................................1013
Kostopoulos, Alexandros /CSR Hellas, Greece..............................................................................258
Kumar, Bimlesh /Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.................................................347
Kumar, Harish /UIET, Panjab University, India.............................................................................516
Kumar, Mousumi /Aghorekamini Prakashchandra Mahavidyalaya, India....................................737
Kumar, Rajesh /Sharda University, India.....................................................................................1605
Kurşun, Berrin /Marmara University, Turkey................................................................................536
Lindahl, Johanna /Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden & International
Livestock Research Institute, Kenya...........................................................................................1496
Londhe, Sunil /World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), India..........................................................1258
Luca, Lucian /Institute of Agricultural Economics, Romania.........................................................792
Lungu, Camelia I./Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania.......................................562
Lutomia, Anne Namatsi/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.................................716
Mabe, L. K./North-West University – Mafikeng, South Africa........................................................182
Mamatha, D. M./Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam (Women’s University), India..............366
Mamta/Jiwaji University, India.......................................................................................................687
Manjunath Aradhya, V N/Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, India.....................1078
Margonari, Carina /René Rachou Research Center - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil............1395
Mattas, Konstadinos /Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece...............................................485
Mayer, Christina /Statistics Austria, Austria..................................................................................875
Mazur, Robert /Iowa State University, USA....................................................................................716
Meehan, Kevin /University of Central Florida, USA....................................................................1053
Menezes, Júlia Alves/René Rachou Research Center – Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil..........1395
Merdikawati, Nurina /National University of Singapore, Singapore...........................................1146
Mlozi, Malongo R.S./Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania................................................661
Mocumbe, Sostino /Iowa State University, USA.............................................................................716
Modise, Oitshepile M./University of Botswana, Botswana.............................................................855
Moharana, P. C./National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, India........................1040
Moschidis, Odysseas /University of Macedonia, Greece..............................................................1127
Mugwisi, Tinashe /University of South Africa, South Africa........................................................1106
Mukhopadhyay, Partha /National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India................................1163
Murali, J. /Environmental Solutions and Consultancy, UAE..........................................................347
Murtaza, Ghulam /University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.............................................1181
Musafiri, Ildephonse /University of Rwanda, Rwanda...................................................................618
Mussa, Mussa /Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania..........................................................661
Naitam, Ravindra Kashinath/National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning,
India............................................................................................................................................1040
Naraine, Leighton /Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, Saint Kitts and Nevis................................1053
Nation, Molly /University of South Florida, USA............................................................................991
Naveed, Muhammad /University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan........................................1181

Nikolaou, Kallirroi /Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece..................................................485
Niranjan, S K/Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, India.........................................1078
Noor, Amir Noor/London Metropolitan University, UK...............................................................1623
Nordin, Shahrina Md/Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia..................................................1623
Nulkar, Gurudas /SCMHRD, Symbiosis International University, India & Trustee Ecological
Society, India................................................................................................................................347
Ogbeide, Osadebamwen Anthony/Agribusiness Services, Australia...........................................1358
Okegbile, Samuel Dayo/Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.....................................................405
Oladele, O. I./North-West University – Mafikeng, South Africa......................................................182
Olaniyi, O. A./Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria.................................................133
Oluwaranti, Adeniran Ishola/Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria...........................................405
Ortner, Karl Michael/Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Austria..................................875
Pal, Bijay Baran/University of Kalyani, India.................................................................................737
Paliwal, Rashmi /Kurukshetra University, India...........................................................................1724
Patel, Manoj Kumar/Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, India & CSIR-Central
Scientific Instruments Organisation, India.....................................................................................79
Patil, Sharmila S./Walchand Institute of Technology, India............................................................347
Pǎuna, Bianca /National Institute of Economic Research, Romania...............................................792
Pittendrigh, Barry R./Michigan State University, USA..................................................................716
Popescu, Constanţa /Valahia University of Târgovişte, Romania...................................................108
Popescu, Constantin /Valahia University of Târgovişte, Romania.................................................108
Popović, Vesna Ž./Institute of Agricultural Economics, Serbia.......................................................925
Prasad, Shitala /GREYC – Imaging Lab, CNRS, France................................................................773
Quendler, Erika /Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Austria.........................................875
Raghupathi, Viju /Brooklyn College (CUNY), USA........................................................................906
Raghupathi, Wullianallur /Fordham University, USA...................................................................906
