Diagnosis of the productivity gap using a crop model. Methodology and case study of small-scale maize production in central Brazil

Agronomie

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-325

  Affholder, François ^a   Scopel, Eric ^a   Neto, Jose Madeira ^a   Capillon, Alain ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Constraints; Crop model; Diagnosis; Maize; Yield gap

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROP YIELD; MAIZE; PRODUCTIVITY;

BRAZIL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037646559     PISSN: 02495627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2003004     Document Type: Article

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