PIEteR: a Field-specific Production Model for Sugar-beet Growing |
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Authors: | A B Smit P C Struik |
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Institution: | Wageningen Agricultural University, Department of Farm Management, Hollandseweg 1, NL-6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands;Wageningen Agricultural University, Department of Agronomy, Haarweg 333, NL-6709 RZ Wageningen, The Netherlands. |
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Abstract: | PIEteR is a field-specific production model for sugar-beet growing. It can provide quantitative information about the technical, economic and environmental consequences of plant density, nitrogen application and harvest date. Its core is a growth model that simulates rates of emergence, development, and root and sugar production, corrected for non-optimal water availability. Although PIEteR is not yet able to simulate extreme situations correctly, it is a good basis for the further development of a decision-support system. |
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Keywords: | sugar beet Beta vulgaris decision support simulation model |
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