Application of the AquaCrop model to simulate the biomass of Miscanthus x giganteus under different nutrient supply conditions

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1203-1210

  Stričević, Ruzica ^a   Dželetović, Zeljko ^a   Djurović, Nevenka ^a   Cosić, Marija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Miscanthus giganteus; AquaCrop; Biomass; Modeling; Nutrient stress; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; FORESTRY; MODELS; NUTRIENTS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; AQUACROP; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; DEGREE OF RELIABILITY; MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS X GIGANTEUS; NUTRIENT STRESS; WATER STRESS;

ECOLOGY;

BIOMASS; CROP; GRASS; MODELING; NUTRIENT; PERENNIAL PLANT; SOFTWARE; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY;

SERBIA;

EID: 84937498931     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12206     Document Type: Article

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