Rajan, Ramkishen S./George Mason University, USA.................................................................1146
Raju, P. J./Andhra Pradesh State Sericulture Research and Development Institute, India.............366
Ramachandran, Nira /Independent Researcher, India.................................................................1688
Ramteke, Indal K./Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre, India.............................1040
Rao, G. Babu/Care Earth Trust, India...........................................................................................1536
Rao, Prakash /Symbiosis International University, India.............................................................1605
Rao, Rayavarapu Jaganadha/Jiwaji University, India...................................................................687
Rao, Roopesh /Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, India.....................1199
Robinson, Timothy /International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya.......................................1496
Roy, Sankhajit /Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, India.....................................................737
Ruch, Cathleen Brandi/Lake Region State College, USA..............................................................298
S, Siddesha /Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, India.............................................1078
Saifullah/University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia............................................................................1181
Sanga, Camilius Aloyce/Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania...........................................661
Saqib, Muhammad /University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan...........................................1181
Saravanan, Raj /National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), India.....462
Sarkar, Mayukh /Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India.......................................66
Sassenrath, Gretchen F./Kansas State University, USA...............................................................1469
Seelam, Gowtham /Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India....................................66
Şengün, Halil İbrahim/Dicle University, Turkey..............................................................................17

Sengupta, Partha Pratim/National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India..............................1163
Seshagiri, S. V./Andhra Pradesh State Sericulture Research and Development Institute, India.....366
Sharma, R. K./Banaras Hindu University, India...........................................................................1724
Sharma, R. P./National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, India............................1482
Sidibe, Hamadoun /Université de Moncton, Canada......................................................................233
Simbeye, Daudi Samson/Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, Tanzania...................................332
Simonovic, Zoran /Institute of Agricultural Economics, Serbia.....................................................948
Singh, Harshit /Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India..........................................66
Singh, R. S./National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, India................................1040
Singh, S. K./National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, India................................1040
Sinha, Madhabendra /National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India....................................1163
Smith, Glenn Gordon/University of South Florida, USA...............................................................991
Subić, Jonel V./Institute of Agricultural Economics, Serbia...........................................................925
Suchiradipta, Bhattacharjee /Independent Researcher, India.......................................................462
Sukhwani, Khushboo /National Law University Delhi, India......................................................1378
Sun, Jun /Dalian Polytechnic University, China..............................................................................419
Tan, Khee Giap/National University of Singapore, Singapore.....................................................1146
Tladi, Flora M./University of Botswana, Botswana........................................................................282
Tsakiridou, Efthimia /Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece...............................................485
Tumbo, S. D./Centre for Agric. Mechanization and Rural Technologies, Tanzania........................661
ul Haq, Zahoor /Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan.................................................1287
Uniyal, Shivani /Banaras Hindu University, India........................................................................1724
Vencatesan, Jayshree /Care Earth Trust, India.............................................................................1536
Vukovic, Predrag /Institute of Agricultural Economics, Serbia......................................................948
Wahid, Fazli /University of Waterloo, Canada..............................................................................1287
Wani, Khursheed Ahmad/ITM University Gwalior, India.............................................................687
Wickramasuriya, H.V.A. /University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.....................................................829
Xing, Ruben /Montclair State University, USA...............................................................................419
Yusoff, Asliza /Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.......................................................................157
Zia-ur-Rehman, Muhammad /University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan..........................1181
Table of Contents
Preface.................................................................................................................................................xxi
Volume I
Section 1
Fundamental Concepts and Theories
Chapter 1
TechnologicalInnovationandtheAgriculturalSustainability:WhatCompatibilityforthe
Mechanization?.......................................................................................................................................1
Rachida Khaled, University of Sousse, Tunisia
Lamine Hammas, University of Sousse, Tunisia
Chapter 2
PracticeofGreenMarketıngActivitiesintheOrganicAgriculturalSectorinTurkey.........................17
Veysel Asoğlu, Harran Unıversıty, Turkey
Halil İbrahim Şengün, Dicle University, Turkey
Chapter 3
RightsofNaturetoProtectHumanRightsinTimesofEnvironmentalCrisis.....................................38
Susana Borràs, Rovira i Virgili University, Spain
Chapter 4
TheImpactofKisanCallCentersontheFarmingSector....................................................................66
Kartik Chachra, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India
Gowtham Seelam, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India
Harshit Singh, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India
Mayukh Sarkar, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India
Anshul Jain, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India
Ankush Jain, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India
Chapter 5
FundamentalsofElectrostaticSpraying:BasicConceptsandEngineeringPractices..........................79
Manoj Kumar Patel, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, India & CSIR-Central
Scientific Instruments Organisation, India
Chirravoori Ghanshyam, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, India