Evaluation of the VegSyst model with muskmelon to simulate crop growth, nitrogen uptake and evapotranspiration

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-117

  Gallardo, M ^a   Gimenez C ^b   Martinez Gaitan C ^a   Stockle C O ^c   Thompson, R B ^a   Granados, M R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Cajamar Experimental Station 'Las Palmerillas'   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crop growth; Evapotranspiration; Greenhouse; Melon; Model; Nitrogen uptake

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CROP EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; CROP GROWTH; CROP SIMULATION MODEL; DRIP IRRIGATION; DRY MATTER PRODUCTION; FERTIGATIONS; GREENHOUSE COOLING; GREENHOUSE DESIGN; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; LEACHING LOSS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MELON; MODEL PERFORMANCE; NITROGEN UPTAKE; ON-FARM DECISIONS; PLANTING DATE; PLASTIC GREENHOUSE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; RADIATION USE EFFICIENCY; REPRODUCTIVE GROWTH; TECHNICAL CAPACITY;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GREENHOUSES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; WATER SUPPLY;

CROPS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; COASTAL ZONE; DRIP IRRIGATION; DRY MATTER; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROWTH MODELING; HORTICULTURE; LEACHING; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; VEGETABLE;

MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 80054990456     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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