Estimating spring wheat yield variability with EPIC

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 541-549

  Roloff, G ^d   De Jong, R ^a   Zentner, R P ^b   Campbell, C A ^b   Benson, V W ^c  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Crop model; Potential evapotranspiration; Semiarid temperate climate

Indexed keywords

APUS APUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031773833     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S97-063     Document Type: Article

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