Using High Resolution Satellite data for monitoring long-term changes of kharif cropping pattern in the agriculture of North-western Haryana

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine spatial-temporal variations in kharif cropping pattern in the agriculture of North-western Haryana. Satellite based remote sensing data Landsat-5 and Sentinel-2 has been used for extracting basic information for the analysis of kharif cropping pattern in North-western Haryana. Kharif cropping pattern maps was generated for the year 1990-91 and 2021-22 using high resolution satellite data. Cotton and rice were the leading kharif crops in North-western Haryana during 1990-91 and 2021-22, accounting more than 64 percent of total cropped land and other prominent kharif crops grown in the region included sugarcane, and bajra. The findings demonstrate that cotton and rice areas has expanded, whereas bajra and sugarcane areas has dropped during kharif cropping season in North-western Haryana.