Principle of crop models

Author: Pan Xuebiao
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: Crop models are the foundation for precision agricultural management with information technology and serve as one of the markers of progress in agricultural production and research. Numerous crop models have been published abroad, but there are still few independently developed crop models in China. This book introduces an overview of the development and application of crop models, systematically describing theoretical processes in crop growth and development models, such as development and morphogenesis, carbon balance, water balance, and nitrogen balance. It focuses on the specific modeling process of the cotton model COTGROW, which was completed with support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Additionally, it introduces several typical international crop models such as GOSSYM, DSSAM, APSM, and OZCOT. This book is suitable for researchers, educators, graduate students, and upper-level university students in the fields of agriculture, forestry, meteorology, ecology, and physical geography who are engaged in model and information technology research.