Modeling physiology of crop development, growth and yield / Afshin Soltani and Thomas R. Sinclair.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soltani, Afshin, author.

Contributor:

Sinclair, Thomas R., 1944-

C.A.B. International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crops--Physiology--Mathematical models.

Crops.

Crops--Development--Mathematical models.

Crops--Growth--Mathematical models.

Crop yields--Mathematical models.

Crop yields.

Crops--Growth.

Crops--Development.

Crops--Physiology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 322 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book presents quantitative hypotheses for key processes in crop development, growth and yield. The emphasis is on functions that offer comparatively simple hypotheses, yet are appropriate over a range of conditions. The book is organized into four parts. The first part (chapters 1-5) presents fundamental perspectives required in developing crop models. This section also presents examples of how the crop models can be applied to explore important issues in crop improvement and production. The second part (chapters 6-12) develops expressions for crop development (id est phenology), growth and partitioning into plant components, including grains. The functions developed in this section are used to assess the potential growth and yield of a crop when it is not limited by the availability of water or nutrients, and there is no limitation as a result of insects, diseases and weeds. The third part (chapters 13-16) accounts for water limitation of specific processes in crop growth. The last part (chapters 17-19) accounts for nitrogen limitation of plant growth processes. Each chapter ends with exercises for the reader to better understand how the functions operate and the implications of adjustments in the parameters of the functions. This book is intended for those who have an interest in the quantitative understanding of crop development, growth and yield, whether or not his primary interest is in constructing a model.

Contents:

Preface; Part I: Background; 1 What is a Crop Model?; Sugarcane Growth Model; Terms Used to Describe Models; Variables in Models; Classification of Mathematical Models; Models Are Not Reality!; Exercise; 2 Fundamental Guides in Constructing Crop Models; Definition of Objectives; Itemize Critical Assumptions; Quantitative Description of Hypotheses; Programming; Estimating Parameters; Model Evaluation; Exercise; 3 Evaluation of Model to Meet Objectives; Transparency; Robustness; Direct Evaluation of Robustness; Exercise; 4 Applications of Crop Models; Research Applications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-307) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Soltani, Afshin. Modeling physiology of crop development, growth and yield.

ISBN:

9781845939717

1845939719

OCLC:

781643483

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