Modelling the nitrogen dynamics of maize crops – Enhancing the APSIM maize model

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 100, Issue , 2018, Pages 118-131

  Soufizadeh, S ^a   Munaro, E ^b   McLean, G ^c   Massignam, A ^d   van Oosterom, E J ^e   Chapman, S C ^e,f   Messina, C ^b   Cooper, M ^b   Hammer, G L ^e  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^d EMPRESA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUÁRIA E EXTENSÃO RURAL DE SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecophysiology; Maize; Modelling; Nitrogen; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROP IMPROVEMENT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; MAIZE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANT BREEDING; SIMULATION; SORGHUM;

AUSTRALIA; GATTON; QUEENSLAND;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85040112062     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2017.12.007     Document Type: Article

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