Adaptation of a functional model of grassland to simulate the behaviour of irrigated grasslands under a Mediterranean climate: The Crau case

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 163-174

  Merot, A ^a,b   Bergez, J E ^c   Wallach, D ^c   Duru, M ^c  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b Societe du Canal de Provence et d'amenagement de la region provencale   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Crop model; Irrigated multi species grassland; Mediterranean area; Model adaptation; Model evaluation; Parameter estimation; Wind effect

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER; GRASSLAND; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEAF AREA INDEX; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PARAMETERIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 52149123350     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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