InfoCrop: A dynamic simulation model for the assessment of crop yields, losses due to pests, and environmental impact of agro-ecosystems in tropical environments. II. Performance of the model

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-67

  Aggarwal, P K ^a   Banerjee, B ^a   Daryaei, M G ^a   Bhatia, A ^a   Bala, A ^a   Rani, S ^a   Chander, S ^a   Pathak, H ^a   Kalra, N ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Climate change; Crop model; GHG emissions; Infocrop; Pest modelling; Simulation; Soil carbon; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOMASS; CROP DAMAGE; CROP YIELD; GLOBAL WARMING; ORGANIC MATTER; SIMULATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33645794535     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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