?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11100%2F&rft.title=High+resolution+Sentinel-2+crop+type+mapping+2018-2019+A+case+study+in+Ahmednagar+district&rft.creator=Pinjarla%2C+B&rft.creator=Gumma%2C+M+K&rft.creator=Jameeruddin%2C+S&rft.creator=Roy%2C+P+S&rft.subject=Agriculture&rft.subject=Maharashtra&rft.subject=GIS+Techniques%2FRemote+Sensing&rft.description=Ahmednagar+is+the+largest+district+of+Maharashtra+in+terms+of+area+and+population.+It+lies+in+the+central+part+of+the+state+of+Maharashtra+which+is+having+common+boundaries+with+seven+adjoining+Districts.+The+total+geographical+area+of+the+district+is+17.41+lakh+ha.+The+net+cropped+area+is+12%2C56%2C500+ha%2C+out+of+which+an+area+of+3%2C30%2C000+ha.+(26.27+%25)+is+under+canal+(84%2C000+ha)+and+well+irrigation.+About+9%2C26%2C500+ha.+(73.73+%25)+area+is+rain+fed.+The+area+under+Kharif+crops+is+4%2C60%2C000+ha.+(36.6+per+cent)+while+7%2C58%2C000+ha+(60.32+per+cent)+area+is+under+Rabi+crops.+A+multiple+cropping+system+is+followed+on+1%2C10%2C500+ha+area.+A+total+of+8.73+per+cent+area+of+the+district+is+under+forest.+The+climate+of+the+district+is+hot+and+dry%2C+on+whole+extremely+genial+and+is+characterized+by+a+hot+summer+and+general+dryness+during+major+part+of+the+year+except+during+south-west+monsoon+season.+Ahmednagar+district+receives+average+566+mm.+rainfall.+The+major+rainfall+received+during+month+of+June+to+September.+The+average+temperature+ranges+between+9+0c+(during+Dec.)+to+41+0C+(during+April+and+May).+The+soil+types+of+the+district+are+broadly+divided+into+four+categories+namely+coarse+shallow+soil%3B+medium+black+soil%3B+deep+black+soil+and+reddish+soil+occupying+about+38%2C+41%2C+13+and+8+percent+of+the+cultivated+area+respectively.+In+the+first+two+categories%2C+soil+moisture+is+the+predominant+limiting+factor+affecting+productivity+of+crops+particularly+under+rainfed+condition.+Godavari+and+Bhima+are+the+major+rivers+in+the+district.+Godavari+river+flows+through+the+northern+border+of+Ahmednagar+district.+Major+Kharif+crops+grown+in+the+district+are+Cotton%2C+Maize%2C+Bajra%2C+Sugarcane%2C+and+Soybean+and+during+Rabi+season+are+Jowar%2C+Wheat%2C+Soybean+and+Pulses.&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2019&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11100%2F1%2FAhmednagar_Report.pdf&rft.identifier=++Pinjarla%2C+B+and+Gumma%2C+M+K+and+Jameeruddin%2C+S+and+Roy%2C+P+S++(2019)+High+resolution+Sentinel-2+crop+type+mapping+2018-2019+A+case+study+in+Ahmednagar+district.++Project+Report.+ICRISAT.+++++