Development and application of process-based simulation models for cotton production: A review of past, present, and future directions

Journal of Cotton Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-47

  Thorp, K R ^a   Ale, S ^b   Bange, M P ^c   Barnes, E M ^d   Hoogenboom, G ^e   Lascano, R J ^a   McCarthy, A C ^f   Nair, S ^g   Paz, J O ^h   Rajan, N ^b   Reddy, K R ^h   Wall, G W ^a   White, J W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Agricultural and Environmental Research Division   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^g TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; COTTON; CROPS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; RESEARCH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SIMULATION STRATEGIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84897564933     PISSN: 15236919     EISSN: 15243303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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