Locating suitable areas for barberry cultivation in Iran

Subject Areas : Climatology

hasan rezaei ¹ , Gholamabas Falah ghalhari ²

1 - Lecturer in Geography, Imam Ali Officer University.
2 - Associate Professor, Faculty of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University.

Received: 2021-05-17 Accepted : 2022-05-26 Published : 2022-02-20

Keywords: "barberry cultivation", location", " Iran, " hierarchical analysis process", "GIS",

Abstract :

Background and Aim: Agricultural crop zoning is one of the types of evaluation that can be used as a model for land evaluation, better planning and management of land resources.Methods: In this study, to determine suitable places for barberry cultivation in Iran, different criteria and sub-criteria were considered. Implemented with the help of Expert choice software. Arc GIS software was used for spatial analysis and layer overlap and after data analysis.Results: The results of climatic, topographic and soil factors showed that the provinces of South Khorasan (Ghaen, Birjand), Fars (Shiraz and Abadeh), Hamedan, Arak, Isfahan, Shahrekord and Kerman are the best places to cultivate this crop. To express the amount of suitable or suitable areas for barberry cultivation in terms of area, different regions of the country can be divided based on the area of arable land of the country, which is 356858.1 square kilometers (35685810 hectares).Discussion and Conclusion: Finally, the results indicate designers in choosing a suitable place for growing barberry.