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Land Resource Areas and Spatial Analysis of Potential Location of Bioenergy Crops Production in Mississippi
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
USDA-ARS Tropical Agriculture Research Station 2200 P.A., Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, USA
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dares Salam, Dares Salam, Tanzania
Water Research Commission (WRC) Private Bag X03, Gezina, South Africa
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 1 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 2 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- 3 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 4 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 5 USDA-ARS Tropical Agriculture Research Station 2200 P.A., Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, USA
- 6 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 7 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 8 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 9 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 10 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 11 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 12 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 13 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 14 Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dares Salam, Dares Salam, Tanzania
- 15 Water Research Commission (WRC) Private Bag X03, Gezina, South Africa
- 16 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- 17 Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems·Volume 11 (2021)·Pages 187–214·Published 15 October 2021·DOI10.4236/jsbs.2021.114013
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Abstract
Mississippi State is renowned for its land resource areas (LRA) and production of bioenergy crops which generate both agricultural and economic benefits. Agricultural commodities play a key role in economic growth, therefore the ability to produce more would enhance development. This paper offers an analysis of the production of bioenergy crops in Mississippi. Relative measures, time series graphs and descriptive statistics coupled with geographic information systems (GIS) mapping using ArcMap were employed to generate the outcome of this research. The outcome of the statistical analysis indicated that corn and soybeans were the most produced crops in Agricultural Districts 10 and 40. These districts produced more bioenergy crops than the other districts. GIS mapping results also showed that the potential area for bioenergy crops is in zone 131 of the Mississippi Land Resource Area (MLRA). This zone has an absolute advantage in the production of these crops which includes the diversity of biomass production such as corn, cotton, soybeans, wheat, rice, barley, grain sorghum, canola, camelina, algae, hardwoods, and softwood. The paper recommends a constant GIS mapping and land management systems for each agricultural district in Mississippi to enable researchers and farmers to determine the factors which contribute towards the increasing and decreasing trends in the production of the bioenergy crops.
KeywordsLand Resource AreasGISBioenergy CropsDescriptive StatisticsMississippi
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