Sensitivity analysis for a complex crop model applied to Durum wheat in the Mediterranean

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-136

  Richter, G M ^a   Acutis, M ^b   Trevisiol, P ^b   Latiri, K ^c   Confalonieri, R ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Crop model; Environment; Genotype; Morris sensitivity; Multi dimensional scaling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; CROP YIELD; GENOTYPE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

ITALY; TUNISIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 73349132974     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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