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http://dx.doi.org/10.7780/kjrs.2017.33.5.2.10

Correlation between the Maize Yield and Satellite-based Vegetation Index and Agricultural Climate Factors in the Three Provinces of Northeast China  

Park, Hye-Jin (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University)
Ahn, Joong-Bae (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University)
Jung, Myung-Pyo (Climate Change and Agroecology Division, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration)
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Korean Journal of Remote Sensing / v.33, no.5_2, 2017 , pp. 709-720 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we tried to analyze the correlation between corn yield and, satellite-based vegetation index, NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) and various climatic factors in the three provinces of Northeast China during the past 20 years (1996-2015). The corn yields in the corn cultivation area of all three provinces showed a statistically significant positive correlation with the NDVI of the harvest period. Also, these have significant negative correlation with the daily maximum temperature in August and September and the occurrence frequency of above $30^{\circ}C$ for the summer season. The correlation between the corn yields and the precipitation showed a significant positive coefficient in only Liaoning Province in July, but the correlation was not found in Jilin and Heilongjiang Provinces. In this study, the NDVI and the daily maximum temperature data are suitable to be used as predictors of corn yield in the three provinces of Northeast China provinces.
Keywords
Northeast China; Corn Yield; NDVI; Climate factors;
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