%0 Journal Article
%T Geoscience and Remote Sensing On Horticulture As Support For Management and Planning - Geoscience and Remote Sensing On Horticulture As Support For Management and Planning - Open Access Pub
%A Beatriz L. Giobellina
%A C. Matias Scavuzzo
%A Carlos Marcelo Scavuzzo
%A M. Victoria Marinelli
%J OAP | Home | Journal of Agronomy Research | Open Access Pub
%D 2018
%X The importance of horticulture around the large cities, called green belt (GB), or proximity food production area is related to its contribution to the provision of food as well as its role on social, cultural and ecological aspects. Geoscience and Remote sensing (GRS) are tools that should aid in gathering and updating the information to develop science-based management plans of this areas. Recently, the improvement in terms of spatial, temporal and radiometric resolutions has changed the performance and the approach to the horticulture remote sensing. In this work, we make a brief review on the literature exploring the use of GRS techniques in horticulture, and future trends in order to exploit the available techniques for efficient crop management in the way to improve territorial planning and management. Specifically we found a lack of academic production in this area. In addition we examine the importance of this landscape areas from different points of view (food security, health, ecology, etc.). A systematic revision of published studies on remote sensing on horticulture including different platforms, sensors and methodologies are briefly presented. Finally some aspect related with future trends are discussed. DOI10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-19-3065 Horticulture is work culture, science, technology and business involved in the production of vegetables for consumption. Horticulture generally is thought as the technique of growing plants that are developed in orchards. The term comes etymologically from the Latin words hotus (¡¯garden¡¯, ¡¯orchard¡¯, ¡¯plant¡¯) and culture (¡¯cultivation¡¯), i.e. ¡¯cultivation in orchards¡¯. According to the International Society of Horticultural Sciences (ISHS), horticulture includes floriculture (production of cut flowers and ornamentals), olericulture, fruit growing, and the cultivation of aromatic or medicinal species. Horticulture crops play significant role in improving the productivity of land, generating employment, enhancing exports, improving economic conditions of the farmers and entrepreneurs and providing food and nutritional security to the people 1. Especially, the horticulture around the cities are called green belt (GB) and nowadays are identified as a modern urban planning tool that contributes to local food security, protects ecological integrity, conserves biodiversity, cares for local water quantity and quality, and provides recreational areas and constitutes a brake on urban expansion 2, 3. In particular, for better management of the existing crops and to bring more area under horticulture crops, updated
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