CROSPAL, software that uses agronomic expert knowledge to assist modules selection for crop growth simulation

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 946-955

  Adam, M ^a,b   Ewert, F ^a,d   Leffelaar, P A ^a   Corbeels, M ^b   van Keulen, H ^a   Wery, J ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crop models; Design pattern; Libraries; Model flexibility; Phenology; Physiological processes

Indexed keywords

CROP GROWTH; CROP GROWTH MODEL; CROP MODEL; CROP PHENOLOGY; DESIGN PATTERN; DESIGN PATTERNS; DIFFERENT PROCESS; EXPERT KNOWLEDGE; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY; STATE OF THE ART;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; CROPS; DESIGN; LIBRARIES; REUSABILITY;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRONOMY; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT SYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; PHENOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 77951116083     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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