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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2071-0054</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Ciencias Técnicas Agropecuarias]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cie Téc Agr]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2071-0054</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Agraria de La Habana]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2071-00542022000300005</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Monitoring of Sugarcane Cultivation Using Satellite Images]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Monitoreo del cultivo de la caña de azúcar mediante imágenes satelitales]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López Bravo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elvis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Placeres Remior]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arley]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Cueto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Omar]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Herrera Suárez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miguel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Central &#8220;Marta Abreu&#8221; de las Villas Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas Departamento de Ingeniería Agrícola]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,UC Temuco Facultad Técnica ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Técnica de Manabí Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Portoviejo Manatí]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>31</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2071-00542022000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2071-00542022000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2071-00542022000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT In the present work, the vegetation indices obtained from satellite images are used to monitoring sugarcane crop. The study was carried out in &#8203;&#8203;5,5 ha of sugarcane field, planted with CP 52-43 variety located in Camajuaní Municipality, Cuba. Vegetative evolution of the plantation was monitored by field measurements of leaf width, stem diameter, stem height, soil moisture and vegetal cover, using the diagonal distribution method for samples collection. The services available in Earth Observed System (EOS) were used to obtain images of vegetative index of: NDVI, SAVI, EVI and NDWI. The initial stage of crop was characterized by low values &#8203;&#8203;of soil moisture and foliar development of sugarcane plants, EVI and NDVI indices showed results according to the low vegetative development with values &#8203;&#8203;between 0,2 and 0,4, while NDWI agreed with dry soil. In the rainy season, after the fourth month of the plantation, an increase in soil moisture to 42,9% took place, the plants´ biophysics parameters: stem height, stem diameter and leaf width also increased, EVI index reached between 0,6 and 0,8 in 74,4% crop area and in the same way NDVI index showed values &#8203;&#8203;between 0,7 to 0,8. However, NDWI index showed values &#8203;&#8203;between -1 and -0.6 belonging to dry soil, no matching with the actual moisture conditions. Through monitoring with Sentinel-2 satellite, a more stable representation of the increase in vegetation was achieved, as well as more adequate values &#8203;&#8203;of the initial and final state of the crop were obtained.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN En el presente trabajo se utilizan los índices de vegetación, obtenidos a partir de imágenes satelitales, en el seguimiento del cultivo de la caña de azúcar. El estudio se realizó en una plantación cañera del municipio de Camajuaní, Cuba, en un área de 5,5 ha plantada de la variedad CP 52-43. Durante el período vegetativo del cultivo, se realizó el seguimiento del crecimiento mediante mediciones en el campo del ancho de la hoja, el diámetro y la altura del tallo, la humedad del suelo y el espesor de la cobertura vegetal, empleando el método de distribución diagonal doble. Para el monitoreo con imágenes satelitales, se emplearon los servicios disponibles en el sistema Eart Observed System (EOS). Los índices evaluados fueron: NDVI, SAVI, EVI y NDWI. La etapa inicial del cultivo se caracterizó por bajos valores de humedad del suelo y desarrollo foliar de las plantas, los índices EVI y NDVI mostraron resultados acordes al bajo desarrollo vegetativo del área, con valores entre 0,2 y 0,4, en tanto el NDWI se identificó con un suelo seco. En la etapa lluviosa, después del cuarto mes del cultivo, la humedad alcanzó valores de 42,9% y tuvo lugar un incremento de la altura, el diámetro del tallo y el ancho de las hojas, el índice EVI alcanza valores de 0,6 a 0,8 en el 74,4% del cultivo, de igual modo el índice NDVI mostró valores de 0,7 a 0,8. Por su parte el índice NDWI mostró valores entre -1 y -0,6 lo que no se ajusta a las condiciones de humedad imperantes. Mediante el monitoreo con el satélite Sentinel-2, se logró una representación más estable del aumento de la vegetación, así como valores más adecuados del estado inicial y final del mismo.]]></p></abstract>
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