Simulation of soil water dynamics and rice crop growth as affected by bunding and fertilizer application in inland valley systems of West Africa

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 162, Issue , 2012, Pages 24-35

  Worou, Omonlola Nadine ^a   Gaiser, Thomas ^a   Saito, Kazuki ^b   Goldbach, Heiner ^a   Ewert, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Benin)

Author keywords

Calibration; Crop production, Iron toxicity; EPIC model; Rainfed lowland rice; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; DATA PROCESSING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH DETERMINATION; IRON; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RICE; SIMULATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; WATER FLOW;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 84866150132     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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