Assessing the sustainability of wheat-based cropping systems using APSIM: Model parameterisation and evaluation

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-86

  Moeller, Carina ^a,d   Pala, Mustafa ^b   Manschadi, Ahmad M ^c   Meinke, Holger ^c   Sauerborn, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chickpea; Mediterranean; Model evaluation; Soil nitrogen; Soil water; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; EVAPORATION; NUTRIENT USE; SIMULATOR; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL WATER; WATER USE; WHEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; HALAB; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TEL HADYA;

CICER ARIETINUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33845944907     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR06186     Document Type: Article

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