Table 5 Dataset features description.
From: Predicting land suitability for wheat and barley crops using machine learning techniques
No | Symbol | Feature full name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Soil texture | Soil texture(class) | Nominal | It shows the proportional content of particles of different sizes |
2 | Mean-min temp | Mean minimum temperature(°C) | Numeric | Indicates the mean minimum temperature(c0) in the study area |
3 | Mean-max temp | Mean maximum temperature(°C) | Numeric | Indicates the mean maximum temperature(c0) in the study area |
4 | Annual rainfall | Annual rainfall(mm) | Numeric | Indicates the amount of annual rainfall(mm) in the study area |
5 | Soil depth | Soil depth(cm) | Numeric | Defines the depth of the soil from where the crops satisfy their water and nutrient demands |
6 | Slope | Slope (%) | Numeric (With ranges) | It makes a kind of topographic difference in the landscape. Ranges are decomposed into min & max slope in the dataset |
7 | PH | Soil reaction power | Numeric | It is used to measure the amount of alkalinity and acidity of the soil |
8 | EC | Soil electronic conductivity | Numeric | This shows the level and the ability of the soil water to transmit an electric current. It measured by unit of decisiemens per meter (dS/m) |
9 | K | Potassium (Meq/100 g) | Numeric | Important macronutrient for plant growth |
10 | CEC | Cation exchange capacity | Numeric | It measures the ability of soil to grip positively charged ions. Measured in cent moles of charge per kilogram of the exchanger (cmol ( +)/kg) |
11 | T_N | Total nitrogen (%) | Numeric | The most plentiful element in the atmosphere, and is usually the most limiting crop nutrients |
12 | O_M | Organic carbon (%) | Numeric | Parts of soil containing plant, and animal detritus at a different stage of decay |
13 | AV_P | Available phosphorus | Numeric | It is the amount of phosphorus readily available for nutrient absorption by the plant roots. Measured in parts per million (ppm) |
14 | Crop name | Crop name | Nominal | Shows Wheat & Barley crop |
15 | Sodicity | Soil sodicity (ESP) | Numeric | It is the proportion of high sodium ion in the soil |
16 | Suitability classes | Land suitability classes | Nominal | Target classes containing S1, S2, S3, N1 & N2 according to FAO classification |
