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Using the fuzzy-AHP technique for evaluating the land ecological potential for pistachio cultivation with an emphasis on climatic variables

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Pistachio is an export product with very high economic value in different regions of the world, including Iran. Since each agricultural product requires specific climatic and environmental conditions, land management based on appropriate models, identification, and evaluation is important to determine suitable places for its cultivation to be used with maximum yield. This study aims to identify the ecological potential of pistachio cultivation areas in the south of Fars province, Iran, with an emphasis on climatic parameters. In this regard, the ecological needs of pistachio such as topographic indicators (altitude, slope), geological features, and climatic characteristics (precipitation, relative humidity, and temperature) were prepared. Then, using near and small fuzzy membership functions, a fuzzy map of each of the effective parameters in cultivating this crop was prepared. Also, using the opinions of experts and a pairwise comparison of each parameter, the importance of each parameter for the cultivation of this crop was quantified. Using the weights prepared by the AHP method, land suitability maps were prepared for the cultivation of this crop. Finally, by preparing a map of cold needs from April to October, suitable areas for growing 8 different cultivars of pistachio (Kerman, Peters, Kaleghoochi, Ouhadi, Ahmad Aghaei, Akbari, Fandoghi Ghafouri, Choruk) were identified. The results of AHP and fuzzy methods showed that the central parts of the study area (about 50%) have more potential for the cultivation of this plant.

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  1. Department of Plant Production, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Darab, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

    Hosein Amin

  2. Department of Geography, Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

    Marzieh Mokarram

  3. Department of Range and Watershed Management (Nature Engineering), College of Agriculture, Fasa University, Fasa, 74681-77375, Iran

    Abdol Rassoul Zarei

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Amin, H., Mokarram, M. & Zarei, A.R. Using the fuzzy-AHP technique for evaluating the land ecological potential for pistachio cultivation with an emphasis on climatic variables. Arab J Geosci 16, 227 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-023-11318-z

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