Soil salinity prediction and mapping by machine learning regression in Central Mesopotamia, Iraq

Key Laboratory of Digital Land and Resources, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China 2 ICARDA (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas), Rabat, Morocco College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq GIS Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad, Iraq Earth Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, and Remote Sensing Center, University of Kufa, Kufa, Iraq Faculty of Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China Correspondence W. Wu, Key Laboratory of Digital Land and Resources, East ChinaUniversity of Technology, Nanchang, 330013 Jiangxi, PR China. Email: wuwc030903@sina.com; wuwch@ecit.cn Funding information East China University of Technology, Grant/ Award Number: DHTP2018001; Australian Agency for International Development, Grant/ Award Number: LWR/2009/034

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