Assessment of the AquaCrop model for use in simulation of irrigated winter wheat canopy cover, biomass, and grain yield in the North China Plain.

Improving winter wheat water use efficiency in the North China Plain (NCP), China is essential in light of current irrigation water shortages. In this study, the AquaCrop model was used to calibrate, and validate winter wheat crop performance under various planting dates and irrigation application r...

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Main Authors: Xiu-liang Jin, Hai-kuan Feng, Xin-kai Zhu, Zhen-hai Li, Sen-nan Song, Xiao-yu Song, Gui-Jun Yang, Xin-gang Xu, Wen-shan Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3904961?pdf=render