1. General Model Information
Name: Crop Environment Resource Synthesis
Acronym: CERES-WHEAT
Main medium: terrestrial
Main subject: biogeochemistry,agriculture
Organization level: ecosystem,population
Type of model: ordinary differential equations
Main application:
Keywords: crop growth, corn, predictive, deterministic, soil, water, temperature, soil nitrogen dynamics
Contact:
Dr. Joe T. Ritchie and Dr. Doug Godwin
Department of Crop and Soil Science
570 Plant ans Soil Science Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824 - 1325
USA
Phone: (517)-353-4702
Fax: (517)-355-0270
email: ritchie@pilot.msu.edu
Homepage: http://nowlin.css.msu.edu/joe
Author(s):
Dr. Joe T. Ritchie and Dr. Doug Godwin
Abstract:
The CERES-Wheat model was designed to simulate the effects of cultivar, planting
density, weather, soil water, and nitrogen on crop growth, development, and yield.
It was developed to be useful for prediction and control at the farm and regional
level. These objectives partially dictated the level of detail of the model. The
model is not principally intended to be an explanatory model for improving
understanding of how the crop system works. The primary purpose is for predicting
potential alternative management strategies and tactics that affect yield and
intermediate steps in the yield formation process.
It is also intended to be useful at the farm level for within year crop decision
making and multiyear analysis for risk assessment. On a regional basis it is
intended to be useful for yield forecasting and the analysis of various
policy questions related to crop production and resource conservation.
Author of the abstract:
J. T. Ritchie and D. Godwin
See also other CERES Models:
CERES-maize
II. Technical Information
II.1 Executables:
Operating System(s): DOS
II.2 Source-code:
Programming Language(s): FORTRAN
II.3 Manuals:
II.4 Data:
III. Mathematical Information
III.1 Mathematics
III.2 Quantities
III.2.1 Input
III.2.2 Output
IV. References
V. Further information in the World-Wide-Web
VI. Additional remarks
Last review of this document by: Joachim Benz Die Dez 8 15:20:06 MET 1998
Status of the document:
last modified by
Tobias Gabele Wed Aug 21 21:44:40 CEST 2002