Using the DSSAT-CERES-Maize model to simulate crop yield and nitrogen cycling in fields under long-term continuous maize production

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 313-328

  Liu, H L ^a,b   Yang, J Y ^a   Drury, C F ^a   Reynolds, W D ^a   Tan, C S ^a   Bai, Y L ^b   He, P ^b,c   Jin, J ^b,c   Hoogenboom, G ^d,e  

^a HARROW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c INTERNATIONAL PLANT NUTRITION INSTITUTE   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cropping system model; CSM CERES Maize; DSSAT; Long term experiment; Maize yield; Nitrate loss; Sequential simulation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL NITROGEN;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; WOODSLEE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952452904     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-010-9396-y     Document Type: Article

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