Future contributions of crop modelling - From heuristics and supporting decision making to understanding genetic regulation and aiding crop improvement

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 15-31

  Hammer, Graeme L ^a,b   Kropff, M J ^c   Sinclair, T R ^d   Porter, J R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Crop improvement; Crop modelling; Decision Analysis; Genetic regulation; Heuristic activities; Trait modelling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROP IMPROVEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEURISTICS;

EID: 0036915801     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(02)00093-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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