APSIM: a novel software system for model development, model testing and simulation in agricultural systems research

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 255-271

  McCown, R L ^a   Hammer, G L ^a   Hargreaves, J N G ^a   Holzworth, D P ^a   Freebairn, D M ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; APPLICATION SOFTWARE; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; MODELLING APPROACH; SYSTEMS RESEARCH;

EID: 0029749373     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-521X(94)00055-V     Document Type: Article

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