Image Analysis to Estimate Mulch Residue in Soil
Mulching is used to improve the condition of agricultural soils by covering the soil with different materials, mainly black polyethylene (PE). However, problems derived from its use are how to remove it from the field and, in the case of it remaining in the soil, the possible effects on it. One poss...
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| description | Mulching is used to improve the condition of agricultural soils by covering the soil with different materials, mainly black polyethylene (PE). However, problems derived from its use are how to remove it from the field and, in the case of it remaining in the soil, the possible effects on it. One possible solution is to use biodegradable plastic (BD) or paper (PP), as mulch, which could present an alternative, reducing nonrecyclable waste and decreasing the environmental pollution associated with it. Determination of mulch residues in the ground is one of the basic requirements to estimate the potential of each material to degrade. This study has the goal of evaluating the residue of several mulch materials over a crop campaign in Central Spain through image analysis. Color images were acquired under similar lighting conditions at the experimental field. Different thresholding methods were applied to binarize the histogram values of the image saturation plane in order to show the best contrast between soil and mulch. Then the percentage of white pixels (i.e., soil area) was used to calculate the mulch deterioration. A comparison of thresholding methods and the different mulch materials based on percentage of bare soil area obtained is shown. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7c24705c0cdc4dbf90efa3db5d1cd4272025-08-20T02:06:53ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/617408617408Image Analysis to Estimate Mulch Residue in SoilCarmen Moreno0Ignacio Mancebo1Antonio Saa2Marta M. Moreno3Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha/Escuela de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Ronda de Calatrava 7, 13071 Ciudad Real, SpainUniversidad de Castilla-La Mancha/Escuela de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Ronda de Calatrava 7, 13071 Ciudad Real, SpainDepartamento de Edafología y Climatología, ETSI Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria sn, 28040 Madrid, SpainUniversidad de Castilla-La Mancha/Escuela de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Ronda de Calatrava 7, 13071 Ciudad Real, SpainMulching is used to improve the condition of agricultural soils by covering the soil with different materials, mainly black polyethylene (PE). However, problems derived from its use are how to remove it from the field and, in the case of it remaining in the soil, the possible effects on it. One possible solution is to use biodegradable plastic (BD) or paper (PP), as mulch, which could present an alternative, reducing nonrecyclable waste and decreasing the environmental pollution associated with it. Determination of mulch residues in the ground is one of the basic requirements to estimate the potential of each material to degrade. This study has the goal of evaluating the residue of several mulch materials over a crop campaign in Central Spain through image analysis. Color images were acquired under similar lighting conditions at the experimental field. Different thresholding methods were applied to binarize the histogram values of the image saturation plane in order to show the best contrast between soil and mulch. Then the percentage of white pixels (i.e., soil area) was used to calculate the mulch deterioration. A comparison of thresholding methods and the different mulch materials based on percentage of bare soil area obtained is shown.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/617408 |
| spellingShingle | Carmen Moreno Ignacio Mancebo Antonio Saa Marta M. Moreno Image Analysis to Estimate Mulch Residue in Soil The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Image Analysis to Estimate Mulch Residue in Soil |
| title_full | Image Analysis to Estimate Mulch Residue in Soil |
| title_fullStr | Image Analysis to Estimate Mulch Residue in Soil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Image Analysis to Estimate Mulch Residue in Soil |
| title_short | Image Analysis to Estimate Mulch Residue in Soil |
| title_sort | image analysis to estimate mulch residue in soil |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/617408 |
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