Comparing the performance of the STICS, DNDC, and DayCent models for predicting N uptake and biomass of spring wheat in Eastern Canada

Field Crops Research

Volumn 156, Issue , 2014, Pages 135-150

  Sansoulet, J ^a,e,f,g   Pattey, E ^a   Krobel R ^b   Grant, B ^a   Smith, W ^a   Jego G ^c   Desjardins, R L ^a   Tremblay, N ^c   Tremblay, G ^d  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d Centre de recherche sur les grains (CEROM)   (Canada)

^e Université Laval   (Canada)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate variation; N budget; N dilution curve; Rainfed spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.); Water budget; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROWTH MODELING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PROTEIN; RAINFALL; SIMULATION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WHEAT;

CANADA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84889589109     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.11.010     Document Type: Article

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