MecaNiCAL, a supply-demand model of carbon and nitrogen partitioning applied to defoliated grass. 2. Parameter estimation and model evaluation

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-258

  Tabourel Tayot, Florence ^a   Gastal, François ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Evaluation; Intermediate variables; Model consistency; Parameter estimation; Partitioning model; Simulations

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GRASS; MODEL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

EID: 0032400503     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(98)00040-9     Document Type: Article

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