The PROMETHEE-GAIA: A multi-criteria decision-making method for identifying best conservation agricultural practices

IF 6.1 1区农林科学 Q1 SOIL SCIENCE

Soil & Tillage Research Pub Date : 2024-10-07 DOI:10.1016/j.still.2024.106315

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Abstract

In a first, we used Preference Ranking Organization Method and Geometrical Analysis for Interactive Aid (PROMETHEE-GAIA) tool in agricultural research for identifying the best management decision with weakening factors for cultivation of mustard following rice under fifteen regimes of conservation agriculture (CA) practices, because of its versatility, simplicity and usefulness. We created the regime of CA practices based on energy spent for raising the crop combining different tillage practices viz., reduced tillage and zero tillage, and quantity of crop residues and fertilizer application. The performance of the CA regimes was evaluated over the conventional ones using conflicting criteria (31) related to soil, agronomy, plant protection, energy use and economics. With the PROMETHEE-II method, we found zero tillage with 100 % residue plus 75 % NPK (ZERO₃) as the best performing alternative, while GAIA analysis identified ZERO₃ and zero tillage with 50 % residue plus 100 % NPK (ZERO₄). On integration, PROMETHEE-GAIA helped the decision makers to segregate the effects of the criteria on the outcome creating a scope for maneuvering the weak links for optimizing the performance of mustard crop under different CA-regimes. The tool has a huge potential for use in multi-factorial agricultural research.

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PROMETHEE-GAIA：确定最佳保护性农业实践的多标准决策方法

由于偏好排序组织法和交互式辅助几何分析（PROMETHEE-GAIA）工具的多功能性、简便性和实用性，我们首次在农业研究中使用了该工具，以确定在 15 种保护性耕作（CA）方法下种植芥菜的最佳管理决策。我们根据作物生长所耗费的能量，结合不同的耕作方式（即减少耕作和零耕作）以及作物残留物和施肥量，创建了保护性耕作方法体系。采用与土壤、农艺、植物保护、能源使用和经济学有关的相互冲突的标准（31），对传统农业耕作制度的性能进行了评估。通过 PROMETHEE-II 方法，我们发现 100%秸秆加 75%氮磷钾的零耕作（ZERO3）是效果最好的替代方案，而 GAIA 分析则确定了 ZERO3 和 50%秸秆加 100%氮磷钾的零耕作（ZERO4）。在整合方面，PROMETHEE-GAIA 帮助决策者区分了标准对结果的影响，为在不同的 CA 制度下优化芥菜作物的表现提供了操作薄弱环节的空间。该工具在多因素农业研究中具有巨大的应用潜力。

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Soil & Tillage Research 农林科学-土壤科学

CiteScore

13.00

自引率

6.20%

发文量

266

审稿时长

5 months

期刊介绍： Soil & Tillage Research examines the physical, chemical and biological changes in the soil caused by tillage and field traffic. Manuscripts will be considered on aspects of soil science, physics, technology, mechanization and applied engineering for a sustainable balance among productivity, environmental quality and profitability. The following are examples of suitable topics within the scope of the journal of Soil and Tillage Research: The agricultural and biosystems engineering associated with tillage (including no-tillage, reduced-tillage and direct drilling), irrigation and drainage, crops and crop rotations, fertilization, rehabilitation of mine spoils and processes used to modify soils. Soil change effects on establishment and yield of crops, growth of plants and roots, structure and erosion of soil, cycling of carbon and nutrients, greenhouse gas emissions, leaching, runoff and other processes that affect environmental quality. Characterization or modeling of tillage and field traffic responses, soil, climate, or topographic effects, soil deformation processes, tillage tools, traction devices, energy requirements, economics, surface and subsurface water quality effects, tillage effects on weed, pest and disease control, and their interactions.