Evaluation of sweet corn yield and nitrogen leaching with ceres-maize considering input parameter uncertainties

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1257-1268

  He, J ^a   Dukes, M D ^b   Hochmuth, G J ^c   Jones, J W ^b   Graham, W D ^d  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c Department of Soil and Water Science ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

CERES Maize; DSSAT; Irrigation; Nitrogen leaching; Sweet corn; Yield

Indexed keywords

CERES-MAIZE; DSSAT; NITROGEN LEACHING; SWEET CORNS; YIELD;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTS; FORECASTING; GLUES; GLUING; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IRRIGATION; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CALIBRATION; CROP YIELD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRY MATTER; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEACHING; MAIZE; MASS BALANCE; MATURATION; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PHENOLOGY; PREDICTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET; YIELD RESPONSE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CERES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052431616     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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