Calibration, uncertainties and use of soybean crop simulation models for evaluating strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change in Southern Brazil

The water deficit is a major factor responsible for the soybean yield gap in Southern Brazil and tends to increase under climate change. Crop models are a tool that differ on levels of complexity and performance and can be used to evaluate strategies to manage crops, according the climate condit...

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Main Author: Rafael Battisti
Other Authors: Paulo Cesar Sentelhas
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11152/tde-03102016-162340/