Optimization of banana crop fertilization using GIS tools.

Abstract

Precision farming tools have been developed for banana cultivation to meet the needs of monitoring and understanding the status of the product from planting to sale. In recent years, tools have emerged from a precision agriculture perspective, the basic definition of which aims to optimize resources through tools that enable their effective and efficient use. Fertilization in banana crops must be applied to meet the high nutrient requirements of the crops and compensate for the loss of nutrients to the open air. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers is a problem for many agricultural production companies in the country because there is no regulatory agency to control the amount of fertilizers used. The use of GIS tools allows us to control the yield of banana crops, since all previous data, such as crop information, nutritional requirements, availability levels of each nutrient and fertilization strategies are executed manually, which generates inaccurate yield reports and causes economic losses to producers, GIS was implemented because this system is accurate, allowing us to accurately identify crop needs and the amount of fertilizer to use, identify specific areas that require nutrients, and see higher yields and less fertilizer loss.