Leaf water potential of coffee estimated by landsat-8 images.

Traditionally, water conditions of coffee areas are monitored by measuring the leaf water potential (ΨW) throughout a pressure pump. However, there is a demand for the development of technologies that can estimate large areas or regions. In this context, the objective of this study was to estimate the ΨW by surface reflectance values and vegetation indices obtained from the Landsat-8/OLI sensor in Minas Gerais-Brazil Several algorithms using OLI bands and vegetation indexes were evaluated and from the correlation analysis, a quadratic algorithm that uses the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) performed better, with a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.82. Leave-One-Out Cross-Validation (LOOCV) was performed to validate the models and the best results were for NDVI quadratic algorithm, presenting a Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) of 27.09% and an R2 of 0.85. Subsequently, the NDVI quadratic algorithm was applied to Landsat-8 images, aiming to spatialize the ΨW estimated in a representative area of regional coffee planting between September 2014 to July 2015. From the proposed algorithm, it was possible to estimate ΨW from Landsat-8/OLI imagery, contributing to drought monitoring in the coffee area leading to cost reduction to the producers.

Mapeamento preliminar de solos com horizonte B textural e B nítico na região de Lavras, MG / Preliminary mapping of alfisols and ultisols in the region of Lavras, MG

Estudos de caracterização de solos e estabelecimento de relações entre pedologia, geologia e geomorfologia permitem a elaboração de modelos preditivos da distribuição dos solos na paisagem. Objetivou-se, com o presente trabalho, estudar estas relações, com a finalidade de representar a distribuição de solos com horizonte B textural e B nítico na paisagem da região de Lavras, MG, por intermédio da geração de mapa preliminar de solos, utilizando técnicas de geoprocessamento. Os estudos foram realizados em solos com horizonte B textural e B nítico, uma vez que esses solos apresentam características relacionadas à variação da composição geoquímica das rochas ígneas de origem, refletindo-se em vários atributos dos solos, enfatizando a cor e o teor de Fe2O3. Foram realizadas campanhas de campo com avaliações morfológicas, físicas e químicas de perfis de solos representativos, desenvolvidos a partir de unidades geológicas de composições geoquímicas distintas, estabelecendo as relações pedogeológicas. Verificou-se, também, a distribuição dos solos na paisagem, com o estabelecimento das relações pedogeomorfológicas. Foi constatado que tais solos são desenvolvidos na região em relevo caracterizado por classes de declividade de 12 a 45%, originando diferentes classes de solos com horizonte B textural e B nítico, diretamente relacionados à variação do material de origem. Os critérios estabelecidos nas relações entre pedologia, geologia e geomorfologia permitiram avaliar a distribuição dos solos na paisagem estudada e a geração do mapa preliminar de solos, com individualização de solos com horizonte B textural e B nítico.

Studies of characterization of soils and establishment of relationships among pedology, geology and geomorphology allow the elaboration of models of soil distribution in landscaping. This study aimed at studies of this nature, with the purpose of representing the distribution of soils with argillic horizons in the landscape of Lavras region, MG, through the generation of preliminary soil map, using geoprocessing techniques. The studies were accomplished on Alfisols and Ultisols, once these soils present characteristics related to the variation of the geochemistry composition of the igneous rocks of origin, reflecting on several attributes of the soils, emphasizing the color and the content of Fe2O3. Field trips were accomplished with morphological, physical and chemical evaluation of profiles of representative soils, developed from geological units of different geochemical compositions, establishing the pedogeologic relationships and also verifying the distribution of the soils in the landscape, with the establishment of the pedogeomorphologic relationships. It was observed that such soils are developed in the area of relief characterized by slopes from 12% to 45%, originating different soils classes with argillic horizons, directly related to the variation of the parent material. The criteria established in the relationships among pedology, geology and geomorphology allowed evaluating the distribution of the soils in the studied landscape, and the generation of a preliminary soil map, with individualization of soils with argillic horizons.