Methods of Introducing System Models into Agricultural Research

Agricultural system models enhance and extend field research...to synthesize and examine experiment data and advance our knowledge faster, to extend current research in time to predict best management systems, and to prepare for climate-change effects on agriculture. Methods of Introducing System Models into Agricultural Research is the ultimate handbook for field scientists and other model users in the proper methods of model use. Readers will learn parameter estimation, calibration, validation, and extension of experimental results to other weather conditions, soils, and climates. Laj R. Ahuja and Liwang Ma, ed. Hardcover plus companion CD with modeling software, 450 pp., 2011; ASA, CSSA, SSSA. Advances in Agricultural Systems Modeling 2. ISBN: 978-0-89118-180-4. Item B40732.