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Understanding options for agricultural production / edited by Gordon Y. Tsuji, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Philip K. Thornton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Systems Approaches for Sustainable Agricultural Development ; 7Publication details: Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998.Description: xiii, 399 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0792348338 (hbk.)
  • 9780792348337 (hbk.)
  • 9789401736244
  • 9789048149407 (print)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 338.1011 TSU 23 006897
LOC classification:
  • QK1-989
 In: Springer eBooksSpringerLink ebooks - Biomedical and Life Sciences (Archive)Summary: Understanding Options for Agricultural Production is a synthesis of a global multidisciplinary network of scientists from around the world. This book describes the outputs of the IBSNAT network, including topics on data standards and the minimum data set, crop simulation models of major food crops, and application programs to assess risk resulting from implementation of different management options and strategies. These outputs were integrated into a single portable and functional software product referred to as DSSAT (Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer). Complete descriptions of the CERES, CROPGRO, SUBSTOR, and CROPSIM models in DSSAT are presented for the first time by their developers. Applications of these models and DSSAT to explore options and outcomes, ranging from irrigation and fertilizer management at the plot level, to global climate change studies at the country level, are presented by users of the systems approach to agricultural production and development in both developing and more developed countries.
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CD-ROM CD-ROM Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore A00750 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available With Book : 006897 A00750
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding Options for Agricultural Production is a synthesis of a global multidisciplinary network of scientists from around the world. This book describes the outputs of the IBSNAT network, including topics on data standards and the minimum data set, crop simulation models of major food crops, and application programs to assess risk resulting from implementation of different management options and strategies. These outputs were integrated into a single portable and functional software product referred to as DSSAT (Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer). Complete descriptions of the CERES, CROPGRO, SUBSTOR, and CROPSIM models in DSSAT are presented for the first time by their developers. Applications of these models and DSSAT to explore options and outcomes, ranging from irrigation and fertilizer management at the plot level, to global climate change studies at the country level, are presented by users of the systems approach to agricultural production and development in both developing and more developed countries.

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