Validation of a Process-Based Agro-Ecosystem Model (Agro-IBIS) for Maize in Xinjiang, Northwest China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Field Measurements
2.3. Description of Agro-IBIS Model
2.4. Model Parameters and Input
3. Results
3.1. Leaf Area Index (LAI)
3.2. Crop Biomass
3.3. NPP
3.4. Soil Temperature and Soil Moisture
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Main Parameters | Maize (Base 8 °C) |
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Maximum LAI (m2 m−2) | 5.2 |
GDD to leaf emergence | 51.0 |
Initial fraction C allocation to leaf | 0.64 |
Maximum GDD to physiological maturity | 1700 |
Max GDD past grain fill initiation | 1190 |
Maximum Harvest Index | 0.65 |
Initial fraction C allocation to roots | 0.24 |
Grain fraction of reproductive C pools | 0.85 |
End of Season C allocation to leaf | 0.05 |
Carbon fraction dry matter (leaf and stem) | 0.43 |
End of Season C allocation to roots | 0.20 |
Initial fraction C allocation to stem | 0.16 |
End of Season C allocation to stem | 0.10 |
Carbon fraction in grain | 0.39 |
Vmax (umol [CO2] m−2 s−1) | 32.5 |
Field capacity (sandy loam) | 0.027 |
Wilting point (sandy loam) | 0.095 |
Campbell’s ‘b’ exponent (sandy loam) | 3.1 |
saturated hydraulic conductivity (m s−1, sandy loam) | 7.1944 × 10−6 |
C:N ratio of microbial biomass | 8.0 |
C:N ratio of structural plant (leaf and root) litter | 150.0 |
C:N ratio of metabolic (plant and root) litter | 6.0 |
C:N ratio of woody biomass components | 250.0 |
protected biomass fraction of total soil organic carbon | 0.017 |
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Amuti, T.; Luo, G.; Yin, G.; Hu, Q.; Walter-Shea, E.A. Validation of a Process-Based Agro-Ecosystem Model (Agro-IBIS) for Maize in Xinjiang, Northwest China. Agronomy 2018, 8, 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8030029
Amuti T, Luo G, Yin G, Hu Q, Walter-Shea EA. Validation of a Process-Based Agro-Ecosystem Model (Agro-IBIS) for Maize in Xinjiang, Northwest China. Agronomy. 2018; 8(3):29. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8030029
Chicago/Turabian StyleAmuti, Tureniguli, Geping Luo, Gang Yin, Qi Hu, and E. A. Walter-Shea. 2018. "Validation of a Process-Based Agro-Ecosystem Model (Agro-IBIS) for Maize in Xinjiang, Northwest China" Agronomy 8, no. 3: 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8030029