Evaluation of three sugarcane simulation models and their ensemble for yield estimation in commercially managed fields

Field Crops Research

Volumn 213, Issue , 2017, Pages 174-185

  Dias, Henrique Boriolo ^a   Sentelhas, Paulo Cesar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crop management; Multi model approach; Saccharum spp; Yield decline; Yield estimation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FARMING SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SUGAR CANE; YIELD RESPONSE;

BRAZIL;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 85028582309     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2017.07.022     Document Type: Article

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