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Locating Potential Zones for Cultivating Stevia rebaudiana in Mexico: Weighted Linear Combination Approach

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In order to search for alternative sweeteners for human beings, researchers are recently focusing their attention to find natural sweeteners that have low caloric values and are highly beneficial for the health. Stevia rebaudiana is one of the alternative crops as it produces steviol glycosides with high intense sweeteners. This study introduces a novel application of weighted linear combination approach at pixel level for locating potential zones for cultivating the S. rebaudiana in the Huasteca Potosina region of Mexico. Climatic, topography, soil conditions as well as the proximity to roads for transporting the product were considered the essential requirements for this crop, while soil type and the available land obtained from a classification of Landsat imagery (2014) and Boolean land-use constraints were investigated as spatial constraints. A sensitivity analysis was carried out to determine the stability of outcomes under two approaches: equal weights for the factors and different weights obtained from experts. The results revealed that the area with very high land suitability determined by the expert judgment approach is decreasing which in turns impose restrictions on the cropping of S. rebaudiana. Therefore, this research allowed determining land suitability at pixel level for cultivating S. rebaudiana in the Huasteca Potosina region at the spatial resolution of 30 m.

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We thank Dr. Sushil Solomon, Dr. Govind P. Rao and two anonymous reviewers for giving insightful suggestions that improved earlier versions of the manuscript. We thank Secretariat of Public Education of Mexico for providing financial support through the Program of Academic Professional Development (PRODEP) to make this research possible.

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  1. Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Manuel Nava No. 8, Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    Juan José Silva-Gallegos, Carlos Arturo Aguirre-Salado & Guillermo Sánchez-Díaz

  2. Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    Liliana Miranda-Aragón & Jorge Alberto Flores-Cano

  3. Postgrado en Ciencias Forestales, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo, Texcoco, Mexico

    José René Valdez-Lazalde

  4. Departamento de Agronomía, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

    José Walter Pedroza-Carneiro

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Silva-Gallegos, J.J., Aguirre-Salado, C.A., Miranda-Aragón, L. et al. Locating Potential Zones for Cultivating Stevia rebaudiana in Mexico: Weighted Linear Combination Approach. Sugar Tech 19, 206–218 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-016-0446-x

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