Modelling crop yield, soil water content and soil temperature for a soybean-maize rotation under conventional and conservation tillage systems in Northeast China

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 123, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-44

  Liu, S ^a,b,d   Yang, J Y ^b   Zhang, X Y ^a   Drury, C F ^b   Reynolds, W D ^b   Hoogenboom, G ^c  

^a NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

^b HARROW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Crop yield; CSM CERES Maize; CSM CROPGRO Soybean; Soil temperature; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP YIELD; CSM-CERES-MAIZE; CSM-CROPGRO-SOYBEAN; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AMINO ACIDS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CALIBRATION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NITROGEN FIXATION; OILSEEDS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MAIZE; MOLLISOL; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; SOYBEAN; TILLAGE; WATER CONTENT;

CHINA;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84876301077     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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