Performance of the APSIM-wheat model in Western Australia

Field Crops Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-179

  Asseng, S ^a   Keating, B A ^a   Fillery, I R P ^a,b   Gregory, P J ^c   Bowden, J W ^b,d   Turner, N C ^a   Palta, J A ^a   Abrecht, D G ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

APSIM wheat; Crop development; Model performance; Simulation; Soil nitrogen; Soil water; Yield

Indexed keywords

APSIM-WHEAT MODEL; GROWTH; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL WATER; YIELD;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032577609     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(97)00117-2     Document Type: Article

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