Predicting regional grain sorghum production in Australia using spatial data and crop simulation modelling

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 263-274

  Rosenthal, W D ^a   Hammer, G L ^a   Butler, D ^a,b  

^a Texas Agricultural Experimental Station   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Crop simulation modelling; Grain sorghum; Landscape; Soil

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR;

EID: 0032103103     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(98)00073-2     Document Type: Article

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