Aquacrop-The FAO crop model to simulate yield response to water: II. main algorithms and software description

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 438-447

  Raes, Dirk ^a   Steduto, Pasquale ^b   Hsiao, Theodore C ^c   Fereres, Elias ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CALCULATION PROCEDURE; CROP DEVELOPMENT; CROP MODEL; CROP PRODUCTIVITY; CROP RESPONSE; DEFICIT IRRIGATION; MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS; ON CURRENTS; ROOT ZONE; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TIME STEP; TRACK CHANGES; TRANSPIRATION RATES; UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES; WATER SHORTAGES; WEATHER DATA; YIELD RESPONSE;

BIOMASS; CROPS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SIMULATORS; SOIL MOISTURE; TRANSPIRATION; UNDERWATER SOILS; USER INTERFACES; VAPORS; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 65849118417     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2008.0140s     Document Type: Article

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