Integrating the production functions of Liebig, Michaelis-Menten, Mitscherlich and Liebscher into one system dynamics model

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-224

  Nijland, G O ^a   Schouls, J ^a   Goudriaan, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop production; Nutrient losses; Nutrient productivity; Nutrient uptake; Proportional supply of nutrients; Resource use efficiency; Responsive 'plant content'; Simulation models

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; MODELING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 46249083027     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(08)80037-1     Document Type: Article

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