APSIM greatly underestimates mineralisation at all temperatures. Here are the experimental and modelled results for carbon mineralisation at field capacity under the range of temperatures.
Testing SoilWat Variable rate irrigation & spatial management Hydrophobicity Residues & mulchesġ0 Testing and improving soil C & N mineralisation
Environmental Modelling and Simulationĭeveloping the model (new crop model in APSIM) Current focus on phenology Phenology: Dormancy Budding Shoot growth Flower development Berry Development Senescence Budburst Flowering Veraison Leaf fallīudburst Experimental and simulation approach to define Chill Units + Thermal time Define start of development clock Subsequent phenology based on thermal time
APSIM NEXT GENERATION WHEAT SOFTWARE
Plant Modelling Framework: Software for building and running crop models on the APSIM platform. Robert Zyskowski – Plant and Food Research Edmar Teixeira – Plant and Food Research John Hargreaves - CSIRO Derrick Moot – Lincoln University (New Zealand)Īpplied to a number of crops Broccoli, Carrot, Field Pea, French Bean, Fodder Beet, Grapes, Kale, Lucerne, Oat, Oil Palm, Potato Ongoing APSIM plant model development Plant model for APSIMX Existing crop models to be implemented into PMF New crop models to be build in PMF Upcoming publication Brown et al (in press). Programming skills needed to make changes Solution Next generation generic crop model Exploits modern software systems (.Net) Allows flexible approaches to model structure Without needing to write codeĤ Contributors Dean Holzworth - CSIRO Neil Huth - CSIRO 26 released models use generic crop template (cereals, legumes, vines, trees, weeds, vegetables, pastures)ģ History Generic Crop Model problems Inflexible model structure