Validation and reliability of the EPIC model to simulate maize production in small-holder farming systems in tropical sub-humid West Africa and semi-arid Brazil

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 318-327

  Gaiser, Thomas ^a   de Barros, Inacio ^b   Sereke, Firesenai ^c   Lange, Frank Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^d Terra Fusca GbR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crop growth model; Local varieties; Maize yield; Soil effects; Tropical regions; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; DATA SET; GROWTH MODELING; HUMID TROPICS; MAIZE; PARAMETERIZATION; TROPICAL REGION;

AFRICA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 71449112395     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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