Source: SEAMEO BIOTROP's Research Grant | 2020
Abstract:
Background
Rice has become a staple food source in Indonesia, as evidenced by statistical
data from the amount of rice consumption in 2018 reached around 29.57 Million Tons.
Based on these data the determination of the paddy field area is an important aspect in
determining the sustainability of food security. According to data from (Kementerian
Pertanian, 2018) the area of paddy fields continues to change every year, in 2016 the
area of paddy is 8,187 million hectares while in 2017 is 8,162 million hectares due to
the dynamics of paddy plant growth tends to occur in a short time, so that monitoring
of paddy is needed in near-real-time.
One of the method that is used in determining whether a land belongs to the
paddy field or not is to use Remote Sensing approach. (Dong, et al., 2016) has mapped
the paddy field area in Northeast Asia with the Remote Sensing approach using
Landsat 8 Satellite Imagery. Paddy field mapping has also been carried out by (Cai, et
al., 2019) using the time series Sentinel l-2 image to obtain paddy field map in the
Dongting Lake area in Hunan Province, China and field survey data that used to
validate the accuracy of paddy field map.
Every object on earth has a different spectral reflectance, even in one variety
of paddy can have different wavelengths that can be influenced by the variety, age,
density, to the level of health / greenness of the plant. Spectral Signature identification
is a method of Remote Sensing. According to (Vaesen, et al., 2001) there are several
approaches in identifying Spectral Signature such as RVI, NDVI, PVI, WDVI and
LAI. Based on the approach it is expected that using Spectral Signature can classify
paddy to the level of species, age, and health.
Monitoring and forecast local crop production are critical steps in addressing
food security problems at a global scale. The combined effects of a changing climate,
growing population, soil loss, as well as the natural variability of weather, require
methods that provide a timely and accurate assessment of crop growth and production
(Huang, et al., 2019). Crop growth and production model are urgently needed to
dynamically simulate crop phenology, leaf area index, biomass, water use and grain
yield formation in response to variations in genotype, environment and management,
as well as their interactions (de Wit, et al., 2015).
A DSS is an information system that supports a user in choosing a consistent
response for a particular problem in a reduced time frame (Hamouda, 2011). DSS are
computer-based systems, built in order to solve multi-scenario problems by analyzing
the feasibility of each scenario in a short time in order to provide a near optimum
solution among them. A DSS may also be applicable for multiple problems and the
possible solutions may or may not integrate aspects of sustainable development
(Mannina, et al., 2019).
Precision agriculture is one approach that can be used in overcoming problems
in agriculture. The purpose of precision farming itself is to minimize (spending costs,
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time, and the spread of pests and diseases), optimize the use of resources effectively
and efficiently, and maximize the harvest from agricultural land. As stated by (Zhang
& Kovacs, 202) precision agriculture (PA) is the application of geospatial techniques
and sensors (e.g., geographic information systems, remote sensing, GPS) to identify
variations in the field and to deal with them using alternative strategies. According on
that statement, the need for geospatial techniques that is integrated with information
systems will be used as a tool to deliver information from government level to farmer
group level.
The advance of technological development in agriculture is not impossible to
develop an agricultural information system that can help various problems that occur
in agricultural land, currently has developed several information systems about rice
farming such as IPB Digitani (IPB University), SIMOTANDI (Rice Plantation
Monitoring Information System ) from the Ministry of Agriculture, KATAM
(Integrated Planting Calendar) which contains information related to the planting
calendar developed by the BALINGBANGTAN (Agricultural Research and
Development Agency) (Balitbangtan, 2015). This research is expected to build an
information system that can be a tool for its users in terms of overcoming problems
that arise in paddy agriculture in form of Web-GIS and Mobile App.
Research Objectives
The general objective of this research is to develop spatial decision support
system for village based national rice production (SIPANAS, Sistem Informasi
Manajemen Padi Nasional). The specific objectives of this study are:
1. Identifying Paddy plantation to the level of the variety, age and health level
based on the spectral signature reflectance of the paddy (1st year),
2. Developing a baseline rice growth and development model (1st, 2nd year),
3. Building a spatial-explicit dynamic model, in order to get (e.g. growth, yield,
water balance, nutrient status and pest and disease) (1st, 2nd year),
4. Building a model to determine DSS for precision crop and field management
(e.g. crop and field management, fertilizer management, water management,
pest and disease management, CSA (Climate Smart Agriculture),
adaptation/mitigation option and GHG (Greenhouse Gas) inventory) (2nd
year).
5. Developing an information system as a means of delivering information for
each stakeholder from government level to farmer groups level (3rd year).
CONCLUSION
Some conclusions based on data that have been processed and analyzed are as
follows:
1. The orientation of the experimental plot or plot in the research area duplicates
the pixel arrangement in the Sentinel-2 image.
2. Weather conditions during the study were generally sunny or slightly cloudy
and only rained 13 times, with a total rainfall of 78.8 mm. Even so, plants do
not experience water shortages because there is a good supply of water from
irrigation.
3. The development of the three rice varieties shows that Inpari-32 has a longer
harvest life than IR-69 and Pandan Wangi varieties.
4. The dynamics of LAI are generally uniform, experiencing an increase in LAI
until it reaches a maximum at the maximum vegetative growth stage, and then
decreases towards harvest time. LAI characteristics need to be further analyzed
to see their response to the treatment of fertilizer doses, varieties, and planting
techniques
5. NDVI graphic display from Sentinel-2 image shows that:
a. NDVI gave a visually more significant response to the fertilizer dosage
treatment. A higher fertilizer dosage gives a higher NDVI value, especially
in the early stages to the maximum vegetative stage.
b. The difference in cropping patterns did not give NDVI responses which
were visually significantly different.
c. Different varieties did not respond to NDVI which was visually
significantly different.
6. RGB drone images can produce differences in vegetation indices in response
to fertilizer treatment, planting techniques, and varieties. Visually, the
vegetation index was seen to be higher in the treatment of higher fertilizer
doses, on the technique of planting rows of tiles, and in the Pandan Wangi
variety.
7. Further processing is required to produce an empirical formula that represents
the spatio-temporal relationship between signature reflectance and plant
characteristics, plant and soil macro nutrient status and environmental
conditions as a baseline for a spatial-explicit dynamic model of rice plants.
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