Development of a generic crop model template in the cropping system model APSIM

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 121-140

  Wang, Enli ^a   Robertson, M J ^a   Hammer, G L ^a   Carberry, P S ^a   Holzworth, D ^a   Meinke, H ^a   Chapman, S C ^a   Hargreaves, J N G ^a   Huth, N I ^a   McLean, G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

APSIM; Component modelling; Crop template; GCROP; Generic crop model; Modularity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROPPING PRACTICE;

EID: 0036916471     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(02)00100-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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