| Autore |
Soltani Afshin
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2012
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (336 p.)
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| Disciplina |
631
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| Altri autori (Persone) |
SinclairThomas R. <1944->
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| Soggetto topico |
Crops - Physiology - Mathematical models
Crops - Development - Mathematical models
Crops - Growth - Mathematical models
Crop yields - Mathematical models
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| ISBN |
1-280-37843-3
9786613556349
1-84593-971-9
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Part I: Background; 1 What is a Crop Model?; Sugarcane Growth Model; Terms Used to Describe Models; Variables in Models; Classification of Mathematical Models; Models Are Not Reality!; Exercise; 2 Fundamental Guides in Constructing Crop Models; Definition of Objectives; Itemize Critical Assumptions; Quantitative Description of Hypotheses; Programming; Estimating Parameters; Model Evaluation; Exercise; 3 Evaluation of Model to Meet Objectives; Transparency; Robustness; Direct Evaluation of Robustness; Exercise; 4 Applications of Crop Models; Research Applications
Crop Management ApplicationsEducational Applications; Exercise; 5 Status of Crop Modeling; Infancy; Juvenility; Adolescence; Maturity; The Future of Crop Modeling; Exercise; Part II: Potential Production Models; 6 Phenology - Temperature; Background; Basics; Parameter Estimation; Programming; Additional Notes; Exercises; 7 Phenology - Temperature and Photoperiod; Background; Basics; Photoperiod Function; Parameter Estimation; Programming; Exercises; 8 Phenology - Vernalization; Vernalization Model; Parameter Estimation; Programming; Exercises; 9 Crop Leaf Area; Background; Leaf Area Submodel
Crop LAIParameter Estimation; Programming; Additional Notes; Exercises; 10 Dry Matter Production; Background; Functions; Parameter Estimation; Programming; Exercises; 11 Dry Matter Distribution and Yield Formation; Background; Model; Parameter Estimation; Programming; Additional Notes; Exercises; 12 A Model for Potential Production; Model Structure; Structure of Excel File Containing the Model; Estimating Daily Solar Radiation; Sample Runs of the Model; Exercises; Part III: Water-limited Models; 13 Soil Water; Soil as a Reservoir for Water; Measuring Soil Water Limits
Estimating Soil Water LimitsSoil Water Limits from Databases; Exercises; 14 Soil Water Balance; Soil Water Balance Concept; Water Inputs; Water Removals; Required Parameters and Inputs; Programming; Additional Notes; Exercises; 15 Plant Responses to Soil Water Deficit and Excess; Defining Crop Stress Level; Dry-down Experiments; Modeling Effects of Water Deficit; Flooding Effects; Crop Termination Due to Water-deficit Stress; Exercise; 16 A Model for Water-limited Conditions; Model Structure; Structure of Excel File Containing the Model; Sample Runs of the Model; Exercises
Part IV: Nitrogen-limited Models17 Plant Nitrogen Budget; N and Crop Production; Background and Basics of Plant N Budget; Plant N Budget During Vegetative Growth; Plant N Budget During Seed Growth; Plant N Budget in Legumes; Parameterization; Programming; Exercises; 18 Soil Nitrogen Balance; Soil N Balance; Available N in Soil Solution; N Inputs; N Losses; Required Inputs; Programming; Exercises; 19 A Model for Nitrogen-limited Conditions; Model Structure; Structure of Excel File Containing the Model; Sample Runs of the Model; Exercises; Appendices
Appendix I: A Practical Guide for Model Troubleshooting
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910626110803321 |
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Limitations to efficient water use in crop production / / edited by Howard M. Taylor, Wayne R. Jordan, Thomas R. Sinclair
