Evaluation of Cropping Pattern and Irrigation Regimes Variation within The Last 25 years Through Remote Sensing and ET Mapping Techniques

Cropping pattern of agricultural production could be changed from one year to another based on, decisions made about irrigation and fertilization, socio-economic situations, agricultural infrastructure opportunities and technological improvements. Karacabey Plains is one of the important areas of Turkey and Marmara region which have an important agricultural production potential. In order to increase the agricultural production in plains land consolidation and irrigation infrastructure have been re-established. Remote sensing offers more cheaper and practical tools instead of techniques depending on sampling, for agricultural management. In this study, vegetation and evapotranspiration (ET) maps of Karacabey Plains were generated by processing the Landsat 5 and 8 satellite images. By this way, these maps were evaluated to understand the change of cropping pattern and irrigation water usage in Karacabey Plains