Optimizing wheat management towards climate change: A genetic algorithms approach

Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling, ASM 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 200-207

  Lehmann, Nikiaus ^a   Finger, Robert ^a   Klein, Tommy ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agricultural modelling; Climate change adaptation; Genetic algorithms; Natural resource management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; CROP GROWTH CONDITION; GENETIC ALGORITHM (GAS); NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION;

DECISION MAKING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; IRRIGATION; LOSSES; MODAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84883629150     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2316/P.2011.715-020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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