Evaluating the accuracy of the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) simulating growth, development, and herbage nutritive characteristics of forage crops grown in the south-eastern dairy regions of Australia

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-164

  Pembleton, K G ^a   Rawnsley, R P ^a   Jacobs, J L ^b   Mickan, F J ^b   O'Brien, G N ^b   Cullen, B R ^c   Ramilan, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brassicas; Cereals; Crop modelling; Dairy; Dry matter production; Forage crops

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; CROP YIELD; DAIRY FARMING; DATA ACQUISITION; FORAGE; GROWTH RATE; PHENOLOGY; SIMULATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84879944591     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP12372     Document Type: Article

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