Performance of CERES-Rice and CERES-Wheat models in rice-wheat systems: A review

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 90, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 5-31

  Timsina, J ^a   Humphreys, E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia; Australia; CERES Rice; CERES Wheat; Model evaluation; Rice wheat system

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP YIELD; RICE; WHEAT;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33745470821     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2005.11.007     Document Type: Review

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