1 Introduction Traditionally, research for agricultural development and improvement is based
on small plot experiments that are conducted for multiple years on a research station and, on …

Maize is the third most cultivated food crop in the world. Therefore, the impact of climate
change and the development of adaptation strategies for maize are crucial to agricultural …

Proper estimation of model parameters is required for ensuring accurate model predictions
and good model-based decisions. The generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation (GLUE) …

Several drought indices are available to compute the degree of drought to which crops are
exposed. They vary in complexity, generality, and the adequacy with which they represent …

CONTEXT Drought poses a significant threat to global crop production. As the global
community grapples with the escalating challenges of climate change, understanding the …

Savings in consumptive use through limited or deficit irrigation in agriculture has become an
increasingly viable source of additional water for places with high population growth such as …

Crop models are highly useful for simulating crop and soil processes in response to
variations in climate and management. However, if one wishes to simulate a crop's …

Future climate scenarios are predicting considerable threats to sustainable maize
production in arid and semi-arid regions. These adverse impacts can be minimized by …

Climate change is considered to be a serious threat to crop production around the globe. In
the northern Shanxi Province of China (SXN), foxtail millet (or millet) is the main crop and …

Calibration is an essential step for all crop modeling studies. The goal of this study was to
compare three commonly-used calibration methods including Ordinary Least Square (OLS) …