Comparative study of two crop yield simulation models

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-173

  Xevi, E ^a   Gilley, J ^b   Feyen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Modelling; Sensitivity analysis; Supplementary irrigation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS YIELD; CROP YIELD; LEAF AREA INDEX; YIELD MODEL;

EID: 0030317162     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3774(95)01218-4     Document Type: Article

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