Comparison of Crop Model Validation Methods

Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1274-1285

  Cao, Hong Xin ^a   Hanan, Jim Scott ^b   Liu, Yan ^a   Liu, Yong Xia ^a   Yue, Yan Bin ^a,c   Zhu, Da Wei ^a   Lu, Jian Fei ^d   Sun, Jin Ying ^e   Shi, Chun Lin ^a   Ge, Dao Kuo ^a   Wei, Xiu Fang ^a   Yao, An Qing ^f   Tian, Ping Ping ^f   Bao, Tai Lin ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Agricultural Technological Extensive Station of Luntai County   (China)

^f YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Comparison; Crop models; Validation methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865565630     PISSN: 20953119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(12)60124-5     Document Type: Article

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