Potential uses and limitations of crop models

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 704-716

  Boote, Kenneth J ^a   Jones, James W ^a   Pickering, Nigel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0030473596     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1996.00021962008800050005x     Document Type: Article

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